Associated Vehicle Assemblers Ltd, (AVA) was founded in August 1977, and is an automotive and commercial vehicle manufacturer with headquarters in Mombasa, Kenya. The plant operates for different dealer networks of different brands, which the vehicles are then distributed in Africa, the Middle East and to some extent in Europe. Current clients include Mitsubishi Motors, Scania, TATA Motors as well as the Toyota. The company employs about 360 workers and assembles up to 9,000 vehicles per year, of which 1,000 are Toyota alone. The company is 50% owned by Marshalls East Africa Limited.