Nissan SA aiming to produce three models for Africa at Rosslyn plant

Nissan South Africa is aiming to produce two further models at its plant in Rosslyn in Pretoria in addition to its Navara one-ton pickup.

These retrenchments became necessary when the company was unable to secure an immediate replacement model for the NP200 for production at its Rosslyn plant.The end of production of the NP200 means the plant will only be producing the Navara model. Klenkiewicz said Nissan SA has managed to partly compensate for the lost NP200 production by entering new markets in Africa.

He said the Navara is only produced in a few countries globally, and the plant in Rosslyn is much closer to countries surrounding and close to Africa than the Nissan plant in Thailand. This is because any reduction in the incentives Nissan SA received will negatively impact the cost competitiveness of models produced in South Africa. ADVERTISEMENT CONTINUE READING BELOW “We have tried to compensate fully or as much as we can with the new destinations, the new Navara specifications and also the enhanced programmes dedicated to specific countries, like the DKD production for Ghana, but we couldn’t compensate fully for that loss.

But ElDessouky said the automotive industry in Africa is young and needs to grow, with motorisation rates in Africa at only 42 vehicles per 1 000 people.Africa: the final frontier for the automotive industry ElDessouky said Nissan is putting a lot of effort into Africa, which is demonstrated by its special presence on the continent.

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