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IFC and NAACAM Partner to Support Local Manufacturers in South Africa’s Automotive Industry

Johannesburg, South Africa, June 2, 2022—To support the growth of the automotive sector in South Africa, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) today signed a partnership agreement with the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM), the industry association for automotive component manufacturers, to develop an automotive database to match the procurement needs of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 component manufacturers to sub-tier local suppliers in South Africa.

Through the partnership, IFC will provide support to NAACAM to develop a matchmaking platform, informed by inventories and databases of components that may be manufactured locally, that will enable OEMs and Tier 1s to be matched to competencies of Tier 2 and Tier 3 local suppliers. This will in turn allow sub-tier suppliers to gain access to valuable information on local supplier development opportunities and cultivate bankable projects that will help unlock private investment to scale local production.

As part of efforts to deepen local supply chains and drive economic transformation, the South African Automotive Masterplan (SAAM) aims to increase the market share of local component manufacturers in the automotive sector in South Africa by about 21 percentage points, up from the current 39 percent to reach 60 percent by 2035. OEMs and Tier 1s will be encouraged to meet localisation targets through the SAAM’s incentives framework.

“NAACAM members are heeding the call to deepen localisation. This not only delivers much needed employment and other economic benefits, but also reduces suppliers’ risks as they become less reliant on imported components and contributes to greater stability in local OEM value chains,” said Renai Moothilal, NAACAM Executive Director.

NAACAM President and KAP Automotive CEO, Ugo Frigerio, concurred. He said that whilst there has been policy advancements towards a higher localisation rate, a practical barrier to unlocking this is often inefficient flows of information between buyers and suppliers in the value chain. Often emerging suppliers and new entrants are unable to identify localisation opportunities in their area of engineering capability. At the same time, it is not easy for OEMs and Tier 1s to collate up-to-date information on new and existing suppliers in terms of capabilities and accreditations.

“South Africa’s automotive sector is a key catalyst for job creation and economic growth in the country. IFC is pleased to partner with NAACAM to develop a platform that will lead to more business opportunities for local component suppliers, facilitate the transfer of technology, competencies and skills from global manufacturers to local suppliers,” said Adamou Labara, IFC’s Country Manager for South Africa.

Through the agreement, South African local component manufacturers will be able to access peer learning opportunities with frontier countries to support capacity development. The agreement will also help address one of the key challenges encountered by OEMs and Tier 1s to identify potential suppliers at a sub-tier level.

The signing of the partnership agreement was attended by key automotive industry stakeholders, and took place at battery manufacturer, Auto-X’s Germiston facility in Johannesburg, South Africa.

About IFC

IFC—a member of the World Bank Group—is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2021, IFC committed a record $31.5 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity as economies grapple with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.

About NAACAM

NAACAM is recognised as the voice of the South African automotive component industry both domestically and internationally. As a member driven organisation NAACAM is at the forefront of industry leadership, representation, and stakeholder engagement for automotive component manufacturers. NAACAM devotes many resources towards positively impacting the localisation, transformation, and supplier development environment in SA. For more information, visit https://naacam.org.za/

Contact details:

For IFC:

Hlazo Mkandawire

Phone: +27 83 795 0338

E-mail: [email protected]

For NAACAM:

Shivani Singh

Phone: +27 (0)11 392 4060

E-mail: [email protected]

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