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Labour will pose hurdles to South Africa auto sector

Content type:
Expert Briefings
Location:
SOUTH AFRICA
Keywords associated with this article:
Geographic: South Africa, AF, Africa
Topical: economy, industry, automobile, policy, private sector, strike, unions, politics
ISSN:
2633-304X
Monday, March 9, 2015

South Africa's automobile sector.

The automotive sector is one of South Africa's largest industries, generating 7% of GDP and 11% of exports -- and is thus a critical foreign exchange earner. The government and vehicle manufacturers aim to increase production to 1.2 million units per year by 2020 (from around 566,000) through an industrial policy initiative, the Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP).

  • The fuel levy hike announced in the February budget speech is likely to offset the effect of lower global oil prices on the petrol price.
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