Associated Vehicle Assemblers

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Associated Vehicle Assemblers Limited ( AVA for short ) is an automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer based in Mombasa , Kenya .

history

The company was founded in 1975 and started production in 1977.

With a market share of 40% (2012), the company is the largest vehicle manufacturer in Kenya and works for various brands.

In 2008 the company employed 360 people. For the end of 2011 there are 254 employees.

It was owned 50 percent each by Marshalls East Africa Limited and Simba Colt Motors until September 2017 and was then taken over in full by Simba.

Models

The clients were or are Mitsubishi Motors , Scania , Tata , Hino and Toyota . Other brands were e.g. B. 1992 Peugeot , Fiat , Iveco and Volvo (trucks).

The Toyota Land Cruiser and the Toyota Hilux (1979 to 2005) were or will also be assembled . The production of the Toyota Hiace (1987-2006) was stopped as well as that of the Toyota Corolla (since 1982 as a van or since 1988 as a sedan until 1998) and that of the Toyota Dyna (1986-2003).

Toyota Hino buses have been assembled since 2013.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Company Overview of Associated Vehicle Assemblers Ltd. on Bloomberg.com.
  2. ↑ Murage, Zacharia Nganga: The vehicle assembly industry in Kenya: An evaluation economic , Nairobi 1,983th
  3. ↑ Daimler Trucks Asia starts production of all-new FUSO range for first time in Africa , press release of March 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ a b c d e Overview of Overseas Production Affiliates: Africa on the Toyota website.
  5. ↑ a b c d David Herbling: Toyota drops bid to buy AVA , in: Business Daily from February 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ a b Marshalls EA Ltd , reference on the website of Marshalls EA Ltd.
  7. ↑ a b Gitonga Maret: Toyota Kenya opens Sh500m bus assembly plant in Mombasa , in: Business Daily from February 19, 2013.
  8. ↑ a b Toyota assembly and parts plants , on Toyoland.com.
  9. ↑ Victor Juma / Muthoki Mumo: Simba Corp to acquire full control of vehicle assembler. In: businessdailyafrica.com. September 4, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017 .
  10. ↑ United Nations Industrial Development Organization: Report on the automotive spare parts and components industry in Zimbabwe and other PTA countries. September 1992, accessed February 9, 2019 .