Neta Officially Enters African Automotive Market By Opening Its First Showroom In Kenya

Inauguration of the Neta showroom in Kenya. (Doc. Neta Auto)

JAKARTA - An electric car manufacturer from China, Neta, officially opened its flagship showroom in Kenya, marking the entry of the brand into the African automotive market.

Quoting from the CNevpost page, Friday, June 28, Neta began her first debut in Africa by launching Neta V a compact Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and will present the Neta X model for the local market.

"Neta plans to expand its presence in Africa, going forward and building 100 stores there in three years with the ability to sell more than 20,000 vehicles per year," the company said in a statement.

Neta revealed that Kenya is the gateway to South, Central and East Africa, and is the main node in the initiative of Chinese manufacturers in Africa.

As is known, Neta is indeed intensively expanding into foreign markets, after starting to operate its factory in Thailand on November 30 last year, and building a third factory in Malaysia.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian market Neta has also started to assemble locally completely knock down (CKD) which produces the Neta V-II model.

On May 31, Neta said that her party started mass production of its vehicles at its assembly plant in Indonesia. The model has a design similar to Neta V This model looks more aggressive thanks to the new front bumper "Starlight" and an alloy two tone 16-inch rim. With a length of 4,070 mm, a width of 1,690 mm, a height of 1,540 mm, and a wheelbase of 2,420 mm, this electric car offers an attractive design.

In terms of battery, this car has a capacity of 36.1 kWh with the Lithium Feroo Phosphate (LFP) type, is able to cover a distance of up to 401 km with a maximum power of 94 hp and a peak torque of up to 150 Nm, and the highest speed reaches 124 km/hour.