Suame Magazine, Kumasi#SMATI Turtle 1
{{Short description|Industrialized area in Ashanti Region, Ghana}}
{{Use Ghanaian English|date=January 2023}}
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Suame Magazine is an industrialized area with many workshops for metal engineering and vehicle repairs in Ghana, employing an estimated 200,000 workers.{{cite web|title=Suame makes breakthrough|url=http://enochdarfahfrimpong.blogspot.com/2009/02/suame-magazine-makes-breakthrough.html|publisher=enochdarfahfrimpong.blogspot.com|access-date=2 May 2011}}{{cite web|title=Transfer of Technology in Suame Magazine|url=http://www.oxhip.org/innovations/transfer-of-technology-in-suame-magazine/|publisher=Humanitarian Innovation Project|access-date=15 July 2013}} It is located 10 kilometers from Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region. It is in the Suame constituency of Ghana and part of the KMA's administrative district. It is the most industrialized zone in Ghana and one of the largest industrialized zones in Africa.{{Citation needed|date=January 2014}}
SMATI Turtle 1
A prototype robust vehicle, the SMATI Turtle 1, intended for use in rough terrains in Africa was designed and manufactured by artisans of Suame Magazine. They completed it with local tools and was unveiled in April 2013.{{cite news |title=Ghana’s model vehicle unveiled by Suame Magazine artisans |author=Kofi Adu Domfeh |url=http://www.modernghana.com/news/458333/1/ghanas-model-vehicle-unveiled-by-suame-magazine-ar.html |publisher=Modernghana.com |date=13 April 2013 |access-date=15 July 2013}}
The car will be tested for roadworthiness and further developed with support of the Dutch Government.{{cite news |title=Ghana’s model car attracts Dutch government support |url=http://business.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201307/109474.php |publisher=Myjoyonline.gh |date=15 July 2013 |access-date=15 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923084526/http://business.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201307/109474.php |archivedate=23 September 2013 }}