Nairobi, March 6 -- Isuzu East Africa has won the rights to distribute UD trucks in the Kenyan market, taking over the franchise from CMC Motors Group, which exited the sale of motor vehicles to focus on agricultural equipment.

The move will see Isuzu become a multi-brand dealer once again, building on its namesake buses, trucks and pick-ups through which it has taken a 46.96 percent overall market share in the new vehicle market.

Isuzu previously also sold Chevrolet cars but a 2017 deal that saw General Motors sell its 57.7 percent stake in the dealer to Japan's Isuzu Motors Limited closed out the American franchise agreement.

Isuzu says the sales of UD trucks will start in the second half of this year, a move that is set to lift its ...