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Volkswagen sees boost in Kenya car sales from cost of loans cap
The logo of car maker Volkswagen at the entrance to a branch in Germany. Kenya's first fully-assembled Vivo is expected to roll out of the Thika plant by December this year. PHOTO | AFP
German automaker Volkswagen says the recent regulatory cap on cost of loans could boost sales of its locally assembled cars.
The Wolfsburg-based carmaker — which plans to start local assembly of its Polo Vivo units in Kenya by the end of this year — reckons that the interest rates regulation is likely to make its cars more affordable than it would have been when the rates were free floating.