Nissan’s mammoth Daring Africa trek from its Rosslyn plant in Pretoria to Cairo on the other side of the continent is officially underway arriving in Mozambique for its next media engagement.
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The convoy, comprising five kitted-out Navara bakkies and a single X-Trail SUV has arrived at Mozambique’s capital city as part of the continental foray for broadening the appeal of the locally built models. Serving as a key part of an expansion into the rest of the African market, the convoy arrived at Nissan‘s Maputo Showroom before for dealer engagement ahead of local media getting an opportunity behind the wheel.
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“It is a great privilege to welcome everyone to our country and to have the opportunity to show off the capabilities of the Navara at some of Mozambique’s most picturesque sites as well as testing it on some of our toughest road conditions.” – Nissan Mozambique Managing Director Ivan Busi.
In addition to dealership visits, selected media and key Nissan Mozambique fleet clients are going to be allowed to drive the Navara up the coast to Chidenguele and Inhassoro for an overlanding opportunity to understand what the model is capable of. This theme will continue in the several other countries the convoy will travel through in the coming weeks, which select media from each country given these unique opportunities to join the convoy in sections. The Daring Africa trek left Rosslyn, Nissan Africa’s proclaimed home of the Navara on Tuesday, March 26 on an eight-country odyssey that will ultimately end in Cairo soon thereafter. From Mozambique, the expedition will head to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya before transitioning to Egypt through the sea channel, to avoid conflict-ridden nations blocking the path to the north of the continent.
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“This is an important initiative for us, we are showcasing the Navara in some of our existing markets, while opening brand new ones for the vehicle in North Africa. We believe in all new built of more Navara and Daring Africa is a wonderful platform to showcase this and Nissan’s footprint on the continent, while celebrating our impressive pick-up legacy.” – Maciej Klenkiewicz, Nissan SA director.
This follows a haul into other African nations in 2023 where the Japanese automaker opened new markets for the Navara in Algeria and Libya, with the vehicle scheduled to be introduced to Egypt later this year.
