Isuzu MD Rita Kavashe named BAT Chair

By Kepha Muiruri,

Isuzu East Africa Managing Director Rita Kavashe has been named as the British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya new board chairperson. Ms Kavashe who h...

BAT , Rita Kavashe

Uhuru unveils first locally assembled Mahindra vehicles

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday unveiled the first locally assembled Mahindra vehicles at State House, Nairobi. The Mahindra Scorpio Single and ...

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Most preferred cars by Kenyans in 2019

By Paul Ombati,

Leading online vehicle marketplace Cheki Kenya on Tuesday held the first ever Cheki Car Awards at The Den, dusitD2 hotel, in Nairobi. The awards, a...

Cheki Car Awards , DT Dobie , Resian Leteipan , Toyota Kenya

Benzinge best lady rider as Motorcross achievers are feted

By Citizen Reporter,

Girl rider Atete Benzinge was named the East African Motor Sports Club (EAMSC) lady rider of the year during the prize giving ceremony for the 2018 se...

East African Motor Sports Club , Girl rider Atete Benzinge , Nairobi Polo Club

Galana Oil, Abson Motors partner to launch specialized tuk tuk service centre

By Citizen Reporter,

Galana Oil and Abson Motors have launched a specialized motorcycle and tuk tuk service center in Tudor, Mombasa County, to offer top of the range serv...

Abson Motors , ENOC , Galana Oil , Mombasa County. , motorcycle , Service centre , Tuktuk

FIA WRC Safari Rally Candidate Event set for July 2019

By Agencies,

The 2019 FIA WRC Safari Rally Candidate Event will be held from July 4 to 7 in a location to be determined after consultation with the FIA Race Delega...

FIA , Kenya Motorsport Federation (KMSF) , Safari Rally , WRC

FIA boss Todt hails Kenya’s ‘commitment’ to Safari Rally

By Citizen Reporter,

The Federation Internationale I de Automobile President Jean Todt opened the WRC Safari Rally Project headquarters in Nairobi on Tuesday and said he w...

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New car sales plunged a fifth in 2017

By Reuters,

New car sales in Kenya dropped 20.78 percent last year, hit by a sluggish economy, a prolonged presidential election and an interest rate cap, the umb...

Assembly , CAR , elections , Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers Association , Manufacturing , Politics , Rita Kavashe , sales , transport , vehicle

Champion Blomqvist, Tundo top seeds at EA Safari Classic

By Citizen Team,

The 1984 World Rally Champion Stig Blomqvist will be the one first off the ramp on the 2017 Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally which will...

East African Safari Classic Rally , Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally , Sarova Whitesands , Stig Blomqvist

Isuzu takes over GM operations following acquisition

By Dennis Otieno,

General Motors East Africa has, effective August 1, changed its company name to Isuzu East Africa. This follows the acquisition of a 57.7 percent s...

auto industry , car maker , Cars , chevrolet , General Motors , GM , Isuzu , motoring , Rita Kavashe

Peugeot return to boost vehicle output by 43%

By Reuters,

French carmaker Peugeot SA's plan to resume car assembly in Kenya after more than a decade will help raise total output by 43 percent in three years t...

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Auto dealers struggle as car sales dip 30.6pc in 2016

By Michael Karanja,

New car sales dropped 30.6 percent in 2016, highlighting a turbulent year for auto dealers. Data from the Kenya Motor Industry Association shows th...

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Kenya car industry urges more incentives to attract investment

By Reuters,

Kenya's removal of excise duty on locally assembled cars will boost the industry, but the government must make power supplies cheaper and address othe...

car assembly , Ethiopia , incentives , kenya , Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers Association , Rita Kavashe , vehicles

Lionesses edging closer to the top of Africa- coach

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Kenya Lionesses are edging closer to the top of the continental game, head coach, Kevin Wambua asserted when the team returned home from their narrow ...

Africa 7s , Kenya Lionesses , south africa , Women's Rugby Sevens

High interest rates slow down vehicle assembly

By Reuters,

The number of vehicles assembled in Kenya fell by nearly a third between January and April compared with a year earlier, as high interest rates and a ...

high interest rates , Kenya National Bureau of Statistics , Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers Association , local assembly , Rita Kavashe , vehicles

Gm East Africa signs in new Chevrolet Dealer

By Lisa Kamau,

General Motors East Africa has signed in a new local dealer for its Chevrolet brand of vehicles. Pewin Motors will now be GM’s sales and service ...

chevrolet , gm east africa , kenya , pewin motors

Toyota Kenya Launches 2 New Car Models

By Citizen,

The new fleets from Toyota are Hilux and Fortuner vehicles and are the latest models. They are automated and upgraded with fuel efficient engines ...