CFAO Nigeria Plc is part of the larger CFAO Group, a diversified enterprise with a presence across several African countries, operating primarily in the sectors of mobility, healthcare, and consumer goods. The company has a long history in Nigeria, having been established over a century ago, and continues to be a leading player in automobile distribution, equipment supply, pharmaceutical distribution, and after-sales services.
In the mobility space, CFAO Nigeria, which has now rebranded as CFAO Mobility, handles vehicle sales, assembly, distribution, spare parts, maintenance, and corporate leasing. Brands under its umbrella include Toyota, Mitsubishi, Suzuki for passenger cars and SUVs; Fuso, Howo, King Long in the truck and bus / heavy vehicle segments; and others like Yamaha motorcycles and outboard engines. One of its milestones was the commissioning of a local Fuso truck assembly plant in Lagos in 2017. That plant was expected to roll out a number of Fuso Canter trucks annually. The facility marked one of CFAO’s investments to deepen local manufacturing and assembly.
CFAO also operates AutoFast, a multi-brand quick service franchise, in conjunction with TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria, which provides vehicle maintenance and repair services, oil changes, filter replacements, tyre services, etc., in a network of service centres across Nigeria. This is part of its after-sales and customer care strategy.
In healthcare, CFAO Nigeria, through its healthcare business, has a partnership with Sanofi. It distributes Sanofi’s general medicines range in Nigeria via its distribution platform E.P. DIS. This strengthens its role in pharmaceutical supply chains to ensure the availability of essential medicines.
On the equipment side, CFAO Equipment is involved in supplying and distributing heavy-duty trucks, construction and industrial equipment, forklifts, power systems, material handling, water treatment systems, etc. An important product-line extension was becoming a co-distributor of Sinotruk Howo in Nigeria.
Among the brands under its management are Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Suzuki in passenger cars/SUVs, and for B2B customers, Fuso trucks, King Long buses, Howo trucks, Toyota forklifts, Techking tyres, and even Yamaha motorcycles and outboard engines.
CFAO Nigeria went public on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1971 and eventually delisted voluntarily in 2007.
