On May 27, GAC International announced its "Ethiopia Action" and introduced two new energy vehicle models. The company launched the AION Y Plus and ES9 models, offering both pure electric and plug-in hybrid options.
It also opened its first flagship showroom in Addis Ababa, with plans to expand across the country. In

On April 17, Kerchanshe Group announced that it has partnered with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group to become the official and sole distributor of Geely in Ethiopia. This partnership will bring Geely's high-performance vehicles to the region, with technical support for customers.
Additionally, Kerchanshe Auto, the vehicl

On January 10, the Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia announced that its Indian Ambassador visited MM Auto Industries' manufacturing facility in Manesar. He discussed potential trade and investment partnerships in Ethiopia's automotive and manufacturing industry.
MM Auto Industries Ltd is a leadin

On December 21, Moenco, the legal distributor of BYD in Ethiopia, officially launched BYD cars in Ethiopia. MOENCO is a subsidiary of Inchcape PLC, a London-based company engaged in the global distribution and retail of passenger cars. 
Moenco will offer full electric and hybrid BYD models and provide complete mainte

On April 11, GAC Group announced the recent signing of a distribution cooperation agreement and a KD assembly memorandum of understanding between GAC Motor, a subsidiary, and Huajian Group in Guangzhou, Guangdong.
According to the agreement, GAC Motor will grant its distribution rights in Ethiopia to Huajian Group, a

On December 17, Ethiopian News Agency reported that Ethio Engineering Group signed a memorandum of understanding with the Russian Lada Company to enable the assembly of Lada vehicles in Ethiopia. The agreement will be implemented in the next few months. The products are mainly used for the domestic market as well as

On August 9, Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) announced that a delegation from the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia visited the Minsk Automobile Plant. The delegation was interested in organizing the assembly of MAZ vehicles from the supplied vehicle kits at the company’s existing facilities. MAZ informed the Ethi

On April 6, Yutong Bus Company announced that the Addis Ababa City Administration, with the support of over USD 30 million from the World Bank, has signed an agreement with it to purchase the first 110 modern buses that are suitable for service and that meet the standard of the city, at a cost of over USD 15 million.

On April 28, UAZ announced that during negotiations with the management of Bazra Motors, which took place during the official visit of the UAZ delegation to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the parties entered into an agreement to launch production, develop sales and ensure subsequent maintenance of the p

On July 23, Marcopolo announced it has supplied 50 Viaggio 1050 buses to ODAA, an Ethiopian operator based in Addis Ababa.
The 55-passenger bodies were produced in Caxias do Sul, Brazil on Volvo B11R chassis.
The sale marks a resumption of business in the Ethiopian market, which has not occurred since 2007, and sup

On January 28, Volkswagen informed that Volkswagen brand continues its engagement in emerging countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and that it develops automotive industry in Ethiopia.
In the presence of President of the Federal Republic of Germany, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Head of the Volkswage

Dongfeng Motor Group stated on November 20 that 37 sets of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd.’s (Dongfeng CV) Tianjin KR heavy-duty knockdown (KD) truck delivered from Shiyan, Hubei have arrived in Ethiopia, marking the start of production of Dongfeng CV’s East Africa KD plant which will soon feature an annual pro