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Stellantis to Invest $160 Million in South Africa Auto Factory
ELLESMERE PORT, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 7: In this handout image provided by Stellantis, a vehicle body is prepared as part of the manufacturing process at Stellantis' Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant as Ellesmere Port marks the start of electric vehicle production on September 7, 2023 in Ellesmere Port, England. (Photo by Handout/Stellantis via Getty Images)
Stellantis NV will invest 3 billion rand ($160 million) to develop a new vehicle manufacturing facility in South Africa with the country’s Industrial Development Corp. and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition.
The factory will be built in a special economic zone near the ports of Ngqura and Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape province, where Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen AG, Ford Motor Co. have plants. The Stellantis facility is planned to be completed by the end of 2024 and could produce as many as 90,000 units a year, the department said.
Supported by government incentives, the automotive industry accounted for 4.9% of South Africa’s gross domestic product and 12.4% of exports last year, with manufacturers directly employing about 110,000 people, data from the Automotive Business Council show.
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