South Africa's Car Industry Is Winning and Losing at the Same Time
There is a strange contradiction sitting at the heart of South Africa's automotive sector in 2026. By one measure, it has never performed better: naamsa's Automotive Trade Manual puts 2025 export earnings at a record R291 billion, up from R268.8 billion the year before, with 414,271 vehicles shipped to 109 countries. By another measure, the industry that builds those cars is under real strain,…
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