State to stop imports of used cars in five years

Drivers off-load imported cars from the MV Grand Venus soon after the ship docked at the port of Mombasa loaded with more than two thousand motor vehicles in 2019. [File, Standard]

The government plans to phase out the importation of second-hand vehicles by 2026 in an effort to grow the local car assembly industry.

This is among several measures planned by the Industrialisation ministry to streamline the motor assembly sector.