Report Coverage
The detailed report on the South African Vehicle Industry provides an overview of the sector, outlines current conditions and discusses factors that influence the success of the industry including Government support in the form of the Automotive Production Development Programme (APDP) and other initiatives. The report profiles 142 companies active in the manufacture of components and vehicles, as well as importers, retailers, vehicle repair and auto salvage companies. Included are multinationals BMW, Ford, Toyota and Volkswagen which have all either announced or completed multibillion-Rand additions to their existing South African assembly operations in the past two years. Also profiled is General Motors South Africa, which in May 2017 announced its decision to disinvest from South Africa and stop the manufacture and sales of the Chevrolet brand in the domestic market.
The South African Vehicle Industry
As the largest manufacturing sector in South Africa’s economy, vehicle and component production accounted for 33% of South Africa’s manufacturing output in 2016, while the contribution of the broader automotive industry to GDP was 7.4%; 4.7% for manufacturing and 2.7% for retail. Although the new vehicle market generated approximately R233bn in 2016, new vehicle sales recorded a year-on-year decline for the third year in succession. This has been attributed to the slowdown in the domestic economy, above average inflationary pressures in the new vehicle market and increases in interest rates.
Importance of the Export Market
In 2016 the country exported a record number of 344,859 vehicles up from 333,802 vehicles in 2015. The value of all automotive exports accounted for R171.1bn, which equates to 15.6% of total South African exports across all sectors. Passenger car exports comprised 70.8% of passenger car production with 237,715 passenger cars exported. The total value of automotive component exports reached R53bn with catalytic converters accounting for 41.3% of all component exports by value, earning R21.9bn, compared to R20.3bn in 2015.
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View Report Add to CartTable of Contents
| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | INTRODUCTION | 1 |
| 2. | DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY | 1 |
| 2.1. | The Motor Industry Development Programme (MIDP) and the Automotive Production Development Programme (APDP) | 3 |
| 2.2. | Retail | 5 |
| 2.3. | Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance | 6 |
| 2.4. | Auto Salvage | 6 |
| 2.5. | Industry Value Chain | 6 |
| 2.6. | Geographic Position | 7 |
| 3. | SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY | 10 |
| 4. | STATE OF THE INDUSTRY | 28 |
| 4.1. | Local | 28 |
| 4.1.1. | Corporate Actions | 38 |
| 4.1.2. | Regulations | 38 |
| 4.1.3. | Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development | 41 |
| 4.2. | Continental | 42 |
| 4.3. | International | 45 |
| 5. | INFLUENCING FACTORS | 47 |
| 5.1. | Government Support | 47 |
| 5.2. | Economic Environment | 49 |
| 5.3. | Labour | 50 |
| 5.4. | Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation | 52 |
| 5.5. | Environmental Concerns | 53 |
| 6. | COMPETITION | 55 |
| 6.1. | Barriers to Entry | 57 |
| 7. | SWOT ANALYSIS | 57 |
| 8. | OUTLOOK | 58 |
| 9. | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS | 58 |
| 10. | REFERENCES | 60 |
| 10.1. | Publications | 60 |
| 10.2. | Websites | 60 |
| COMPANY PROFILES – MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES | 62 | |
| BELL EQUIPMENT COMPANY S A (PTY) LTD | 62 | |
| BMW (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD | 65 | |
| BUSMARK 2000 (PTY) LTD | 67 | |
| F AND R CATAI TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD | 69 | |
| FAW VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS SA (PTY) LTD | 72 | |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (MANUFACTURING) (PTY) LTD | 74 | |
| GENERAL MOTORS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 77 | |
| IRIZAR SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 80 | |
| ISUZU TRUCK SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 82 | |
