Dar es Salaam. GF Vehicle Assemblers has been honoured with the President’s Manufacturer of the Year Award (PMAYA) 2024, marking its second consecutive win of the prestigious award.
The accolade, presented by the Confederation of Tanzania Industries (CTI) in the category of Motor Vehicle Assembling (Medium Scale), underscores the company’s commitment to excellence in the automotive industry.
Speaking immediately after being handed the award, the company’s general manager, Mr Ezra Mereng, congratulated his employees for their unity, which has been the reason for the company to meet the criteria of quality in the production of trucks that succeeded in getting the award for the second time.
According to him, together with GF sister companies namely GF Trucks & Equipment and GF Automobile, it remains steadfast in its mission of serving and supporting the automotive sector in Tanzania.
“We would like to express our sincere gratitude to commend President Samia Suluhu Hassan for the visionary policies that have created a favourable environment for the private sector growth. These policies have played a vital role in facilitating our success;
“We also extend our deepest appreciation to our dedicated team, whose hard work and commitment continue to drive our progress. Our gratitude goes to our valued customers and stakeholders for their ongoing support, which has been instrumental in our business growth,” he said.
He asserted that at GF Vehicle Assemblers, the commitment is leveraging the local content initiative and working closely with the industry players to foster growth and development in Tanzania’s automotive industry.
GFA marketing and communications director Salman Karmali said the award is a sign of acceptance in the market for the trucks it assembles in its factory based in Kibaha district of Coast Region.
Mr Karmali said that the factory is entering the second phase of expansion and production of heavy vehicles, whereby it is expected in this expansion to have the capacity of assembling ten trucks a day from four trucks a day.
“The company’s strategy is to reach the domestic and foreign markets in order to bring in foreign currency by selling trucks in the regions of 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. Among those trucks are FAW, HONG YAN and FOLAND,” he said.
He also commended the government for creating a good environment, especially for the aspect of local content, enabling local investors to secure contracts for various projects such as mines and government construction projects, which increased the income of many Tanzanians and afforded them the ability to buy trucks from GF.
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