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Toyota Kenya Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota based in Nairobi, Kenya. Tompany was founded in January 2012 as a successor to Toyota East Africa Limited. It is the importer and distributor of Toyota, Yamaha, Hino and Suzuki vehicles to Kenya.
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]
Most vehicles sold today are designed and manufactured by Toyota, while some vehicles are produced by other companies and supplied to Toyota through an OEM supply basis. Many models are limited to some regions, while some others are marketed worldwide. This list does not include vehicles from Lexus, Scion, Daihatsu or Hino brands.
Mobius II. Kenya is currently attempting to completely build its own cars. After building its first car in the late 80's (the Nyayo Car), Kenya has a shot at the industry with Mobius Motors, which was founded in 2009. with KIBO Africa Limited, motorcycles have been rolling out from this local manufacturer.
In Kenya the Probox is associated with reckless drivers, and the vehicle is also preferred by corrupt police and a kidnapping gang. [5] [7] In 2019, the country banned the use of the Probox and Toyota Sienta for minibus use, citing frequent overloading of up to 14 passengers, instead of the 5 passengers it is designed for. [8]
In Argentina and Brazil, it was sold as the Toyota Corona (as seen on brochures), but in Chile and Peru, it was sold as the Corona Avensis. In Greece, the Toyota Corona model name had long been synonymous with "taxi", so Avensis' sold for taxi use received "Toyota Corona" badging until the 2000 facelift. [ 2 ]
List of Toyota model codes; Toyota hybrid vehicles * List of Toyota vehicles; 0–9. Toyota 4Runner; Toyota 86; Toyota 700; Toyota 1000; Toyota 2000GT; A. Toyota A1 ...
Mobius Motors Kenya Limited was a vehicle re-assembler founded in 2010. The company was incorporated in the United Kingdom in 2010 and registered in Kenya in 2011. As of 2018, the company was in the process of building an in country manufacturing plant.