Car and General (Kenya) Ltd
Vijay Gidoomal qualified as a lawyer from Clifford Chance in the UK in 1992. He returned to Kenya in 1993 and was responsible for establishing Car & General operations in Uganda and Tanzania as Executive Director. He became the Managing Director of Car & General in 1996 and oversaw a complete restructuring of the company’s revenue base, gradually introducing new product lines that included the pioneering of the introduction of three wheelers and two wheelers as taxis in East Africa. Vijay has seen the company grow regionally with representation in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Seychelles, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia. In 2017, C&G entered a joint venture agreement with Cummins Inc to represent Cummins products in Eastern Africa. He has also seen C&G expand its franchise representation that include Doosan construction equipment, Kubota tractors, Garmin GPS devices, Toyota forklifts, Cummins diesel generators, Briggs & Stratton power equipment, TVS and Suzuki motorcycles, Piaggio three wheelers, Mercury outboard engines, Ingersoll-Rand air compressors, Motorol lubricants and MRF tyres. The company has won a number of awards – it has been named Cummins distributor of the year, TVS distributor of the year, Piaggio distributor of the year and also received Kenya Revenue Authority’s distinguished taxpayer award in the motorcycle registration category. He is an active member of the Young Presidents Association, its past Chairman (Kenya Chapter) and regional board member.
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Car and General (Kenya) Ltd
Car & General (Kenya) Limited is a holding company engaged in the supply of generators, motorbikes, laundry equipment, lawn mowers, scooters, marine engines, construction equipment and a range of power generation, automotive and engineering products in East Africa. The Company's segments include Trade and Workshop, which is engaged in sales and service of power equipment, household goods, agricultural tractors and implements, marine engines, motor cycles, motor cars, three-wheeler vehicles, commercial laundry equipment, commercial engines and general goods; Investment properties, which is engaged in property rentals, and Poultry, which is engaged in day old chick farming. It offers its products under various categories, such as Cummins power generation, including Cummins LHp and Cummins MHp; TVS motor bikes, including TVS MAX 4R and TVS STAR LX; Kubota tractors, including Kubota Tractors M4508, Kubota Tractors M7040 and Kubota Tractors M9540; MRF tires, and Toyota Forklifts.