PEUGEOT ASSEMBLY PLANT LAUNCHED IN ETHIOPIA
September 1st, 2016
An assembly line for French automotive company Peugeot (Groupe PSA) has opened in Ethiopia (July 1) in partnership with local firm, Mesfin Industrial Engineering (MIE). The new USD1.2 million facility is expected to assemble 1,200 vehicles-a-year for sale to Ethiopia’s growing car market and to neighboring countries Djibouti and Somalia.
The new plant, built by MIE to assemble Peugeot cars for the PSA Groupe (formerly PSA Peugeot Citroën) is located in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, and will assemble three models: the Peugeot 2008, 301, 208. According to Groupe ...
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