In a statement, the Angolan Ministry of Transport announced the start of construction of the factory, which aims to promote the country's industrial autonomy, in order to export vehicles to neighboring countries. This project is estimated at 90 million euros.

The Ministry of Transport states in its press release that The first bus assembly plant will be built in the Barra do Dande free zone, in the province of Bengo. According to the source, “the decision to buy 600 Volvo buses is an integral part of the public transport expansion program”, with the purchase of “standard” buses planned. The public transport fleet throughout the country has been strengthened over the last five years with 1,907 buses, with a maximum capacity of 40 million passengers per month. According to the ministry, the current public transport fleet needs at least 1,500 additional buses, in addition to the introduction of other transport systems such as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), the surface subway “and the efficient operation of urban and interurban rail systems