Marathon Motors Engineering
| Marathon Motors Engineering, Plc. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Public Limited Company |
| founding | 2009 |
| Seat | Addis Ababa , Ethiopia |
| management | Melkamu Assefa ( CEO ) |
| Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
The Marathon Motors Engineering, Plc. is a joint venture between the Hyundai Motor Company and the former long-distance runner Haile Gebrselassie , based in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia .
The company has been the official general importer of the South Korean group since the company was founded.
The construction and completion of the assembly plant was planned for 2016. In January 2017, planning for the purchase of the property was still ongoing.
A corresponding contract was signed at the end of May 2017
The facility, designed for passenger cars and trucks, opened in February 2019. The capacity was given as 5000 or 10,000 vehicles.
Around 200 people are employed in the plant.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Tesfa Mogessie: Ethiopia: Marathon Driving Automotive Race With New showrooms. In: allafrica.com. May 17, 2016, accessed January 9, 2017 .
- ↑ Ethiopia: Haile Gets Sweet Approval From Europeans for Honey Export , in AllAfrica of November 14, 2015
- ↑ Matt Gasnier: Ethiopia Full Year 2014: Toyota Avanza and Hilux popular , news from May 30, 2015.
- ↑ Yonas Abiye: Haile awaits city admin approval for Hyundai assembly plant plot. In: The Reporter. January 6, 2017, accessed January 9, 2017 .
- ↑ Eskedar Kifle: Marathon Motors to assemble Hyundai products. In: Capital Ethiopia. July 4, 2017, accessed February 14, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Aaron Maasho: South Korea's Hyundai opens assembly plant in Ethiopia. In: reuters.com. February 21, 2019, accessed May 24, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Hyundai Ethiopia assembly plant inaugurated in Addis Ababa. In: borkena.com. February 21, 2019, accessed May 24, 2019 .
- ↑ a b AfricaNews: Korean auto giant, Hyundai, opens assembly plant in Ethiopia - Africanews. In: africanews.com. Retrieved May 24, 2019 .