Details of Kenya s Plan to Power Cars With Sugarcane Extracts
A petrol station attendant pumping fuel into a car.
A quarter of a century has passed since Kenya launched into one of the most ambitious energy project in its history: the production and use of a substance called gasohol that can power vehicles.
The process of creating ethanol involves the growing of sugar cane, extracting molasses from it, and using it to make a high energy combustible spirit called ethanol.
The ethanol is then mixed with petrol to produce gasohol which is then used to power petrol-engine cars. For several years, Kenya has been experimenting with a home-grown fuel product that has replaced a small percentage of its oil imports.
Number of motor vehicles assembled locally up 2.2pc
Monday February 08 2021
By VICTOR JUMA
Summary
The number of motor vehicles assembled locally rose 2.2 per cent in the year ended December, accounting for 63.6 per cent all new auto sales.
Data from the Kenya Motor Industry Association (KMI) shows that the formal dealers including Simba Corporation, Toyota Kenya and Isuzu East Africa assembled a total of 7,052 units in the review period.
This was a slight increase from 6,894 units that were assembled in 2019.
The number of motor vehicles assembled locally rose 2.2 per cent in the year ended December, accounting for 63.6 per cent all new auto sales.
By Reuters Staff
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NAIROBI (Reuters) - The number of new cars sold in Kenya fell by 16% last year as the East African economy reeled from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, data from the industry association showed on Wednesday.
Kenya is a small market for new vehicles since many consumers are confined to second hand imports from Japan by purchasing power limitations, but it has attracted global automakers such as Volkswagen due to its growth potential.
The industry sold 11,086 new units last year, down from 13,199 in the previous year, the Kenya Motor Industry Association (KMIA) said.
Travel restrictions put in place by the government between March and July to contain the spread of the coronavirus hit new car sales hard, but the subsequent easing of the measures and a government cash boost for the industry propped up demand.
THE STANDARD By
Peter Theuri |
January 31st 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Car yard in Hurlingham, Nairobi. [David Njaaga, Standard]
That 2020 drove the world crazy is an unfunny paradox, especially because car sales in the country tanked significantly in the year.
Kenya Motor Industry Association (KMI) data show that between February and August 2020, activity in the motor industry was well below par, compared to the previous two years.
For the whole year, the local motor dealers had 2,113 car units shaved off their sales compared to 2019, as only 11,086 cars left showrooms. In 2019, the dealers sold 13,199 units.
But December 2020, which was the best month for the local car industry with sales of 1,287 units, had better sales than December 2019, when 1,124 cars were sold. It even bettered 2018’s December, when 1,097 units were sold.
Luxury car sales up 7pc, defying Covid-19 crisis
Monday January 25 2021
By VICTOR JUMA
Summary
Sales of new luxury cars rose seven percent in the year ended December, defying the economic slowdown brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Data from the Kenya Motor Industry Association (KMI) shows that the formal dealers including DT Dobie moved 152 units in the review period compared to 142 units the year before.
The performance is contrast to the overall new vehicles that recorded a 16 percent sales slump to 13,199 units in the same period on what has been attributed to the pandemic-induced economic crisis.
Sales of new luxury cars rose seven percent in the year ended December, defying the economic slowdown brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.