Kenya’s car-design challenge: Topical versus Tropical

90 percent of the vehicles now imported into Kenya are not from source manufacturers.

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Do motor manufacturers change the specification of their cars depending on what market (country) they are exporting them to?  If so, what sort of changes do they make for Kenya? Jos. 

Worldwide, motoring conditions range from super smooth to severely rough. And cars are designed accordingly, either to be “versatile” enough to manage both conditions (in moderation), or “specialised” to one or the other extremes: Mostly sports cars and off-roaders.

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