{"id":167781,"date":"2024-04-03T06:24:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T06:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/03\/this-months-naivasha-car-auction-poised-to-drastically-reduce-prices-of-japanese-cars\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T06:24:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T06:24:07","slug":"this-months-naivasha-car-auction-poised-to-drastically-reduce-prices-of-japanese-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/03\/this-months-naivasha-car-auction-poised-to-drastically-reduce-prices-of-japanese-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"This Month&#8217;s Naivasha Car Auction Poised to Drastically Reduce Prices of Japanese Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-309880\" alt=\"\" width=\"862\" height=\"398\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cars.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-309880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cars.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"862\" height=\"398\"  \/>Special Economic Zones Authority (Seza) Chief Executive Dr. Kenneth Chelule said preparations are almost complete for the inaugural auction of used Japanese cars in Naivasha, Nakuru County.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing attendees during the Sossit talent and field day in Bureti constituency, Dr. Chelule stated that the auction will reshape the automotive landscape across Africa by drastically reducing the cost of importing Japanese vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFor years, lovers of Japanese vehicles have had to incur huge expenses importing cars from Japan and dealing with the complexities of trading through the Japanese Yen,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBut that is now going to change through the launch of the Naivasha motor vehicle auction. The cost of the vehicles will be significantly lower.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dr Chelule mentioned that one of the key advantages of this initiative is the decision to conduct transactions in Kenyan shillings, thereby eliminating the complications associated with foreign currency transactions and empowering local buyers.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMotor vehicle buyers from the rest of African countries will have to buy the Kenyan shilling to trade and thus make the shilling stronger,\u201d<\/em> he said as quoted by the <em>Financial Standard<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The auction is scheduled to open to the public on April 24, 2024 at Naivasha\u2019s dry port.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Economic Zones Authority (Seza) Chief Executive Dr. Kenneth Chelule said preparations are almost complete for the inaugural auction of used Japanese cars in Naivasha, Nakuru County. 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