| IVECO SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 84 | |
| MAN TRUCK AND BUS (S A) (PTY) LTD | 86 | |
| MARCOPOLO SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 88 | |
| MERCEDES-BENZ SOUTH AFRICA LTD | 90 | |
| NISSAN (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD | 93 | |
| SCANIA SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 95 | |
| TATA AUTOMOBILE CORPORATION (SA) (PTY) LTD | 98 | |
| TFM INDUSTRIES (PTY) LTD | 100 | |
| TOYOTA SOUTH AFRICA MOTORS (PTY) LTD | 102 | |
| VOLKSWAGEN OF SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 105 | |
| VOLVO GROUP SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 107 | |
| COMPANY PROFILES - MANUFACTURERS BODIES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAILERS & SEMI TRAILERS | 112 | |
| AFRIT (PTY) LTD | 112 | |
| ANGELO KATER MOTOR TRIMMERS (PTY) LTD | 114 | |
| CABWORLD (PTY) LTD | 116 | |
| DENEL VEHICLE SYSTEMS (PTY) LTD | 119 | |
| DESERT WOLF CONSULTING (PTY) LTD | 121 | |
| F AND R CATAI TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD | 122 | |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (MANUFACTURING) (PTY) LTD | 125 | |
| GRW ENGINEERING (PTY) LTD | 128 | |
| MAN BUS AND COACH (PTY) LTD | 130 | |
| MAN TRUCK AND BUS (S A) (PTY) LTD | 132 | |
| MERCEDES-BENZ SOUTH AFRICA LTD | 134 | |
| PARAMOUNT TRAILERS (PTY) LTD | 137 | |
| ROUTE MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD | 139 | |
| TANK CLINIC (PTY) LTD | 141 | |
| TFM INDUSTRIES (PTY) LTD | 143 | |
| TFM MANUFACTURING (PTY) LTD | 145 | |
| TOYOTA SOUTH AFRICA MOTORS (PTY) LTD | 147 | |
| VOLKSWAGEN OF SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 150 | |
| WELFIT ODDY (PTY) LTD | 152 | |
| COMPANY PROFILES - SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES | 154 | |
| BARLOWORLD SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 154 | |
| BMW (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD | 160 | |
| CHRYSLER SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 162 | |
| COMBINED MOTOR HOLDINGS LTD | 166 | |
| FAW VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS SA (PTY) LTD | 169 | |
| FIAT GROUP AUTOMOBILES SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 171 | |
| HONDA MOTOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 173 | |
| IMPERIAL HOLDINGS LTD | 175 | |
| ISUZU TRUCK SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 193 | |
| IVECO SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 195 | |
| JAGUAR LAND ROVER (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD | 197 | |
| LAZARUS MOTOR COMPANY (PTY) LTD | 199 | |
| LSM DISTRIBUTORS (PTY) LTD | 201 | |
| MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 204 | |
| MARITIME MOTORS (PTY) LTD | 206 | |
| MCCARTHY LTD | 208 | |
| NISSAN (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD | 216 | |
| PEUGEOT CITROEN SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 218 | |
| RENAULT SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 221 | |
| SANDOWN MOTOR HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD | 225 | |
| SUBARU SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 228 | |
| SUPER GROUP LTD | 231 | |
| SUZUKI AUTO SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 235 | |
| TATA AUTOMOBILE CORPORATION (SA) (PTY) LTD | 238 | |
| UNITRANS AUTOMOTIVE (PTY) LTD | 240 | |
| VOERTUIE VIR ALMAL (PTY) LTD | 247 | |
| VOLVO GROUP SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 249 | |
| WATERWORLD (PTY) LTD | 254 | |
| COMPANY PROFILES - MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES (DEALERSHIP AND NATIONAL CHAINS) | 256 | |
| BARLOWORLD SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 256 | |
| CHRYSLER SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 262 | |
| COMBINED MOTOR HOLDINGS LTD | 266 | |
| F AND R CATAI TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD | 269 | |
| FAW VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS SA (PTY) LTD | 272 | |
| FIAT GROUP AUTOMOBILES SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 274 | |
| IMPERIAL HOLDINGS LTD | 276 | |
