Marathon Motors Engineering

Marathon Motors Engineering, Plc.
Company typePrivate limited company
IndustryAutomotive industry
Founded2009
Headquarters
Addis Ababa
,
Ethiopia
Key people
Melkamu Assefa (CEO)
Haile Gebrselassie (Chairman)[1]
ProductsAutomobiles
Websitemarathoncars.com

Marathon Motors Engineering, Plc. is a prominent joint venture between the South Korean automotive giant Hyundai Motor Company and Ethiopian long-distance runner Haile Gebrselassie. Located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the company serves as the official general importer of Hyundai vehicles in Ethiopia. It is also involved in local vehicle assembly

History

Founded in 2009, Marathon Motors Engineering was established as a result of a partnership between Hyundai Motor Company and Haile Gebrselassie, a former ethiopian long-distance runner. The company made its debut at a press conference during the presentation of the Haile Resort in Awasa. Marathon Motors started assembling vehicles locally in Ethiopia, with a plant located in Nifas Silk-Lafto, Addis Ababa. This assembly plant, inaugurated in February 2019,[2] in July 2020, the company began assembling electric vehicles, including the Hyundai Ioniq.[3]

Models

Marathon Motors mainly produces locally Hyundai cars like the Hyundai Ioniq Other cars include: Hyundai Accent Hyundai Grand Creta Hyundai Kona EV Hyundai Ioniq 6 And the Hyundai Santa Fe[4]

References

  1. ↑ marathoncars.com
  2. ↑ "Hyundai Ethiopia assembly plant inaugurated in Addis Ababa". borkena.com. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Kuhudzai, Remeredzai Joseph (27 July 2020). "1st Ethiopian-Assembled All-Electric Hyundai Ioniq Rolls Out Of Haile Gebrselassie's Marathon Motor Engineering Plant". CleanTechnica. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020.
  4. ↑ https://marathonmotorengineering.com/mme4/