Kantanka Automobiles Granted Official Operational license.
The highly-anticipated Kantanka range of vehicles, made by Ghanaian designer, Safo Kantanka, is set to soon be on the market.
This is on the grounds that the Kantanka Automobile Group has been officially allowed a permit to proceed with its auto gathering activities in Ghana.
Ken Ofori-Atta, Finance Minister, made this known while introducing the 2020 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on Thursday, July 23, 2020. Moreover, Mr. Ofori-Atta said Kantanka Automobile will likewise profit by motivations under the Ghana Automotive Manufacturing Development Policy.
“An indigenous Ghanaian company, the Kantanka Group, has been formally granted a license to continue its auto assembly operations in Ghana and to benefit from incentives under the Ghana Automotive Manufacturing Development Policy.
“In March 2020, the Volkswagen Group rolled out the first VW locally assembled vehicle. VW Ghana is currently producing six different brands of vehicles, namely Tiguan, Teramont, Amarok, Passat, Polo, and Caddy. Both the Toyota and Nissan Groups are also positioned to establish assemble operations before the end of the year. Sinotruk, a leading global manufacturer of Heavy Duty Trucks is also assembling a variety of trucks in Ghana through Zonda Tec Ghana Limited,” he said.
So as to help these new significant turns of events, Mr. Ofori-Atta said the administration will set up an Automobile Industry Development Center which will, in addition to other things, organize the specialized procedures for authorizing vehicle assemblers and manufacturers and monitor their compliance with industry guidelines and standards.
