Holland Car PLC (ኔዘርላንድ መኪና) was an Ethiopian
CKD automobile assembler with official head offices in the ''Getu Commercial Center'' and the ''TK International Building'' in
Addis Ababa
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. Its general manager was Tadesse Tessema Alemu, and the company had 200 full-time employees and a fluctuating number of part-time ones. The firm was declared in
bankruptcy
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at FY2014.
[Holland Car website: "About us"]
Overview
Holland Car operated with two plants. Its main plant was located in
Mojo
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. The second assembly plant was opened in the late 2008 under the name Cassiopeia Assembly Factory and is located in
Tatek.
Holland Car was founded in 2005, as a
joint-venture
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between the
Trento Engineering
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BV and Ethio-Holland PLC, an Ethiopian importer of used
Lada automobiles from the Netherlands. Its first product was the Holland DOCC (Dutch Overseas Car Company) which is a rebadged
Tofaş Şahin
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.
[ Beginning in 2007, Holland Car assembled the Lifan 520 as the Holland Abay, but the relationship with the ]Chinese
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was ended in 2009. Holland Car claims that the Chinese company attempted to take control of its Ethiopian partner, while Lifan states that the reason for the termination was that sales did not meet expectations. In 2009, the company started a new joint-venture with JAC Motors
JAC Motors (; officially Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer. . New products in 2009 were the Holland Tekeze, the Holland Abay Executive and the Holland Awash Executive. The newest product of Holland Car is the Shebelle, first released in 2010.
In 2009 Holland Car was the winner of the Africa's Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises Award in the category of most innovative company, and the Overall winner of the 2009 Africa SMME of the year.Zemen Bank Distances Itself from Access, Holland Car Creditors
''Addis Fortune
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Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal D ...
'', April 4, 2013
Model lineup
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Holland DOCC (2005-2010)
*
Holland ABAY (2007-2010)
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Holland ABAY Executive (2009-2013)
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Holland Awash Executive (2009-2013)
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Holland Tekeze (2009-2013)
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Holland Shebelle (2010-2013)
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Holland Emay (2011-2013)
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Holland Naomi (2011-2013)
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Holland Ahadu (2011-2013)
References
External links
Official Website of ''Holland Car''
{{Automotive industry in Ethiopia
Car manufacturers of Ethiopia
Companies based in Addis Ababa
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2005
2005 establishments in Ethiopia
Defunct companies of Ethiopia