Increased competition in local assembly of commercial vehicles has pushed General Motors to expand and upgrade its Nairobi plant. It will now be assembling up to 10 trucks and buses a day up from five after the Sh100 million upgrade. Several vehicle manufacturers particularly from China and India, plan to set up assembly plants locally threatening GMEA market dominance. Chinese giant, Foton is due to open a Sh1.2 billion assembly plant in Mlolongo. Other new entrants include Chery,Cica, Hyundai, Hino, Eicher and Mahindra...
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