▁integration ▁within ▁the ▁local ▁industry . ▁These ▁foreign ▁br ands ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁domin ate ▁the ▁industry ▁from ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁The ▁passenger ▁vehicles ▁br ands ▁were ▁Pe uge ot ▁Niger ia ▁Ltd ▁and ▁Volks wagen . ▁The ▁commercial ▁vehicles ▁manufact ur ers , ▁Ley land , ▁An amb ra ▁Motor ▁Man ufact uring , ▁and ▁Ste yr ▁competed ▁with ▁Bed ford ▁tr uck ▁for ▁domin ance . ▁The ▁companies ▁simply ▁assemble d ▁k its ▁and ▁completely ▁knock ed ▁down ▁parts ▁imported ▁from ▁abroad . ▁In ▁the ▁market place , ▁demand ▁was ▁largely ▁dict ated ▁by ▁the ▁government ' s ▁budget ary ▁concerns . ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁industry ▁was ▁neg atively ▁affected ▁by ▁a ▁dow nt urn ▁in ▁the ▁economy , ▁government ' s ▁incons ist ency ▁and ▁the ▁higher ▁cost ▁of ▁locally ▁manufact ured ▁cars ▁compared ▁to ▁imported ▁counter parts . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁used ▁foreign ▁cars ▁domin ated ▁car ▁sales ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁the ▁rise ▁ ▁of ▁these ▁afford able ▁used ▁cars ▁neg atively ▁impact ed ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁back ward ▁integration ▁in ▁the ▁industry . ▁Rec ently , ▁a ▁local ▁brand , ▁In nos on ▁has ▁opened ▁an ▁assembly ▁plant ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁plants ▁had ▁been ▁priv at ized , ▁V ON ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁St all ion ▁Group ▁and