Chery group and Wuhu Chery Technology (Chery Tech) this week hosted its first supplier investment conference in Rosslyn, Pretoria, as part of the Chinese car maker’s efforts to build a localised automotive supply chain ecosystem in South Africa.
Chery Tech is a Chery group business and focuses on auto parts manufacturing, supply chain management and automotive services.
Chery acquired the Nissan plant in Rosslyn earlier this year, and aims to start vehicle production towards the back-end of next year.
The assembly project has a 40% localisation target by 2028.
This week’s supplier investment conference brought together public sector leaders, industry associations, international component manufacturers and local suppliers, in an effort to familiarise Chery’s global supplier network with the South African industry.
