New vehicle sales decline 17pc on high taxes, interest rates

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Motor vehicles at a car yard in Mombasa County.

Photo credit: File | Wachira Mwangi | Nation Media Group

Sales of new vehicles fell 17.66 percent in the first quarter of the year, marking the sharpest drop in seven years, largely on increased taxation, rising interest rates, and battered shilling.

New vehicle dealers and assemblers sold 2,271 units in the January–March 2024 period, compared with 2,758 units in the same period last year, data tracked by the Kenya Motor Industry Association shows.

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