Dear PtSA Member,
PtSA, a member of the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) shares this brief with you exclusively as our member.
This week, when celebrating International Electric Vehicle Day, important issues such as pricing of EV vehicles and the disruptive supply chain were focus point being discussed in international media.
It is a catch-22 situation… on one side we have pricing and availability of parts and on the other side we have the implications of improving our environment by going green and being sustainable. The AAAM brief this week features a few in-depth articles about each of the leading manufacturers on the continent – challenges to overcome as well as the regulation processes being addressed.
Enjoy the read!
The Africa Automotive News Briefing provides a weekly summary of key automotive developments from across the continent for AAAM members.
Progressive Automotive Development Policy in Ghana with AAAM
The African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) fully supports the Government of Ghana, as it moves ahead in implementing the balance of the provisions of its progressive Automotive Development Policy, which since its initial inception has seen three new assembly plants commence production of OEM models from VW, Toyota, Nissan and Peugeot. This is in addition to Ghana’s own assembler, Kantanka, Before the end of 2022 three more OEMs will commence the assembling of Hyundai, Kia and Isuzu vehicles.
Read more via The South Africa
AAAM APPOINTS JEFFREY OPPONG PEPRAH AS VICE PRESIDENT FOR WEST AFRICA
The African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) has appointed the President of the Automotive Assemblers Association of Ghana (AAAG), Jeffrey Oppong Peprah as Vice President representing West Africa. This is in addition to the Vice Presidents representing North and Southern Africa as well as a Vice President for the Component Chapter. The President of AAAM is Mike Whitfield who is also the Managing Director of Nissan Africa.
What Nigeria should do to make automotive sector investment climate attractive- Luqman Mamudu
LUQMAN MAMUDU is a former Director of Policy and Planning at the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) and Principal Partner at Transtech Industrial Consulting. Mamudu spoke to Harrison Edeh of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR) on the constraints dragging down the success of Nigeria’s automotive sector.
NASS commends Dangote-Sinotruk’s vehicle assembling plant
The National Assembly has commended Dangote Sinotruk West Africa for its commitment to Nigeria’s economic development through investment in a vehicle assembly plant in the country. In a statement, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Industry, Tokunbo Abiru, said with Dangote Sinotruk West Africa, Nigeria’s path to self-reliance in vehicle assembling, had begun.
The Economics of driving an Electric Vehicle in Nigeria
Interest in driving Electric vehicles (EV) has surged over the years despite doubts about whether it is viable for the Nigerian market especially due to electricity supply challenges and terrible road networks.
Crash course for the auto market
Cars have long been the conventional mode of transportation in Egypt, but the recent instability of prices has left consumers questioning their convenience, writes Khaled El-Ghamry. Egypt’s auto sector continues to suffer from instability and unprecedented price hikes due to supply shortages caused by import complications and hardships experienced by importers because of shortages of the foreign currency they need for import documents such as letters of credit.
Renault Tanger to Launch First Electric Car Manufacturing Line in 2023
Renault Tanger, a French car manufacturer, announced today plans to launch its first electric car manufacturing line in 2023. The company made the announcement on Tuesday during a ceremony celebrating the 10th anniversary of the company in Morocco, Renault said in a statement.
Read more via Morocco World News
Morocco will double the production of electric cars in two years
Morocco’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour, has announced that his country’s electric car production capacity will reach 100,000 vehicles per year in two to three years, doubling current production. “This goal can be achieved with current industrial capacities, without taking into account future foreign investments,” Mezzour said, according to Asharq Business.
Kenya’s electric mobility transformation can offer a model for other countries
Most Kenyans hop on the back of a motorbike taxi, known locally as a boda-boda, to get around town. With 22 million rides per day, it’s a sector that provides an estimated 1 million direct jobs for drivers. A cheaper, faster mode of transportation that can dodge traffic and access hard-to-reach areas, motorbike ridership in Kenya is expected to triple by 2030. However, these bikes are 10 times more polluting than cars, deteriorating air quality and threatening people’s health.
New automotive factory an economic boost for KZN
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the investment commitment by both Ford and Metair Investments reflects long-term confidence in South Africa as a key link in the global automotive value chain.
SA motor industry relief as electric vehicle manufacturing plans start to take shape
South Africa is at risk of losing export markets as major trade partners ditch gas-guzzlers. Our biggest markets are banning imports and sales of ICE vehicles within less than eight years and yet SA’s hardly even started producing new energy vehicles.
Dave Coffey – CEO – African Association of Automotive Manufacturers – ceo@aaamafrica.com
Victoria Backhaus-Jerling – Head of Project Office, South Africa – VDA-AAAM Partner Africa Project – victoria.jerling.extern@vda.de
Issaka Tetteh – Project Manager, ECOWAS Region – VDA-AAAM Partner Africa Project – iltetteh@aaamafrica.com
Regards