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CHRIS BARRON: State policy stalling SA EV plans
Mikel Mabasa, CEO of NAAMSA, says unless we up our game, automakers and overseas markets will seek greener pastures
11 September 2022 - 08:40
Mikel Mabasa, CEO of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (NAAMSA), says while the government dithers over an urgently needed support policy for electric vehicles, more wide-awake countries such as Egypt and Morocco are gearing up to grab our overseas markets.
“They are moving at a fast pace in terms of adopting policies around the production of new-energy vehicles. And their proximity to Europe is our biggest concern because those guys are going to eat our lunch,” he says...
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