Kenya signs 800 million USD MoU with Linglong Tire for Mombasa SEZ plant

Posted on :Tuesday , 4th November 2025

China's Shandong Linglong Tire and Kenya have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a 800 million USD tire factory in the Mombasa Special Economic Zone.

With its planned location in Mariakani, Kilifi County, the state-of-the-art plant is anticipated to boost local value chains, generate over 1,500 direct jobs, and establish Kenya as a worldwide manufacturing hub.. . .

Isuzu East Africa plans to assemble all its models in Kenya

Posted on :Friday , 3rd October 2025

In an effort to strengthen its hold on the regional market it has controlled for fifty years, Isuzu East Africa plans to start building all of its models in Kenya by the end of this year.

Rita Kavashe, the managing director of the company, stated that the mu-X, a premium sports utility vehicle, will be put together in Kenya in accordance with the African Continental Free Trad. . .

BasiGo Deploys Hundred Electric Buses in Rwanda and Kenya

Posted on :Wednesday , 6th August 2025

By announcing the rollout of its 100th electric bus in Kenya and Rwanda in East Africa, BasiGo has achieved a noteworthy milestone.

The business started off in Nairobi in 2022 with just two cars, and it has since progressively grown its fleet to include both Nairobi and Kigali public transportation services.

BasiGo now ranks among the biggest electric bus o. . .

MojaEV Kenya is set to begin local electric vehicle assembly

Posted on :Tuesday , 6th May 2025

Nairobi-based mojaEV Kenya Ltd., an electric vehicle distributor, will start assembling electric vehicles locally with the goal of exporting them to multiple African markets.

The company will first assemble automobiles through a cooperation with Associated Vehicle Assemblers Ltd., based in Mombasa. Currently, the company imports completely completed Chinese electric vehicles.. . .

Chinese automaker JMC makes its debut in Kenya

Posted on :Thursday , 3rd April 2025

In collaboration with Chinese manufacturer Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC), Caetano Kenya has introduced the Vigus range of locally produced cars targeted at Kenyan professionals under the JMC brand in Kenya.

The locally built JMC Vigus pickups, which use Completely Knocked Down (CKD) kits manufactured in China, will be sold by Caetano. It is anticipated that the agreement. . .