EXCLUSIVE: Hyundai bounces back in SA after lockdown, even as it shuns electric cars
The bad news: There are no plans for electric vehicles, or bakkies – or what South Africans believe bakkies should be
12 February 2021 - 07:00
While competitors spend billions of rands on manufacturing and environmental projects, and change the way they do business to meet the demands of new motor industry policy, life at Hyundai Automotive SA carries on as it always has.
It may sell one of SA’s leading motor brands, but, as an importer, Hyundai doesn’t have to worry about doubling manufacturing volumes, supplier transformation, local content or any of the other issues preoccupying vehicle and components manufacturers as they prepare for the launch later this year of the government’s SA Automotive Masterplan...
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