Awesome cars made in Africa 非洲制造的车

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What comes to your mind when you consider buying your first wheel? Well, you can consider buying MIA(Made In Africa) car. The idea might sound crazy but, hold your breath and let's go over a few models that will blow your mind, and may be you will consider putting your hard earned money on these awesome African entrepreneurs.

当你考虑买你的第一辆车子时，你会考虑购买非洲制造的汽车吗？这是一个很疯狂的想法吧，但是首先深呼吸，让我们来看看一些会让你再一次考虑一哈，顺便会让你考虑把你辛苦赚来的钱花在这些了不起的非洲企业家身上。

Laraki

Based in Casablanca, Laraki is a company that produces luxurious high-performance sports cars. Laraki was established in 1999 by a designer and an entrepreneur, his son also studied automobile design and launched his first model, Laraki Fulgura in 2002. The company showcased its second model, Laraki Borac at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show.

拉拉基是卡萨布兰卡（摩洛哥）的一家生产豪华高性能跑车的公司。Laraki成立于1999年，由一位设计师和企业家创立，他的儿子也学习汽车设计，并于2002年推出了他的第一款车拉拉基 Fulgura。该公司在2005年在日内瓦车展上展示了其第二款车型拉拉基 Borac。

Laraki Borac

Laraki epitome was unveiled in 2013, at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. With a 2 million Dollars price tag, it was the most expensive car on the market. This didn't stop Hip hop artist French Montana to buy one of them to support his own.

拉拉基epitome于2013年在Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance揭幕。这辆车标价200万美元，是当时市场上最贵的车。这并没有阻止嘻哈艺术家French Montana购买其中一个来支持该公司。

Saroukh el-Jamahiriya, Libya

The legendary “Libyan rocket” was fast, luxurious and safe. Designed especially for former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 1999, the car, wholly built in Libya, was the country’s pride and joy.

传说中的“利比亚火箭”速度快、豪华、安全。这辆车是1999年专为利比亚前领导人卡扎菲设计的，完全在利比亚制造，是利比亚的骄傲和欢乐。

Unfortunately, it never went into full-time production, yet it was a prime example of inventive North African design. Designers claimed it to be one of the safest cars ever made, comparable to Volvo and Saab. It had some innovative safety features, including the ability to drive for miles on flat tires – making it perfect for desert conditions – and a full electronic safety system with airbags. In fact, it was one of the first cars to have airbags for all four seats.

不幸的是，它从来没有进入全职生产。设计师们声称它是有史以来最安全的汽车之一，可以与沃尔沃和萨博相媲美。它有一些创新的安全功能，包括使用瘪胎行驶数英里的能力，使其非常适合沙漠环境，以及带安全气囊的全电子安全系统。实际上，这是最早的四个座位都有安全气囊的汽车之一。

Advanced Automotive Design, South Africa

Pretoria’s Advanced Automotive Design makes racing-style sports cars and has been in business since 1995.

比勒陀利亚先进的汽车设计制造赛车风格的跑车，建于1995。

The company is famous in motoring circles for its 2007 Shaka Nynya, named after the Zulu king. It has impressed drivers with its versatility and speed.

该公司以其以祖鲁王命名的2007年“沙卡·尼雅”而闻名于汽车界。它的多功能性和速度给驾驶员留下了深刻的印象。

Wallyscar, Tunisia

Competing in the lucrative off-road market, the small but powerful Wallyscar, manufactured in La Marsa, Tunisia, is a company founded in 2006.

在利润丰厚的越野市场上，这款小型但功能强大的瓦利斯汽车（Wallyscar）是一家成立于2006年的公司。

According to reports from 2014, the company sells over 600 units a year, predominately in Africa and the Middle East, but also as far as Panama and Europe. The company’s plans include making its colorful, off-road vehicles more environmentally friendly, as well as trying its luck in international off-road motorsport.

根据2014年的报告，该公司每年销售600多车，主要市场在非洲和中东，也有包括巴拿马和欧洲地区。该公司的计划是制造色彩丰富，环保的越野车，以及进入国际越野赛车运动中的行业。

Bailey Edwards, South Africa

Started in 2003 by brothers Peter and Greg Bailey, Bailey Edwards is a top replica sports car manufacturer based in South Africa. The group builds and customizes classic performance cars such as the Porsche 917 and the Ferrari P4 for clients around the world. It has a factory in New York to service the North American market.

贝利·爱德华兹于2003年由彼得和格雷格·贝利兄弟创立，是一家总部位于南非的顶级仿制跑车制造商。该集团为世界各地的客户打造和定制保时捷917和法拉利P4等经典性能汽车。它在纽约有一家服务北美市场的工厂。

Birkin, South Africa

Founded in 1980 and based in Durban, Birkin Cars is best known for its quality reproductions of the Lotus 7 Series 3, called the Birkin S3. The company exports locally manufactured Lotus and other limited-edition performance car replicas around the world.

