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United Arab Emirates-based armored vehicle company, Inkas Vehicle LLC which had earlier planned to spread its tentacles to Nigeria with a view to connecting the West African market has explained through its representatives why they have suspended the planned launch in Nigeria in 2020.

According to the spokesperson, the company was ready to launch the factory and start operation in 2020 but the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic altered the plan and put everything pretty much on hold. The company said they didn’t fail in their bid to make good their promise but had to adapt to the prevailing situation which affected business and social lives globally.

The company further asserted that Nigeria, indeed Africa is on their agenda and would soon be unveiling their next plans in that regard but nonetheless admitted that it is subject to how the business world responds to the pandemic.

“Nigeria holds one of the largest African markets in the world and thus still is of top priority to us,” the spokesperson adds.

The Inkas Group DMCC was established as a small trading firm in 2008 a few years after Ulugbekhon Maksumov relocated to UAE. It soon expanded to Inkas Vehicles LLC in 2012 to enlarge the scope of operation.

The firm is a manufacturing body for producing high tech vehicles majorly, and now a multi-million-dollar conglomerate with many of its operations in UAE, Middle East, Europe and undergoing expansion in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom.

Inkas Vehicle LLC is majorly known for producing military vehicles and high tech cars majorly for high profiled personalities, government NGOs and so on.

The Inkas Vehicle LLC dominates the armored manufacturing market in UAE and holds a strong position within the competitor circle.

The Inkas Group DMCC has moved from being a trading company to being the largest manufacturing industrial factory in Dubai.

CEO, Ulugbekhon Maksumov, UAE-based armored vehicle company, has built a solid reputation not only as a premium luxury armoring vehicle company with a track record of excellence but also as a top player in the defense industry with international relevance.

Founded by Ulugbekhon Maksumov in 2012, Inkas Vehicles UAE has dominated the terrain in which it operates in the United Arab Emirates spreading its tentacles beyond the gulf region into other continents of the world including Europe. For Maksumov, Inkas is not a military outfit with offensive intentions but comfort and safety.

Of course, he is in the business of luxury on wheels, but with the DNA of safety inside. In other words, he aims to protect lives and property.

“At INKAS UAE, we believe that safety is in a perpetual state of evolution. We live in a world of change and seemingly invincible threats. In order to move forward we must constantly innovate and direct all our efforts towards a better world, leading by example. Safety is a basic human right, and one that fuels our passion. We invest all our resources into keeping that human right alive. We’ve taken it upon ourselves to explore the unexplored, research the unthinkable, probe deeper and find new ways to prevent disaster. Herein lies our mission – a better world in which we share that sense of security… Safety“.

Through the combination of individual approach to the needs and desires of each client and guaranteeing the peace of mind in safety and security, Inkas Vehicles has grown its international presence to become the worldwide leader in the supply and service of armored vehicles

On their objective, the CEO stated emphatically, “To continue satisfying the needs of our clients in the face of ever-changing and evolving threats to personal safety. This being achieved through best practices in technological innovation, design and quality management”.

The Chief Executive Officer of Inkas Vehicle LLC based in the United Arab Emirates has said that the pandemic is the reason they have not launched their operation in Nigeria as they promised they would in 2020. Due to the scourge of the Coronavirus pandemic, the launch was put on hold.

“We were ready to launch the factory and start operation in 2019. But as you know the COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyone’s plans. But we were obliged to adapt to the current situation, adopt a new business model and postpone the grand opening,” said Ulugbekhon Maksumov through the company’s spokesperson.

Speaking further on the pandemic, the spokesperson adds, “The COVID-19 pandemic has divided the business behavior into before, during and after, and for sure Inkas Vehicles has been hit by the given situation as well. Mr. Ulugbekhon has chosen the way to keep promises to the clients as pandemic threats are still there and to take good care of his team members by arranging for them a safe environment to live and work in. We are not going to be talking about single charity cases in which he gets involved as a personality as he doesn’t really like to make it public. He does it for himself, not for acknowledgment.”

On the question of the vaccines given skepticism and criticisms that have greeted it with some of the population of the world expressing doubts about the real intent behind it, Mr. Ulugbekhon Maksumov opined that the issue is a personal one.

Inkas Vehicles LLC has become a world leader in the production of first-class armored vehicles that are certified in accordance with international standards.

The wide range of specialized products includes luxury armored SUVs, sedans, buses, armored personnel carriers, cash-in-transit vehicles, and a range of special purpose vehicles used by governments, military companies and individuals, VIPs, and international organizations

Born September 9, 1979, Ulugbekhon Maksumov, grew up in Margilan, Republic of Uzbekistan. Now he is a successful entrepreneur – CEO/Founder of a number of companies, including Inkas Vehicles LLC, well known for manufacturing armored vehicles in Dubai, UAE with a revenue of 300 million dollars yearly.

In 2018 it was recorded that Maksumov net-worth was “100 million dollars” and the brand Inkas is recognized across Middle East, Europe, and some parts of Africa like Ghana and Nigeria.

He started his journey as a supply chain manager in 2002/2003 at GM Korea before moving to Dubai where he achieved his dream and eventually broke into the UAE marketing chain, dominating the armored vehicle’s terrain.

It has been reported that Inkas Vehicle LLS, a UAE-based armored vehicle company, founded by Ulugbekhon Maksumov closed a deal worth USD 15 million at Dubai International Motor Show 2019 on day three, with other participating brands, also reporting buyers’ interest across the show floor.

Commenting on their remarkable sale at the show, Ulugbekhon Maksumov, CEO of Inkas Vehicles LLC, said: “We are overwhelmed with the interest that has been expressed in our wide range of armored commercial and tactical vehicles at our motor show stand. We’ve already had genuine interest from customers across the MENA and CIS regions and we are delighted to announce that on day three we closed a sale of over US$ 15 million.”

Inkas Vehicles LLC, set up a booth under the name “Armored Luxury” and it was the first company to make exhibition of what it had to offer. In response to the Middle Eastern needs of “making a luxury SUV into an armored car,” the armored SUV using various base cars was unveiled.

The Dubai International Motor Show is the largest international automotive event across the Middle East and North Africa.

The 2019 edition spanned across 85,000 square meters of exhibition space at the World Trade Centre.

Ever since its inception, it has been bringing global manufacturers, distributors, industry specialists and of course, thousands of passionate car aficionados together under one roof.

The biennial event once again saw the best of the best from the car world take center stage.

There were more than 150 major exhibitors from over 70 countries present with more than 550 vehicles on display under the lights.

During the five-day extravaganza, more than 105,000 visitors graced the show.