South Africa’s motor manufacturing industry is on a path towards structural decline that mirrors the country’s broader deindustrialisation trend, Toyota South Africa Motors CEO Andrew Kirby has warned.
Speaking at Toyota South Africa’s annual State of the Motor Industry briefing on Thursday, Kirby painted a picture of an industry that appears healthy on the surface – vehicle sales grew 15.7% last year and exports hit a record 411 000 units – but is increasingly fragile underneath.
The central problem is one of balance. Only 33% of all vehicles sold in South Africa last year were locally manufactured, down from 56% in 2006. At…
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