伯金汽车公司成立于1980年，总部位于德班，以其高品质的莲花7系列3（被称为伯金S3）而闻名。该公司将本地生产的莲花汽车和其他限量版高性能汽车复制品出口到世界各地。

The Kantanka (Made in Ghana)

At the moment, some people are already owners of this proudly made in Ghana car. They are on sale in a variety of colors and models. There is the Kantanka SUV, the Kantanka pickup, etc. In case you want to see for yourself, the Katanka Automobile Company’s manufacturing plant is located in Gomoa Mpota in the central region of Ghana.

目前，一些人已经拥有这辆加纳制造的汽车。该车有多种颜色和型号。比如有Kantanka SUV、Kantanka皮卡等。如果您想亲自参观这个公司，卡坦卡汽车公司的制造厂位于加纳中部的Gomoa Mpota。

The brain behind this innovation is no other person but the Ghanaian Apostle Kwadwo Safo, the owner of the Kantanka Group of Companies and the Apostle Safo School of Arts and Sciences. He imagined, designed and created this car right in Ghana.

这个公司由加纳传道者Kwadwo Safoce成立的，他是Kantanka集团公司和传道者Safo艺术与科学学院的所有者。他在加纳设想、设计和制造了这辆车。

The Kiira EV Smack (Made in Uganda)

Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC) is an automobile manufacturing company in Uganda, which was established in 2012. It began as collaboration between Makerere University, College of Engineering & Industrial Design, the Uganda Ministry of Trade, Industry & Cooperatives, and the Office of the President of Uganda. The government of Uganda has invested over US$70 million in the company.

凯拉汽车公司（KMC）是乌干达的一家成立于2012年汽车制造公司。最初是马克雷尔大学、工程与工业设计学院、乌干达贸易、工业与合作社部和乌干达总统办公室之间的合作。乌干达政府已向该公司投资7000多万美元。

The Kiira EV Smack is an advanced stage of the formerly produced Kiira EV Prototype.

基伊拉电动汽车SMACK是之前生产的基伊拉电动汽车原型的升级版。

It is made in a way that is very cost-effective in that it can be powered to use either electricity or diesel.

为了提高汽车的效率他们利用电气混合发动机。

The interior of Kiira Electric Vehicle

基伊拉电动车内

Mobius Motors (Mobius II – Made in Kenya)

This multi-purpose vehicle which costs about $10,000 was manufactured for Africa’s mass market.

这辆价销价约10000美元的多用途汽车是为非洲大众市场制造的。

It is an eight-seater vehicle and has a large cargo space with a loading capacity of up to 625 kg and is capable of reaching a top speed of 160 km/hr on a manually transmitted gearbox.

它有八座位，还有一个大载货空间，装载能力高达625公斤，最高速能达到160公里/小时。

Innoson Motors ( Made in Nigeria)

The year was 1978; a commercial town situated in the Eastern part of Nigeria, called Nnewi was the central hub for motorcycle importation. As it is today for tokunbo (foreign used) cars, so it was then for tokunbo motorcycles, they were the status quo.

在1978年，一个位于尼日利亚东部的商业城镇，叫做Nnewi，当时是摩托车进口的中心枢纽。就像目前的Tokunbo（国外二手车）一样，当时的Tokunbo摩托车也是如此，它们是很常见的。

By 1987, a brand new motorcycle sold for N150,000 and a tokunbo one sold for N100,000 – N90,000. Things would have continued this way to this day, if it wasn't for the intervention of a 25 years old Nigerian, named Innocent Chukwuma, the founder of Innoson Motors (IVM).

到1987年，一辆全新的摩托车以15万奈拉的价格出售，一辆进口二手摩托车以九万到十万奈拉的价格出售。如果不是一个25岁的尼日利亚人的干预，事情会一直这样发展到今天，这个人名叫 Innocent Chukwuma，是Innoson Motors（IVM）的创始人。

Garbage compactor truck

Driven by his passion for people and his core business philosophy of bringing down costs and passing the gain to customers, he pioneered the first Made-in-Nigeria Motorcycle brand that sold for as low as N60,000. By the year 2002, he had successfully driven out tokunbo (foreign used) motorcycles out of Nigeria forever!

他开创了尼日利亚第一个价格低至六万奈拉的摩托车品牌。到2002年，他已经成功地将Tokunbo（从国外进口的二手）摩托车永远赶出尼日利亚！

"We are manufacturing durable and affordable brand new automobiles for Africans. Our brand new automobiles are selling for almost the cost of their tokunbo equivalents. And they are as good as any foreign automobile brand you know."

"我们正在为非洲制造耐用且价格合理的全新汽车。我们新的汽车的销售成本几乎相当于Tokunbo的同类产品。它们和你所知道的任何外国汽车品牌一样好。"

Nyumbu Track (Made in Tanzania)

The Tanzania Automotive Technology Center (TATC) designs, develop and manufacture motor vehicles and other pieces of machinery in line with its mission.

坦桑尼亚汽车技术中心（TATC）根据其使命负责设计、开发和制造汽车和其他机械部件。

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