Toyota Kenya
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | January 2012 |
| Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Parent | Toyota |
| Website | toyotakenya |
Toyota Kenya Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota based in Nairobi, Kenya. Tompany was founded in January 2012 as a successor to Toyota East Africa Limited. It is the importer and distributor of Toyota, Yamaha, Hino and Suzuki vehicles to Kenya.
History
[edit]The Toyota East Africa Limited had vehicles manufactured by the Associated Vehicle Assemblers since 1977.[1] The assembled vehicles included the Toyota Land Cruiser and the Toyota Hilux.[1][2]
In January 2012, the company was replaced by Toyota Kenya Limited.
In 2013, assembly of Hino trucks started at Associated Vehicle Assemblers. To this end, Toyota had invested KSh. 500 million (around €5 million).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Toyota assembly and parts plants, auf Toyoland.com.
- ^ David Herbling: Toyota drops bid to buy AVA, in: Business Daily vom 10 February 2013.
- ^ Gitonga Maret: Toyota Kenya opens Sh500m bus assembly plant in Mombasa, in: Business Daily vom 19 February 2013.
