Dithering over EVs could cost SA its crown as Africa’s vehicle hub, Naamsa warns
Government is a year behind schedule on a report aiming to encourage the local EV industry, while companies in Europe, Asia and Africa are poaching SA automotive engineers
03 October 2022 - 15:06
UPDATED 04 October 2022 - 14:50
SA’s diminishing status as the production hub of the African motor industry will shrink faster if government continues to dither on the local future of electric vehicles (EVs), says Mikel Mabasa, CEO of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (Naamsa).
He told a press conference on Monday the local industry was also experiencing a technical brain-drain, as motor companies in Europe, Asia and Africa poached SA automotive engineers to work on EV technologies...
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