Toyota Kenya
Toyota Kenya Limited is an automobile dealer 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 vehicles to Kenya.
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | January 2012 |
| Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Parent | Toyota |
| Website | toyotakenya |
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 AVA. To this end, Toyota had invested 500 million KES (around EUR 5 million).[3]
References
- Toyota assembly and parts plants, auf Toyoland.com.
- David Herbling: Toyota drops bid to buy AVA, in: Business Daily vom 10. Februar 2013.
- Gitonga Maret: Toyota Kenya opens Sh500m bus assembly plant in Mombasa, in: Business Daily vom 19. Februar 2013.
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