Associated Vehicle Assemblers

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Associated Vehicle Assemblers Limited
Type Limited
Industry Automotive
Founded1977;45 years ago (1977)
Headquarters Mombasa, Kenya
Area served
Kenya

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

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History

Associated Vehicle Assemblers was founded in 1975 and started production in 1977. [1] [2]

With a market share of 40% (2012), the company is the largest vehicle manufacturer in Kenya and works for various brands. [3] [4] [5] [6] In 2008, the company employed 360 people. [7] By the end of 2011, there were 254 workers. [3] Until September 2017, it was owned 50 percent each by Marshalls East Africa Limited and Simba Colt Motors and was then fully taken over by Simba. [4] [5] [8]

Models

The company's clients included or include Mitsubishi Motors, Scania, Tata, Hino and Toyota. [3] [4] Other brands were Peugeot, Fiat, Iveco and Volvo (trucks). [9] The Toyota Land Cruiser and the Toyota Hilux (1979 to 2005) were and are being assembled. [3] [4] [7] Production of the Toyota Hiace (1987–2006) was discontinued, as well as the Toyota Corolla (from 1982 as a van and from 1988 as a sedan until 1998) and the Toyota Dyna (1986-2003). [3]

Hino buses have been manufactured in AVA since 2013. [6]

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References

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  2. Daimler Trucks Asia starts production of all-new FUSO range for first time in Africa Archived 2016-06-04 at the Wayback Machine , Pressemitteilung vom 11. März 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Overview of Overseas Production Affiliates: Africa auf der Website von Toyota.
  4. 1 2 3 4 David Herbling: Toyota drops bid to buy AVA, in: Business Daily vom 10. Februar 2013.
  5. 1 2 Marshalls E.A. Ltd, Hinweis auf der Website der Marshalls EA Ltd.
  6. 1 2 Gitonga Maret: Toyota Kenya opens Sh500m bus assembly plant in Mombasa, in: Business Daily vom 19. Februar 2013.
  7. 1 2 Toyota assembly and parts plants, auf Toyoland.com.
  8. Victor Juma/Muthoki Mumo (2017-09-04). "Simba Corp to acquire full control of vehicle assembler". businessdailyafrica.com. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  9. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (September 1992). "Report on the automotive spare parts and components industry in Zimbabwe and other PTA countries" . Retrieved 2019-02-09.