Toyota Kenya

Toyota Kenya
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedJanuary 2012
HeadquartersNairobi, Kenya
ParentToyota
Websitetoyotakenya.com

Toyota Kenya Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota based in Nairobi, Kenya. The company 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

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

  1. 1 2 Toyota assembly and parts plants, auf Toyoland.com.
  2. ↑ David Herbling: Toyota drops bid to buy AVA, in: Business Daily vom 10 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Gitonga Maret: Toyota Kenya opens Sh500m bus assembly plant in Mombasa, in: Business Daily vom 19 February 2013.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.