Thursday, June 4, 2026

The Sun Nigeria

Coscharis Motors, Asia Star partner to drive electric mobility in Nigeria

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L–R: Chukwu Opara, Team Lead, EV Technical Team, Coscharis Motors; Will Shi, Asia Star Business Manager for Africa and the Pacific Region; Ufuoma Umukoro, Director of Sales & Aftersales, Coscharis Motors; Wang Xu, Deputy General Manager, Overseas Marketing Dept; Abiona Babarinde, GM, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Coscharis Group; Ma Yanbing, Assistant to the Director, Automotive Research Institute; Charity Isah, Manager, Operations & Logistics, Coscharis Motors; Michael Onyewuchi, Aftersales Manager, Coscharis Motors during the visit.

By Moses Akaigwe

Coscharis Motors, the leading representative of various global automobile brands in Nigeria, is advancing its mission to deliver cleaner and sustainable mobility solutions across Nigeria.

This is in a strategic partnership with Asia Star, a leading Chinese electric bus manufacturer

Following the successful deployment of Asia Star electric buses to Abia State, the Asia Star team recently visited Coscharis Motors’ facilities in Lagos while on a working engagement aimed at deepening their strategic collaboration and optimizing performance delivery in the Nigerian market.

Receiving the visitors on behalf of Coscharis Motors, Mr. Ufuoma Umukoro, who is the Director of Sales and Aftersales, said  the visit showed the importance of the new partnership to both parties as they strive to deliver quality electric vehicles to the Nigeria market.

Umukoro further said, “The Asia Star team’s visit allowed us to align more closely on our shared goals and values. From insightful discussions to an extensive tour of our showrooms, aftersales facilities, and assembly plant, this engagement underscores our commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and delivering top-quality electric mobility solutions to Nigerians.”

The leader of the Asia Star team, Mr. Will Shi, Business Manager for Africa and the Pacific Region, Overseas Marketing said they were excited with what he and his team saw during the visit in terms of serious investment, well laid showrooms,  equipped aftersales workshops and an ultra – modern assembly plant.

According to Shi, “This visit is to confirm the pedigree of our new partner in Coscharis that can help us deliver quality electric vehicles into the Nigerian market and we can confidently affirm with what we’ve seen so far that we have the right partner in Coscharis to complement our own pedigree in the automotive industry”.

The leader of Coscharis Motors’ Technical team for the EV business, Mr. Chukwu Opara, gave an update on the electric buses recently delivered to Abia State government.

The visit reflected the commitment of both Coscharis Motors and Asia Star to fostering excellence in EV deployment, ensuring operational efficiency, and accelerating the adoption of sustainable transportation solutions across the country.