Automobile manufacturing in South Africa

Automobile manufacturing is a well known industry in South Africa.

Well-known brands such as BMW, Mercedes Benz and Toyota all have assembly plants producing thousands of cars every year for both domestic and international markets.

Cars are made up of approximately 30,000 parts and many of those parts are manufactured in South Africa.

Component manufacturers give the BBC an insight into their industry and discuss how they are coping with the coronavirus lockdown.

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