DAR ES SALAAM: GF Vehicle Assemblers (GFA) has announced it is entering the second phase of expansion and heavy vehicle production, aiming to increase its capacity from four to ten trucks per day.
The Company’s Marketing and Communications Director, Mr Salman Karmali, unveiled this during the 2024 President’s Manufacturer of the Year Award (PMAYA) over the weekend where the vehicle assembler scooped the award for the second consecutive time.
“The company’s strategy is to reach the domestic and foreign markets in order to bring in foreign currency by selling trucks in the East and Southern Africa.
“We need to see people in these two regions using trucks from Tanzania, something that did not exist in the past,” he said.
He acknowledged the government’s efforts in creating a favourable environment, particularly in local content, which has enabled local investors to secure contracts for projects like mines and government construction and allowed them to purchase trucks from GFA.
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Speaking immediately after being handed the award, the GFA General Manager Mr Ezra Mereng said the award under the category of Motor Vehicle Assembling (Medium Scale), underscores the company’s commitment to excellence in the automotive industry.
According to him, together with GF sister companies, GF Trucks & Equipment and GF Automobile, it remains steadfast in its mission to serve and support the automotive sector in the country.
GFA assembles vehicles such as Faw, Hong Yan and Foland.
