Mumbai, Oct. 13 -- Pune-headquartered electric vehicle manufacturer EKA Mobility has signed an MoU with Kerchanshe Trading, a diversified business group in Ethiopia, to establish distribution, assembly and aftersales operations for EKA vehicles across East Africa.

The agreement was signed in Dubai by Dr. Sudhir Mehta, Founder and Chairman of EKA Mobility and Dr. Israel Dejene, CEO and Chairman of Kerchanshe Trading.

EKA Mobility brings expertise in electric buses, small commercial vehicles and three-wheelers. Kerchanshe Trading PLC, which works across agriculture, construction and automotive sectors, has experience in industrial operations and vehicle assembly.

The collaboration includes plans to establish a local CKD assembly plant fo...