Tag: Car Importation
Car importers in panic as Kebs sticks to eight-year rule
•Importers are seeking an extension for clearance of 2013 units until March 2021 citing cargo scarcity for delays.
•Says...
More than 30,000 used cars risk being locked out – importers
•From January, 1 2021, only 2014 manufactured vehicles will be allowed into the country under the eight-year age limit rule.
Car importers call for waiver to clear stock stuck abroad
Motor vehicle importers have asked the government to give them a three months blanket waiver to import and reduce the backlog of...
Car importers seek extension for 2013 units on vessels scarcity
•December 31 is the last day for 2013 manufactured vehicles to be cleared into the country under the 8-years age limit rule.
Vessel scarcity hits car imports as 2013 units deadline nears
•This could see hundreds of units manufactured in 2013 fail to beat the eight-year rule whose deadline is December 31.
Used vehicles in Africa, blessing or curse?
For many decades, Africa has been the dumping ground for used light-duty vehicles; most of these used vehicles have failed or about...
No end to car import wars as firm accuses lawmakers of...
The row over the inspection of used motor-vehicles imported into Kenya deepened after one of the players accused Parliament of bias.
‘Notorous suspect’ arrested at JKIA over car importation fraud
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested who they termed as a notorious fraudster, Patrick Olindo Aswani, at the...
How to import a car in Kenya
If you’re planning to buy a car, chances are you’re really considering importing it. While some people prefer getting their cars straight from...
Car importers plead for waivers over COVID-19
Just like other sectors of the economy, the lockdown has also paralysed the car import industry.
Car importers have...
Kenya’s car imports could take 2 years to recover from COVID-19...
NAIROBI, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's car imports are likely to take two years to recover from the negative effects of the...
Used car imports steady despite depressed market prices
•Car importers have noted a 20 per cent increase on imports this months compared to between March and June, when the global...
LETTERS: Why Kenyans are buying imported used cars
Latest official data shows that Kenyans import about 8,000 used cars every month compared to 500 new cars sold on average.
Car imports, trade volumes drop 30% on coronavirus
Imports on used motor vehicles could drop sharply as the coronavirus spread continues to hit global supply chains.
This...
Kenyans risk radiation and poisonous goods,car importers warn
•While Kebs issues Certificates of Conformity (CoC) under the Pre-export verification of conformity to standards, its agents abroad have no capacity to...
State shelves plan to import BRT buses from SA
Local bus assembly and body fabricators are set for a major boost after Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Charles Hinga reversed...
