Automotive

OVERVIEW Automotive and components

The major marques are investing in new models.

All of Gauteng’s large automobile manufacturers are investing in new model production. The most recent outlay announced in April 2019 was by Nissan, which will use its Rossyln plant to produce the Navara pick-up vehicle. A second shift of workers will be needed to cover the new vehicle (adding to the two bakkies already made at the site) and the total investment will be R3-billion.

Other major investments include: • R3-billion by Ford at Silverton, to produce the Ford Ranger (which broke its own export records in 2018, with 68 364 units) • R6.1-billion by BMW at Rosslyn for the manufacture of the new BMW X3 model • R260-million by BMW on an expanded campus at Midrand, comprising head office, financial services, centres for training and IT, a restaurant and a gym • UD Trucks, a part of the Volvo group, will assemble the Croner heavy commercial vehicle at Rosslyn.

Gauteng is also home to a strong automotive components industry, together with several bus and truck assembly plants. These include Scania, TFM Industries and MAN Truck and Bus South Africa, as well as the Chinese truck manufacturer FAW, which owns an assembly plant in Isando. Beijing Automotive Works (BAW) assembles taxis at Springs and has committed (with its partners) to investment of R250-million. Armoured cars are also produced in Gauteng. The Paramount Group has signed a contract to supply the United Arab Emirates with its latest armoured personnel carrier, the Mbombe 4. In 2019 the defence and aerospace group also announced the creation of Paramount South

ONLINE RESOURCES

Automotive Industry Development Centre: www.aidc.co.za National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa: www.naamsa.co.za National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers: www.naacam.co.za

SECTOR HIGHLIGHTS

The Paramount Group has established a South African subsidiary.

Africa so that it can participate in the local market.

DCD Protected Mobility manufactures armoured cars in Boksburg, which are branded as Vehicle Mounted Mine Detectors. In nearby Benoni, BAE Systems OMC designs and manufactures protected vehicles.

The Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC), the City of Tshwane and the Tshwane Economic Development Agency (TEDA) are collaborating on a strategic project to boost the sector with a focus on infrastructure.

Incentives are available to firms and investors within the automotive industry. The National Department of Trade and Industry (dti), working together with the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa, has set targets for 2035 to increase production to 1% of world volumes (which would mean 1.4-million more vehicles made in SA), increasing local content and doubling employment and blackowned businesses in the sector.

National Metrology Institute of South Africa

The science of measurement.

The National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA) underpins all accurate measurements for South Africa and the region, contributing to the overall quality of life, trade and regulatory environments. NMISA is responsible for ensuring measurement equivalence with the global system of measurement, the International System of Units (SI). NMISA contributes to all government key priorities and the 12 national outcomes, and has aligned its key programmes to the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) priority sectors and the NSI goals with a special focus on: • Units, National Measurement System (NMS) and measurement capabilities (shortening the traceability chain for Africa, revised SI) • Reference materials (feed and food safety, African specific matrix, etc) • Manufacturing competitiveness (advanced manufacturing, agro-processing and beneficiation) • Green economy (environmental monitoring and cleaner production) • Energy efficiency (accurate measurement and development of energy-saving technologies) • Quality of life (medical diagnostics and treatment, law enforcement, environmental health and safety) Advanced measurement solutions (in support of national priority programmes such as the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), infrastructure development) Commercialisation (business development, logistics) Regional integration (advancement of conformity assessment, AfCFTA, connection of the national and regional metrology system internationally)

All NMS maintenance and product development are captured under research programmes. Once the product has matured and is ready to be offered to industry as a service, the projects are captured under the Commercial Services programme. These projects then include dissemination services associated with traceability to the NMS that generate revenue.

In cases where industry is not able to provide a measurement service or calibration, this service is then offered by NMISA (pending resources and affordability). If a measurement service is not routine and includes innovation or advanced interpretation, the service is captured under the research programmes for development until such service can be offered to industry.

The NMISA is part of the Department of Trade and Industry’s (the dti) family of Technical Infrastructure (TI) Institutes. Together the TI is responsible for the measurement standards and sciences, procedures and regulations as well as accreditation that gives confidence in goods and products and allows for successful prosecution in cases of non-compliance.

CONTACT DETAILS

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