Update: Linglong Group signs $800m deal for Kenya automotive parts plant
23 Sep 2025
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MoU signed during Arise-IIP Kenya Investment Forum earlier this month
Nairobi – Linglong Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kenya’s Ministry of Investment to build an $800-million (€680 million) factory in the country.
The agreement was signed on 16 Sept during the Arise-IIP Kenya Investment Forum 2025 and witnessed by President William Samoei Ruto, according to the Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest).
The automotive spare parts plant, to be located in Mariakani, Kilifi County, Mombasa, will create more than 1,500 jobs, KenInvest said in a social media post.
Details on production capacity, products or construction timelines have not been disclosed.
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