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Associated Vehicle Assemblers

Associated Vehicle Assemblers Limited
Company typeLimited
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1977; 48 years ago (1977)
HeadquartersMombasa, Kenya
Area served
Kenya

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

History

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Murage, Zacharia Nganga: The vehicle assembly industry in Kenya: An economic evaluation, Nairobi 1983.
  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. ^ a b c d e Overview of Overseas Production Affiliates: Africa Archived 2020-11-10 at the Wayback Machine auf der Website von Toyota.
  4. ^ a b c d David Herbling: Toyota drops bid to buy AVA Archived 2023-05-02 at the Wayback Machine, in: Business Daily vom 10. Februar 2013.
  5. ^ a b Marshalls E.A. Ltd Archived 2016-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, Hinweis auf der Website der Marshalls EA Ltd.
  6. ^ a b Gitonga Maret: Toyota Kenya opens Sh500m bus assembly plant in Mombasa Archived 2023-04-18 at the Wayback Machine, in: Business Daily vom 19. Februar 2013.
  7. ^ a b Toyota assembly and parts plants Archived 2023-05-02 at the Wayback Machine, 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". Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2019-02-09.