Volkswagen targets East Africa with Kenya car assembly plant

Volkswagen cars are parked outside a VW dealership in London, Britain. (Photo: Reuters)

Nairobi: Volkswagen's will resume producing cars in Kenya by the end of the year as it looks to sell more vehicles across the East African region.

After a four decade pause in production by the German carmaker in Kenya, VW will establish an assembly plant to initially produce its Vivo model, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Thomas Schafer, Volkswagen South Africa's chief executive, said.