Associated Vehicle Assemblers

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

Associated Vehicle Assemblers Limited
TypeLimited
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1977 (1977)
HeadquartersMombasa, Kenya
Area served
Kenya

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]

References
  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, Pressemitteilung vom 11. März 2016.
  3. Overview of Overseas Production Affiliates: Africa auf der Website von Toyota.
  4. David Herbling: Toyota drops bid to buy AVA, in: Business Daily vom 10. Februar 2013.
  5. Marshalls E.A. Ltd, Hinweis auf der Website der Marshalls EA Ltd.
  6. Gitonga Maret: Toyota Kenya opens Sh500m bus assembly plant in Mombasa, in: Business Daily vom 19. Februar 2013.
  7. 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.
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