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Farirai Machivenyika
Senior Reporter
Zimbabwe is among the countries that are set to benefit from a deal entered into by Agilitee, Africa’s first electric vehicles manufacturer, and China’s Guangzhou Thunder International Investment Company for the supply of scooters suitable for home deliveries.
Agilitee has operations in the country through Agilitee Zimbabwe.
The deal was signed this week when an Agilitee delegation, led by founder and chief executive officer, Dr Mandla Lamba, visited China.
Under the deal, Guangzhou Thunder will deliver 40 000 scooters to Agilitee’s South Africa. These will be distributed to other African countries, including Zimbabwe.
“Countries that will benefit are Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi, Ghana and Lesotho,” Dr Lamba said in a statement.
“This programme will provide a source of income for those who do deliveries,” he added.
The Chinese company and Agilitee also signed a deal to form Explore Group Africa, which will be headquartered in South Africa.
This will see Guangzhou Thunder building a plant in South Africa for the manufacturing and assembly of its scooters that will be supplied to the African market.
Under the deal, Agilitee will own a minority interest of 35 percent while Guangzhou Thunder will hold 65 percent ownership.
Despite facing some challenges, Agilitee has grown in leaps and bounds as a leading Pan African manufacturer.
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