GOBEZ Bus Assembly & Manufacturing PLC is an Ethio-German joint venture building Ethiopia’s first private industrial bus production — in our own assembly plant in Bishoftu, Oromia.
The idea behind GOBEZ is simple: Ethiopia needs affordable, reliable buses — and they should be built in Ethiopia, by Ethiopians. Work on the transport concept began in 2021; in the years that followed we won partners for body, paint and technology and built and tested the first prototypes.
In July 2025 our first buses went on the road and GOBEZ was fully operational — as a supplier of diesel buses. One month later, Ethiopia banned the import of combustion-engine buses. We rebuilt our product portfolio and our supply chain around electric drives within a few months: since February 2026, GOBEZ has stood for a fully electric line-up from proven manufacturers, assembled in Bishoftu.
Today our machinery is installed, the first electric vehicle kits are on their way, and our focus is clear: the midi bus — the segment Ethiopia needs most, for schools, companies, cities and regional routes.
Work on the transport concept for Ethiopia begins.
Partners for body, paint and technology; first prototypes built and tested.
The first GOBEZ buses go on the road — fully operational as a diesel bus supplier.
Ethiopia bans the import of combustion-engine buses.
Portfolio and supply chain rebuilt — GOBEZ is fully electric.
Assembly plant in Bishoftu equipped; first electric vehicle kits on their way.
Owner-manager of KALEB Farmer’s Services House PLC, with decades of experience supplying and servicing machinery across Ethiopia.
Leads GOBEZ’s operations from Addis Ababa — from licensing and logistics to customers and the assembly ramp-up in Bishoftu.
Entrepreneur with more than fifteen years of experience founding, building and running IT and industrial companies in Germany and Switzerland.
Senior strategy and management expert with vast multi-sectoral experience in Ethiopia, across Africa and globally — based in Addis Ababa.
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