Biographical Info
ABOUT DT DOBIE
Colonel David Dobie, a veteran of World War 2, started D.T Dobie in 1949. From humble beginnings, the company started out with the Mercedes-Benz franchise for East Africa which included both passenger and heavy commercial vehicles.
- In 1964, the organization was awarded the sole franchise distributorship of Nissan passenger and light commercial vehicles in Kenya.
- The company was in the year 2000 acquired by CFAO, a French company that was then a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Pinault Printemps-Redoute (PPR) group. In 2012 Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC) became the majority shareholder of CFAO after acquiring 97.81 %.
- In 2001 they were awarded the Jeep franchise for Kenya.
- In 2014 they were appointed the franchise dealers for VW passenger and light commercial vehicles.
DT Dobie enjoys unmatched after-sales service facilities and has an unrivalled service network consisting of branches in Mombasa, Nakuru and Kisumu with dealers and service centres countrywide.
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Updated 2 years ago.