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Luxury electric car imports rise amid record fuel price hikes

Some of the 3,800 cars, including electric vehicles, that were offloaded from the Grande Florida, a vessel operated by Grimaldi Lines, which docked at the Port of Lamu on March 17, 2026. [Robert Menza, Standard]

The landscape of the Kenyan automotive market is set to witness a major shift following the importation of the first premium luxury Electric Vehicles (EVs) through the port of Mombasa. 

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