| IVECO SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 293 | |
| MCCARTHY LTD | 295 | |
| ROBERT BOSCH (PTY) LTD | 303 | |
| SANDOWN MOTOR HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD | 306 | |
| SUPER GROUP LTD | 309 | |
| UNITRANS AUTOMOTIVE (PTY) LTD | 313 | |
| COMPANY PROFILES - MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES (TYRE AND FITMENT CENTRE) | 319 | |
| AUTO AND TRUCK TYRES (PTY) LTD | 319 | |
| BANDAG SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 321 | |
| BRIDGESTONE SOUTH AFRICA COMMERCIAL (PTY) LTD | 323 | |
| BRIDGESTONE SOUTH AFRICA RETAIL (PTY) LTD | 325 | |
| CONTINENTAL TYRE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 327 | |
| HI-Q AUTOMOTIVE (PTY) LTD | 330 | |
| KWIK FIT SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 336 | |
| TIAUTO INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD | 338 | |
| TRENTYRE (PTY) LTD | 340 | |
| X-IT HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD | 344 | |
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| CENTRE) | 346 | |
| GLASFIT SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 346 | |
| PG GROUP (PTY) LTD | 353 | |
| COMPANY PROFILES - MANUFACTURING OF PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES | 357 | |
| ADIENT SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 357 | |
| ALFRED TEVES BRAKE SYSTEMS (PTY) LTD | 359 | |
| ATLANTIS FOUNDRIES (PTY) LTD | 361 | |
| AUNDE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 363 | |
| AUTO INDUSTRIAL GROUP (PTY) LTD | 365 | |
| AUTOCAST SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 367 | |
| AUTOX (PTY) LTD | 369 | |
| BENTELER SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 371 | |
| BORBET SA (PTY) LTD | 373 | |
| BOSAL AFRIKA (PTY) LTD | 375 | |
| CORNING PRODUCTS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 377 | |
| DANA SPICER AXLE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 379 | |
| FAURECIA EMISSIONS CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES (CAPE TOWN) (PTY) LTD | 381 | |
| FAURECIA EXHAUST SYSTEMS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 383 | |
| FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 385 | |
| FEDERAL-MOGUL OF SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 387 | |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (MANUFACTURING) (PTY) LTD | 390 | |
| FORMEX INDUSTRIES (PTY) LTD | 393 | |
| G U D HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD | 395 | |
| HESTO HARNESSES (PTY) LTD | 398 | |
| JOHNSON MATTHEY (PTY) LTD | 400 | |
| KAP INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS LTD | 402 | |
| LEAR SEWING (PTY) LTD | 406 | |
| LUMOTECH (PTY) LTD | 408 | |
| MA AUTOMOTIVE TOOL AND DIE (PTY) LTD | 410 | |
| MAHLE BEHR SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 412 | |
| MAXION WHEELS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 414 | |
| METINDUSTRIAL (PTY) LTD | 416 | |
| PASDEC AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES (PTY) LTD | 419 | |
| PFK ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD | 421 | |
| PG GROUP (PTY) LTD | 424 | |
| ROBERT BOSCH (PTY) LTD | 428 | |
| SCHAEFFLER SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 431 | |
| SMITHS MANUFACTURING (PTY) LTD | 434 | |
| STIRLING ACCESSORIES CC | 437 | |
| TENNECO EMISSION CONTROL (PTY) LTD | 439 | |
| TENNECO RIDE CONTROL SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 441 | |
| TORRE PARTS AND COMPONENTS (PTY) LTD | 443 | |
| UNIFRAX EMISSION CONTROL SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 447 | |
| COMPANY PROFILES - MOTOR VEHICLE SALVAGE INDUSTRY | 449 | |
| ACME SALVAGE (PTY) LTD | 449 | |
| BLUE SPEC HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD | 451 | |
| CITY DEEP SALVAGE COMPANY (PTY) LTD | 453 | |
| COASTLINE AUTO REBUILDS AND SPARES CC | 455 | |
| COMBINED AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD | 456 | |
| DYNAMIC SALVAGE MANAGEMENT CC | 458 | |
| GE IMPORTS AND EXPORTS CC | 460 | |
| GOUNDEN AND GOUNDEN CC | 462 | |
| M AND D HOUSE MOTORS CC | 464 | |
| SALVAGE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSALS (PTY) LTD | 465 |
