SA’s auto industry: Is the playing field level?
Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, spokesperson for Misa, discusses the importance of local manufacturers in job creation, the Automotive Masterplan 2035 and imported vehicle dumping.
South Africa's Automotive Masterplan 2035 aims to increase local vehicle production and deepen localisation, but industry stakeholders argue that imported vehicles-particularly from lower-cost producers-undermine domestic manufacturers' competitiveness. The debate centres on whether current tariff and trade protections adequately shield local assemblers and component makers, whose expansion is tied to job creation targets under the masterplan.
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