Used car importers set to pay Sh2,000 pest inspection fee
Tuesday May 11 2021
By VICTOR JUMA
Summary
Importers of used cars could soon start paying a Sh2,000 inspection fee for each unit as the government renews its efforts to stop importation of foreign pests.
The inspection fee for each minibus or van has been proposed at Sh3,000 while that for bus, lorry or truck is Sh5,000 and heavy commercial machinery is Sh10,000.
The fees have been varied compared to 2017 when the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) first mooted the plan with a proposed charge of 5,000 for each motor vehicle.
Importers of used cars could soon start paying a Sh2,000 inspection fee for each unit as the government renews its efforts to stop importation of foreign pests.
Vehicle assemblers raise output 50 percent in Q1
Summary
Data from the Kenya Motor Industry Association (KMI) shows that the formal dealers including Isuzu East Africa, Toyota Kenya and DT Dobie assembled a total of 1,979 units in the review period compared to 1,319 units a year earlier.
Overall new vehicle sales stood at 2,867 in the review period, with an increasingly larger share of them being put together locally, led by trucks.
Tuesday April 20 2021
Workers at the Isuzu East Africa Vehicle Assembly plant on Mombasa Road during December 2018 media tour. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG
By VICTOR JUMA
Summary
Data from the Kenya Motor Industry Association (KMI) shows that the formal dealers including Isuzu East Africa, Toyota Kenya and DT Dobie assembled a total of 1,979 units in the review period compared to 1,319 units a year earlier.
THE STANDARD By
Wainaina Wambu |
April 6th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Workers at the Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers (KVM) in Thika now have better contracts following sustained international pressure for improved terms.
Local and international labour unions have been campaigning against the piece rate system at the Thika-based car assembling plant, which paid workers on an hourly basis.
An update from the firm said that following support from the Volkswagen Works Council at the beginning of the year, the 42 workers have better contracts and will be paid monthly.
This push was led locally by the Amalgamated Union of Kenya Metal Workers (AUKMW) and taken internationally by the Industrial Global Union, which represents 50 million workers in 140 countries in the manufacturing, energy and mining sectors.
Number of motor vehicles assembled locally up 2.2pc
Monday February 08 2021
By VICTOR JUMA
Summary
The number of motor vehicles assembled locally rose 2.2 per cent in the year ended December, accounting for 63.6 per cent all new auto sales.
Data from the Kenya Motor Industry Association (KMI) shows that the formal dealers including Simba Corporation, Toyota Kenya and Isuzu East Africa assembled a total of 7,052 units in the review period.
This was a slight increase from 6,894 units that were assembled in 2019.
The number of motor vehicles assembled locally rose 2.2 per cent in the year ended December, accounting for 63.6 per cent all new auto sales.