BMW SA drives EV policy discussions to secure long-term production
The company says to motivate for EV manufacturing in this country with its Munich headquarters, it needs a government decision on policy
02 April 2023 - 08:51
BMW South Africa says making electric vehicles in South Africa will strengthen the country’s competitiveness as a manufacturing facility that produces cars for the German company.
This week, Peter van Binsbergen, CEO of the BMW Group in this country, said: “To secure long-term production in South Africa, we need to get production in EVs at some stage. We are encouraged that [trade, industry and competition] minister Ebrahim Patel is focusing on that and are in discussions about the strategy and policy. We see this as a necessity.”..
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