How we build
Quest Motor Manufacturing assembles every vehicle by hand at our Mutare plant. Bare-chassis-in, fully-finished-out, with quality control at every station.
Since 2008
In 2008 we were the first Zimbabwean company to embrace the country's "Look East" policy — partnering with leading Chinese manufacturers including Foton, Zhongtong, Yutong, Chery, and today JAC, BAW, Skyworth and GAC.
From 2008 to 2020 we assembled buses, passenger cars, light commercials and heavy commercials from CKD kits, investing in tooling, training, and local supply. When low volumes and erratic power made CKD impractical, we shifted to SKD assembly — leaner, solar-friendly, and sustainable on the local content available to us.
In 2025 we modernised the plant top to bottom. New body-shop welding equipment, new paint-shop tunnel booths and spray gear, a rolling-road tunnel with all five critical test stations, wheel-alignment and tyre-service equipment, and automated fluid fillers for coolant, brake fluid, transmission fluid and AC gas.
Mutare · Plant
World firsts
01 · Chassis
Every QMM vehicle begins as a bare chassis. It's positioned on the line, levelled, inspected, and prepared for the build. Nothing else can go right if this step doesn't.
Mutare · Station 01
02 · Powertrain
Engine and gearbox are mated and lowered onto the chassis. Every fastener is torque-controlled and logged. The same torque, every time, every truck.
Mutare · Station 03
03 · Body
Cab and bed are dropped onto the rolling chassis. Panels are aligned, gapped, and inspected. From here on, the vehicle starts to look like itself.
Mutare · Station 06
04 · Finishing
Final fitment, electricals, glasswork, interior — and a full pre-delivery inspection before any vehicle leaves the line. Nothing ships unsigned.
Mutare · Station 09
The team
Behind every vehicle is a team of Zimbabwean technicians, engineers, and apprentices. We hire local and we train local — that's what manufacturing in Mutare actually means.
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