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The untamed technological ambitions of the young creatives and inventors all across Africa is an attestation of a generation that is hungry to deliver cutting-edge technology to the continent. They brave heavy odds stacked against them to come up with products that are game-changing.
What these young inventors need are proper business mechanisms and adequate financial resources to spur the growth of their visions and dreams as far as this technology is concerned.
A 25-year-old Nigerian man, Jerry Mallo, unveiled the first Nigerian-made fiber sports car. He is also a fabrication engineer and Chief Executive Officer of Bennie Technologies LTD. Bennie Purrie is the name of the carbon fiber car and it was unveiled on Thursday at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.
In his execution of these dreams and ambitions, he has an underlying conviction that Africa is a ripe market for luxury sports cars.
Mallo said,
"Africa is a good market for luxury vehicles. I got that exposure when I was in the UK in Europe, we learned that making the car is just half of the challenge, and selling it is the other half. Africa is usually is the target place to sell these vehicles, so I feel there’s a big market for it here."
Nigeria’s first ‘carbon fibre’ sports car called ‘Bennie Purrie’.
Sources: The African Exponent | THECABLE NEWSPAPER
What these young inventors need are proper business mechanisms and adequate financial resources to spur the growth of their visions and dreams as far as this technology is concerned.
A 25-year-old Nigerian man, Jerry Mallo, unveiled the first Nigerian-made fiber sports car. He is also a fabrication engineer and Chief Executive Officer of Bennie Technologies LTD. Bennie Purrie is the name of the carbon fiber car and it was unveiled on Thursday at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.
In his execution of these dreams and ambitions, he has an underlying conviction that Africa is a ripe market for luxury sports cars.
Mallo said,
"Africa is a good market for luxury vehicles. I got that exposure when I was in the UK in Europe, we learned that making the car is just half of the challenge, and selling it is the other half. Africa is usually is the target place to sell these vehicles, so I feel there’s a big market for it here."
Nigeria’s first ‘carbon fibre’ sports car called ‘Bennie Purrie’.
Sources: The African Exponent | THECABLE NEWSPAPER