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End of an era for car factories in South Africa | SA News

11 January 2026 by Guest


After roughly a century of continental dominance in vehicle manufacturing, South Africa has been dethroned as Africa’s largest vehicle producer, with Morocco becoming the new leader.

The country reached a key annual production target of one million vehicles in early December 2025, an increase of roughly 79% from the 559,645 it produced in the entire 2024.

The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) has yet to publish the local industry’s final production tally for the…

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