Kenya Govt plans to exempt locally assembled cars from VAT and excise taxes

The government plans to exclude locally produced passenger vehicles from VAT and excise taxes, lowering car prices by hundreds of thousands of shillings.   The automobiles will be free from  Read More..

Posted on : 03 May,2022

Kenya will stop the importation of used passenger mini-buses and large buses from July 1, the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)

 KEBS managing director Bernard Njiraini said the move follows the implementation of new standards meant to boost safety on the roads as well as support local assemblers who produce over 5,000  Read More..

Posted on : 21 May,2022

Kenyan electric vehicle start-up BasiGo raises Sh488m for local assembly

Nairobi-based electric car start-up BasiGo has secured Sh488.6 million ($4.3 million) in a second round of investment to help it develop its sustainable transportation company.   The funding  Read More..

Posted on : 30 Mar,2022

China truck manufacturer Sinotruk Eyes Assembly Plant in Tanzania

Sinotruk International, a heavy trucking company based in China, intends to build a vehicle assembly factory in Tanzania to help the country's auto sector flourish.   Mr Li zhongyuan, Country  Read More..

Posted on : 30 Mar,2022

Rwanda is turning to electric motorcycles to reduce pollutants

Rwanda Electric Motors Ltd has so far converted roughly 80 motorcycle taxis—the most prevalent mode of public transportation in Kigali—and manufactured another 200 brand-new electric  Read More..

Posted on : 28 Feb,2022

Green Tech Ethiopia enters the Ethiopian electric vehicle market

Green Tech Ethiopia, a private firm in Ethiopia, today presented six kinds of imported rechargeable electric automobiles to the Ethiopian market, with a short-term objective of importing 5,000  Read More..

Posted on : 28 Feb,2022

Kenya Govt Starts Mass Buying of Electric Buses for BRT Project

 The Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (NaMATA) has began the process of procuring electric and fuel buses for the Nairobi Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system.   NaMATA requested  Read More..

Posted on : 02 Feb,2022

Chinese firm sets up an electric vehicle assembly plant in Rwanda

Tailing Electric Vehicle, a Chinese corporation, has opened a motorbike and tricycle assembly facility in Rwanda in an effort to reduce global emissions and develop a green economy.   The  Read More..

Posted on : 02 Feb,2022

Marathon Motors Sets Up First Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Ethiopia

In the presence of key government officials, Marathon Motors Engineering Plc unveiled the first electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Addis Ababa, as well as new EV models.   Marathon  Read More..

Posted on : 29 Dec,2021

Automotive manufacturing expected to be a major driver of African trade

Supporters of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) believe that full tariff liberalisation in the automobile manufacturing and food processing sectors will liberate billions of  Read More..

Posted on : 29 Dec,2021