Volkswagen will resume producing cars in Kenya by the end of the year as it looks to sell more vehicles across East African region.
After a four decade pause in production by the German carmaker in Kenya, VW will establish an assembly plant to initially produce its Vivo model, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Thomas Schafer, Volkswagen South Africa’s chief executive, said.
VW, which assembled cars in Kenya in the 1960s and 1970s, will join other brands already being put together in the country, including Isuzu, Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi.
Kenya’s President Kenyatta said on Wednesday after meeting Volkswagen South Africa executives that Volkswagen South Africa will now gain establish assembly plant to produce motor vehicles at the Kenya Motor Vehicle Manufacturers limited in Thika.
Source: Reuters
