Nairobi, Feb. 21 -- Motor vehicles assembled in Kenya rose 18.5 percent to hit a new high of 13,692 in the year ended December 2025, driven by expansion of new models being put together at plants in Nairobi and Mombasa.

Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics show that the assembled units rose from 11,555 the year before, with the growth seen as a response to tax incentives offered by the government to assemblers.

Motor vehicle parts headed to assembly parts are exempt from the 35 percent import duty on fully-built imports. They are also exempt from excise duty which is set at 20 percent, 25 percent and 35 percent depending on engine size and fuel type for internal combustion vehicles which continue to dominate the roads.

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