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Kenya is the Largest Importer of Used Cars from Japan
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Obi 1 Kanobi
#1 Posted : Tuesday, August 04, 2009 11:07:00 AM
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That is some real statistic,although its just the largest in Africa and number 4 in the world as per a story by Business Daily.

Apparently we import more than SA,clearly Kenya with all its problems still has some impressive middle class and some real financial muscle. And this is despite the YOM restriction that we have and TZ/UG don't and the duty that effectively doubles the price.

Soon the world will need to stand up and appreciate that this democratic bad boy can handle its own sh*t.

Thank you US and EU,but we will not be requiring your lectures.



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simonkabz
#2 Posted : Tuesday, August 04, 2009 11:16:00 AM
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Phew! One more thing to show to them pessimists.

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Wendz
#3 Posted : Tuesday, August 04, 2009 11:23:00 AM
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That tells you how far we would be if we were our own car manufacturers..... we could be the next big thing among the emerging economies.

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Obi 1 Kanobi
#4 Posted : Tuesday, August 04, 2009 11:24:00 AM
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Correct @ Simonkabz

This is the kind of stat we should be giving to them haters when they tell us about our slums,poverty et al.

It doesn't change anything but atleast it balances the picture and creates more interest for people looking to invest real money in new markets.


I've noticed the youth in particular coming in to a workplace with a completely outsized notion of their own value and importance... just a thinly-veiled arrogance. May be the credit crunch induced recession is whats needed to remind us all about the value of hard work.... By Anonymous
"The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline." James Collins
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justrant
#5 Posted : Tuesday, August 04, 2009 11:37:00 AM
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@Obi... what are the figures? Haven't seen the BD hardcopy but the online story doesn't quote any figures to justify the story.

@all,i dont see any reason to thump our chests. We are just a dumping ground....Yes,an a greedy one at that. While other countries (notably Russia) upped the year of manufacture on used imported cars,and Britain and US have a cash-fo-clankers scheme,we take pride in driving waste!
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The General
#6 Posted : Tuesday, August 04, 2009 11:52:00 AM
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@ Obi,well put

@ Justrant,try not to miss the point being put across by Obi..

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Wendz
#7 Posted : Tuesday, August 04, 2009 11:59:00 AM
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@Just

But at least we can afford more 'waste' than majority of our peers........ which makes a big difference. Isnt a man eating at a dumpsite better than one dying of hunger in the wilderness?

What we should look at now is to ban cars that are more than 15years in the country... and probably look at a possibility of exporting them to ug,tz,rw,buj etc.... Come to think of it... creates business,huh?

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Obi 1 Kanobi
#8 Posted : Tuesday, August 04, 2009 12:00:00 PM
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@Justrant

So in your opinion,at which point are we supposed to thump our chests,everybody else in the world is always busy thumping their chests and wagging their fingers at us.

The 'cash for clunkers scheme' has bee necessitated by the near collapse of the car industries in the EU and US so its more of a forced solution,which so happens to be good.

Used cars are sold the world over,infact ask any briton or American what his first car was and you will get your answer.

@ wendz its not eating in a dumpsite,as I said before,most countries in the world do not even have restrictions on YOM,I know TZ and UG allow older cars. Philippines allows upto 10 years.

I've noticed the youth in particular coming in to a workplace with a completely outsized notion of their own value and importance... just a thinly-veiled arrogance. May be the credit crunch induced recession is whats needed to remind us all about the value of hard work.... By Anonymous
"The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline." James Collins
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Kaigangio
#9 Posted : Tuesday, August 04, 2009 12:06:00 PM
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I quite agree with justrant...we should not be happy about being the largest importer of the second hand vehicles that have failed the emissions tests in Japan....these vehicles are just but dumped here since there is no strict regulations that govern the environmental polution......

we need to appreciate one thing though...that the middle class is still having cash that could be tapped by investors.....


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adept
#10 Posted : Tuesday, August 04, 2009 12:07:00 PM
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I didnt believe until I saw the 2007 numbers

http://japan-used-car-ex...nese-used-vehicles.html
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