Volkswagen starts Ghana output

Volkswagen Group has started assembling cars in Ghana following a partial government ban on imports of used cars that is part of policy measures to turn the country into an automotive hub for West Africa’s 380 million people.

The German automaker will initially assemble vehicles through a local partner, Universal Motors, Thomas Schaefer, the former head for sub-Saharan Africa at VW, said at a launch event Monday.

Schaefer was named the new CEO of VW Group Czech subsidiary Skoda on Monday.