More jobs in sight as Nissan to build cars in Nigeria – Financial Times of London POSTED BY TRANSFORMATIONWATCH ⋅ OCTOBER 9, 2013 ⋅ LEAVE A COMMENT FILED UNDER AFRICA , CARLOS GHOSN , GOLDMAN SACHS , NIGERIA , NISSAN , NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY , STALLION GROUP , UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT Nissan will become the first global carmaker to build cars in Nigeria since west Africa’s largest economy rolled out a policy to tempt investors into its nascent automotive industry. The Japanese carmaker, which has aggressively targeted growth in emerging markets as the centrepiece of its global strategy, plans to build 45,000 cars a year in the country, likely starting with an SUV early next year. Nissan, which last month announced it would be the first international carmaker to build vehicles in Myanmar, targets a doubling of sales in Africa to 220,000 by 2016. Nigeria, which imp...