Professor Alex Dodoo, the Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority, recently said in a presser that his organization has not compromised on any of the international standards for vehicle assembly. He said that in a presser to clarify the mist of doubts that has been widely spread by the different stakeholders of the market.
Professor Dodoo informed that the Ghana Standard Authority is committed to maintaining the highest vehicle assembly standards. He further added that the vehicles assembled in Ghana are second to none in the African automobile market. Talking with the media in the capital, Accra, the head of Ghana Standard Authority, informed that the newly legislated African Continental Free Trade Agreement has brought many new opportunities for the Ghanian vehicle assembly plants.
Professor Dodoo informed the media that their authority has collaborated with the African Association of Automobile Manufacturers, whose headquarter is located in South Africa, to improve their auto assembly standards. The central secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is in Ghana, which illustrates Ghanaian automakers' quality and high assembly standards. According to Professor Dodoo, the standards of auto assembly in Ghana were the best in the whole African continent.
The Director-General was confident that a Ghana assembled vehicle could be quickly sold in the African Markets. He said the buyers know that high auto assembly standards have been maintained while making such cars. He further briefed that the authority has also started to provide export certification to all the Ghana assembled vehicles. He added that the authority is trying to motivate the stakeholders to get the government's help to access the African markets.
The Ghana Standard Authority boss also appealed to the investors in the automobile sector to invest in other African countries to allow Ghana assembled automobiles to discover those markets. He said this would enable the whole African continent to use quality vehicles.
Speaking forward regarding the improvements in Ghana's automobile sector, Prof. Dodoo said that a new policy is soon to be introduced to benefit Ghanian auto designers. The new policy will help the auto designers to work for the Ghana-based vehicle assembly companies.
It was further added by Professor Dodoo that the government understands that the vehicle assembly business creates hundreds of jobs nationwide. He told the media that the Ghana Standards Authority will soon be launching a national technical standard to help the manufacturers develop auto parts in Ghana.
Professor Alex Dodoo, the Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority, recently said in a presser that his organization has not compromised on any of the international standards for vehicle assembly. He said that in a presser to clarify the mist of doubts that has been widely spread by the different stakeholders of the market.
Professor Dodoo informed that the Ghana Standard Authority is committed to maintaining the highest vehicle assembly standards. He further added that the vehicles assembled in Ghana are second to none in the African automobile market. Talking with the media in the capital, Accra, the head of Ghana Standard Authority, informed that the newly legislated African Continental Free Trade Agreement has brought many new opportunities for the Ghanian vehicle assembly plants.
Professor Dodoo informed the media that their authority has collaborated with the African Association of Automobile Manufacturers, whose headquarter is located in South Africa, to improve their auto assembly standards. The central secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is in Ghana, which illustrates Ghanaian automakers' quality and high assembly standards. According to Professor Dodoo, the standards of auto assembly in Ghana were the best in the whole African continent.
The Director-General was confident that a Ghana assembled vehicle could be quickly sold in the African Markets. He said the buyers know that high auto assembly standards have been maintained while making such cars. He further briefed that the authority has also started to provide export certification to all the Ghana assembled vehicles. He added that the authority is trying to motivate the stakeholders to get the government's help to access the African markets.
The Ghana Standard Authority boss also appealed to the investors in the automobile sector to invest in other African countries to allow Ghana assembled automobiles to discover those markets. He said this would enable the whole African continent to use quality vehicles.
Speaking forward regarding the improvements in Ghana's automobile sector, Prof. Dodoo said that a new policy is soon to be introduced to benefit Ghanian auto designers. The new policy will help the auto designers to work for the Ghana-based vehicle assembly companies.
It was further added by Professor Dodoo that the government understands that the vehicle assembly business creates hundreds of jobs nationwide. He told the media that the Ghana Standards Authority will soon be launching a national technical standard to help the manufacturers develop auto parts in Ghana.