▁will ▁have ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁input ▁s our ced ▁locally . ▁Neg oti ations ▁also ▁were ▁initi ated ▁with ▁Ste yr ▁of ▁Austria , ▁Ley land ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁Da im ler - B enz ▁of ▁Germany ▁and ▁F iat ▁of ▁Italy ▁for ▁commercial ▁tr uck ▁production . ▁The ▁government ▁initi ated ▁moves ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁local ▁industry ▁by ▁increasing ▁custom s ▁duties ▁on ▁fully ▁built ▁cars ▁and ▁tr uck s ▁sh ipped ▁into ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Pass enger ▁cars ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁government ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁popular ▁brand ▁Volks wagen ▁of ▁Germany ▁to ▁establish ▁an ▁assembly ▁plant ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Equ ity ▁interest ▁was ▁divided ▁as : ▁Volks wagen ▁AG ▁( 4 0 % ), ▁German ▁financial ▁institutions ▁( 1 1 % ), ▁Niger ian ▁government ▁( 3 5 % ), ▁Lag os ▁State ▁( 4 %) ▁and ▁Niger ian ▁distrib utors ▁( 1 0 %). ▁The ▁plant ▁was ▁situated ▁along ▁the ▁newly ▁constructed ▁Lag os - Bad ag ry ▁express way ▁and ▁production ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁The ▁cars ▁where ▁assemble d ▁from ▁completely ▁knock ed ▁down ▁parts ▁imported ▁from ▁Germany ▁and ▁supplied ▁by ▁Volks wagen . ▁The ▁plant ▁produced ▁the ▁be et le ▁( 1 3 0 0 cc , ▁ 1 5 0 0 cc , ▁ 1 6 0 0 cc ), ▁A udi ▁ 1 0 0 A udi ( 1 0 0   cd ), ▁G olf , ▁K omb