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The products to be distributed by C&G include diesel engines, turbochargers, alternators and generators. PHOTO | FILE
By VICTOR JUMA, vjuma@ke.nationmedia.com
In Summary
Auto maker Car & General
(C&G) is set enter a joint distributorship venture with
Netherlands-based Cummins BV whose diesel engines and generators it has
been selling alone in the region for years.
The partnership will consolidate the sales, service and
support of Cummins products in East Africa, the Nairobi Securities
Exchange-listed firm said in a statement.
The products include diesel engines, turbochargers, alternators and generators.
“The joint venture will take over the full-line
distributor business from C&G, Cummins’ current distributor in East
Africa,” C&G said Friday.
The territory comprise 11 countries – Kenya,
Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Seychelles, South Sudan, Rwanda,
Somalia, Eritrea and Burundi.
“We see untapped growth opportunities in East
Africa and are looking forward to expanding Cummins’ customer support in
the region,” the vice president of Cummins Africa Gino Butera commented
on the partnership that is set to commence operations early next year.
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