Ethiopia is set to open a factory to assemble Lada automobiles, the country’s ambassador to Moscow has said
Ethiopia is planning to open a production line to assemble Russian Lada cars for the African market, the country’s ambassador to Russia, Cham Ugala Uriat, told the TASS news agency on Tuesday.
The diplomat noted that the cars will be manufactured in Ethiopia and may be shipped onward to other African countries such as Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, and Somalia.
“We will see Russian Lada cars in the neighboring countries in the near future as they [Avtovaz] have already signed a contract with an Ethiopian company,” he explained. Lada, which remains the top-selling brand in Russia, makes a range of SUV models suitable for the African market.
The development comes as Ethiopia is set to join the BRICS group of emerging economies – which currently comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – along with fellow newcomers…