Grand Prix Autobody

completed

This project, which is to be financed through the Small Enterprise Fund (SEF), involves the expansion of an existing motor vehicle repair company in Maputo. The company is presently operating from a rented facility with an area of less than 4,000 square meters in an industrial area in Maputo and need to move to bigger premises and expand its equipment. Grand Prix Autobody started operations in 1998 doing body repair and paintwork on all makes of vehicles, and quickly extended its services to cover full car maintenance. Grand Prix has quickly established itself as one of the leading motor vehicle repair companies in Mozambique with the best quality equipment as well as up-to-date materials used in the industry. Its quality workmanship has guaranteed Grand Prix a preferred status among all Mozambican insurers as well as international companies and donor agencies established in Mozambique. The company''s level of workmanship and service led to the appointment of Grand Prix as a Nissan Service Center in 2000. This appointment is expected to be upgraded to a full dealership status in 2001. Grand Prix''s quality and speed of service has made it a preferred maintenance and repair company for most rent-a-car businesses in Mozambique. It has a contract with Avis, the largest, who has asked Grand Prix to quote for the maintenance of its 800 vehicles on a 24-hour basis.