Kia Seltos and Changan CS55 grasped high honours on the 2025 Nigeria Auto Journalists Affiliation (NAJA) Worldwide Award, clinching Midsize SUV of the 12 months and Compact SUV of the 12 months, respectively.
The awards had been introduced at a well-attended ceremony held on the Oriental Resort, Victoria Island, Lagos, which introduced collectively key stakeholders throughout Nigeria’s automotive worth chain to have fun excellence, resilience and innovation within the trade.
Changan CS55’s newest recognition comes after its spectacular efficiency finally 12 months’s seventeenth version of the awards, the place it was topped Nigeria’s New Automobile of the 12 months.
On the 2025 ceremony, the compact crossover SUV edged out sturdy contenders such because the Kia Sonet and Chery Tiggo to safe the coveted Midsize SUV title.
Changan automobiles are marketed and assembled in Nigeria by Mikano Motors, reinforcing the rising affect of native meeting within the nation’s automotive sector.
Within the Compact SUV class, the Kia Seltos emerged winner, beating notable rivals such because the Toyota Prado, Changan CS55 and Chery Tiggo.
Business analysts have described the Seltos as a compelling mix of practicality and magnificence, praising its daring design, versatility and enchantment to trendy drivers.
Different company winners on the occasion are the Mikano Group, which was named Auto Firm of the 12 months; Iron Merchandise Industries (IPI) Restricted, honoured as Truck Assembler/Physique Builder of the 12 months; Lanre Shittu Motors (JAC), awarded Truck Plant of the 12 months; and Innoson Car Manufacturing (IVM), which received Passenger Automobile Meeting Plant of the 12 months.
These recognitions highlighted the depth and rising energy of indigenous participation in Nigeria’s automotive trade.
Talking on the ceremony, the Director-Basic of the Nationwide Automotive Design and Growth Council (NADDC), Otunba Joseph Osanipin, recommended NAJA for sustaining a reputable platform selling excellence and accountability inside the sector.
In his welcome tackle, NAJA Chairman Mr Theodore Opara described the awards as a benchmark for efficiency in Nigeria’s evolving automotive ecosystem, noting that the trade continues to adapt amid coverage reforms, technological developments and altering client expectations.
The 2025 NAJA Worldwide Auto Awards as soon as once more underscored the essential function of main manufacturers in strengthening Nigeria’s transportation and industrial spine, whereas celebrating excellent achievements throughout the nation’s automotive panorama.
