Auto traders who import vehicles in Nepal have officially announced the Nepal Automobiles Importers and Manufacturers Association (NAIMA). Naima was announced during a ceremony held in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

Ritu Singh Vaidya, Managing Director of United Traders Syndicate Pvt Ltd, the official dealer of Toyota vehicles, is the Chairman of Naima. In addition, two former presidents of Naima Nada are also directors. Shekhar Golcha, the former president of NADA and outgoing president of Federation of Nepal Industry and Commerce, is also a member of Naima. He is associated with Hansraj Hulas Chand & Company . Shekhar's company, who is the chairman of Golcha Group, has been assembling Bajaj, KTM and Triumph motorcycles in Nepal. Similarly, former president of NADA Saurabh Jyoti is also a director of Naima. Jyoti, the president of Syakar Trading, which sells and distributes Honda motorcycles and cars, has been assembling motorcycles and scooters in Nepal. Similarly, Nirakar Shrestha, director of Lakshmi Motor Corporation and Yamuna Shrestha, managing director of Symex Inc. have also been elected as directors in this organization. According to Naima, Cabinet Shrestha, Managing Director of Agni Incorporated, which is selling Mahindra's passenger and light commercial vehicles, Suhyud Ghimire of Continental Trading, authorized dealer of Kia and Isuzu, Sandeep Sarada from SPG Automobile Company, Hemant Golcha, Managing Director of Sangrila Motors and Nikunj Aggarwal, owner of Paramount Motors, are also on the board of directors.