Section 3: Functions of the Council

The Council shall:(a) regularly study and review the automotive parts and component development industry in Nigeria;
(b) evolve a local content programme specifying which components and parts are to be continually deleted from the imported Completely Knocked Down (CKD) parts;
(c) recommend incentives and protective measures for the development of the Nigerian Automotive Industry;
(d) appraise and recommend new models of vehicles envisaged for the Nigerian market to ensure model rationalisation;
(e) identify and classify the components and parts which can be standardized to ensure their interchangeability;
(f) regularly evaluate the pricing structures and quality of the products of the assembly plants as well as imported vehicles and parts to ensure international competitiveness;
(g) forecast the demand and supply patterns for various types of automotive vehicles produced in Nigeria and the basic raw materials and equipment;
(h) encourage the development and production of raw materials suchas metal sheets, alloys and special steel needed by the automotive industry;
(i) regularly review the penalties to be imposed for non-compliance with the guidelines and programmes specified by the Council;
(j) carry out inspection and other quality assurance activities in factories, ports and roads in pursuance of the functions specified in this section;
(k) research, design, develop and test low cost vehicle prototypes;
(l) establish referral auto-test centres to provide technical support services to automotive sub-sector;
(m) liaise with the Association of Local Content Manufacturers of Nigeria, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria and other stakeholders to ensure that the existing installed capabilities are fully utilized;
(n) draft and recommend standard for the automotive industry;
(o) develop programmes for the acquisition of technology for vehicles and component design, manufacture and assembly;
(p) implement the National Automotive Policy;
(q) develop and regularly review criteria for determining an automotive manufacturing plant;
(r) mandate vehicle manufacturing companies that import more than 10,000 vehicles of any brand per annum in Nigeria to establish assembly plant in Nigeria;
(s) monitor and ensure compliance with paragraph (r) of this section by setting a procedure for enforcement under this Act; and
(t) perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the Minister from time to time.