The recently launched Automotive Incubation Centre Rosslyn Nissan in Pretoria will boost the capacity of local manufacturers of automotive parts and components to compete with international suppliers.
The centre, which it to be the second of its kind in the country, is aimed at establishing and nurturing small- and medium-sized enterprises that can supply components to Nissan South Africa’s production line, while they receive training on meeting international standards for automotive parts and components.
“We must view this initiative within the broader context of the need to re-industrialise our economy and increase local production on a grand scale,” Gauteng Premier David Makhura said, hailing the centre as a very important step towards radically transforming the economy and foster increased economic participation by women, youth and black people.
With local manufacturers only able to meet 35% of parts and components supply requirements, South Africa has been importing the shortfall.
