Campaign for joint East Africa vehicle assembly engages top gear

Second hand cars aligned at the port of Mombasa after being offloaded from the Cargo ship on October 24, 2018. PHOTO FILE | NMG  

East African states are moving towards an integrated automotive market through the establishment of the Regional Automotive Industry Platform of East Africa.

They hope it will serve as an incentive for global automotive manufacturers to invest in the region in both assembly and component manufacture.