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Volkswagen to start assembling cars in Kenya
Posted on :Thursday , 8th September 2016
Volkswagen has signed a deal to use the Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers in Thika to assemble its popular models beginning with the Volkswagen Vivo.
The first fully Kenya assembled Vivo is expected to roll out of the Thika plant by December this year.Making the announcement Wednesday, President Uhuru Kenyatta said the plant will then. . .Local Vehicle Assembly to restart with Renault introducing its first cheap locally assembled vehicle
Posted on :Thursday , 8th September 2016
Local assembly of motor vehicles has received a big boost after Volkswagen South Africa signed a deal with the government, to assemble vehicles in Thika. The deal will see Volkswagen use the Kenya vehicle manufacturer’s facility in Thika to assemble popular models beginning with the Volkswagen vivo.
The first fully Kenya assembled vivo is expected to roll out of the Thika pl. . .
Toyota Tsusho revs up technician development in Kenya
Posted on :Saturday , 27th August 2016
Toyota Tsusho will take on nearly twice as many trainees at its vocational education center here in the Kenyan capital, seeking to develop human resources to benefit the region's economy and the company's operations.
Some 381 students learned skills such as automobile repairs in 2015 at the Toyota Kenya Academy, an institute opened in 2014 by a subsidiary. An. . .A solar-powered computer lab bridges digital divide
Posted on :Thursday , 25th August 2016
An ordinary bus-turned computer lab is boosting digital literacy among thousands of youths in Nairobi’s slums.
Inside the bus used by Craft Silicon Foundation as a classroom for computer classes in Kawangware, Nairobi. The vehicle had its interior customised, its seats removed and replaced with 64 chairs and 32 reading tables. Each table has a computer d. . .India turns to Africa to fuel its auto industry
Posted on :Wednesday , 24th August 2016
Indian automakers are slowly tightening their grip on new car exports to Africa as they square off with China, Korea and Japan for opportunities in the continent.
Multinationals from emerging economies are hungry to go global, and in the past decade have been racing to the continent to fuel their growth.
While Africa still sources the bulk of its new vehicles from traditional ma. . .
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