<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Mureza_Auto_Company" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mureza Auto Company</a> said it will start assembling cars in Zimbabwe next year in partnership with Willowvale Motor Industries.
In a statement, the company also revealed that it plans to source tyres, batteries and other accessories that need to be changed frequently locally. Part of the statement reads:
<blockquote>Operations in Zimbabwe are set to start in 2020. As a brand and as a company, Mureza’s vision is one of the epic proportions and as common practice in business, that’s something we cannot work towards in solitude so we have recognised a number of local partners with Willowvale Motor Industries being one of our key stakeholders.
Besides our partnership with <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Willowvale_Motor_Industries" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Willowvale Motor Industries</a>, we are looking at possible component suppliers from within Zimbabwe.
Tyres, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Batteries" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">batteries</a> and other accessories that need to be changed frequently are some of the things we are hoping to source locally.</blockquote>
Mureza is registered in Zimbabwe and South Africa and headed by a Zimbabwean chief executive officer Tatenda Mungofa.
The company earlier this year said it will enter into a joint venture with a Tehran-based French registered Société Anonyme Iranienne de Production Automobile (SAIPA Group), for the supply of components.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/mureza-to-start-assembling-cars-locally-next-year/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

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Mureza To Set Up Local Car Assembly Plant In 2020

Mureza Auto Company, owned by a Zimbabwean and headquartered in SA is set to debut in the local market next year, Newsday reports. The company will start assembling its vehicles at Willowvale Motor Industry next year it has emerged.
This was revealed by Mureza-Zimbabwe events co-ordinator and public relations officer Chidochemoyo Nemhara who said this to the publication:
<blockquote>We are undoubtedly going to start assembling our vehicles named Prim8 (pronounced Primate) at WMI assembly next year. Our components are manufactured in Iran and South Africa, but Mureza’s ultimate objective is to design and manufacture vehicles for Africans. We are targeting to produce 100 units per month and the vehicles’ selling price will be US$13 500 each. Arrangements for Zimbabwe dollar purchases will be made.</blockquote>
The primate has the following features according to the Newsday:
<ol>
<li>1,5-litre naturally-aspirated petrol engine</li>
<li>The vehicle is front-wheel drive</li>
<li> Keyless entry</li>
<li>A seven-inch touchscreen infotainment system</li>
<li>SatNav</li>
<li>Rear-view camera</li>
<li>Parking sensors</li>
<li>Air-conditioning.</li>
<li>Electronic stability control,</li>
<li>Tyre-pressure monitoring,</li>
<li>A powered driver’s seat</li>
<li>Two airbags</li>
</ol>
More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/10/murezas-prim8-eyes-local-market/">Newsday</a>

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