Vehicle assemblers raise output 50 percent in Q1

The number of motor vehicles assembled locally jumped 50 percent in the first quarter ended March to account for 69 percent of all new auto sales.

Data from the Kenya Motor Industry Association (KMI) shows that the formal dealers including Isuzu East Africa, Toyota Kenya and DT Dobie assembled a total of 1,979 units in the review period compared to 1,319 units a year earlier.