Finance and Economic Opportunities
(1) Whether his Department made any submissions to the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition on the Auto Green Paper on the advancement of new energy vehicles; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) can a copy of the submission be made available;
(2) (a) what are the current initiatives of the provincial government for components and component availability for the automotive sector in the province, (b) what is the current footprint of the automotive sector in the province, including in small- and medium-sized businesses, and (c) what are the current skill levels for automotive and related services in the province?
Question 8.1
(a)Comments were drafted by the Department of Economic Development and Tourism in collaboration with GreenCape, and submitted on behalf of the Western Cape Government on 04 June 2021.
b) A copy of the submission as well as the gazette notice is attached as Appendix A and Appendix B, respectively.
Question 8.2
- What are the current initiatives of the provincial government for components and component availability for the automotive sector in the province?
The Western Cape government does not currently have specific projects and interventions for the automotive component manufacturing industry besides addressing specific ease of doing business challenges as required by the industry, as well as skills development programmes that are included in the tool, die and mould (TDM) industry by Production Technology of SA.
- What is the current footprint of the automotive sector in the province, including in small- and medium-sized businesses?
- The SA automotive industry is reasonably small with most of the automotive component manufacturers located close to the major Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEMs) situated in Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal.
- The Western Cape automotive manufacturing sector employs approximately 2,500 people which represents 11% of the national automotive manufacturing sector and 5% of the total manufacturing employment in the Western Cape.
- The automotive component manufacturing companies and some of the members that form part of the Western Cape Automotive Cluster include:
Nr | Name of company | Description | Location |
1 | Atlantis Foundries
| Manufacturers of engine blocks mainly for medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, diesel applications. Smaller blocks for passenger cars, diesel, and gasoline applications. | Atlantis |
2 | CONTROL INSTRUMENTS AUTOMOTIVE (Pty) Ltd (formerly Dana SA/Gabriel SA)
| Gabriel shock absorbers, struts, and gas lifts. Electrical components, brake components, industrial products, ignition components, fuel components, switches and lighting, cooling components, cables and terminals, WARN off road products, steering & suspension products, workshop equipment, emergency lighting equipment, VDO Automotive, VDO Commercial, VDO Marine, Shurlok security systems, car alarms and immobilisers. | Retreat |
3 | CREATIVE GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL | Functional and decorative decals, graphics, badges emblems, dashboard trims and chrome injection moulded parts. | Ottery |
4 | MAGNA MIRRORS South Africa (Pty) Ltd | Motor vehicle rear view mirrors - interior/exterior (painted and unpainted), door handles, window regulators. | Atlantis |
5 | Q TEC MOULDING (Pty) Ltd | Manufacturers of injection moulded plastic components for the automotive, agricultural and engineering markets. | Brackenfell |
6 | SENIOR FLEXONICS SA (Pty) Ltd | Stainless steel flexible exhaust decouplers and load support joints and exhaust gas recirculation tubes. | Thornton |
7 | TAKATA PETRI (SOUTH AFRICA) (Pty) Ltd | Steering wheels, seat belts, airbags | Atlantis |
8 | TRW OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS South Africa Inc. | Motor vehicle safety belts, height adjusters, braking components, airbags, steering wheels, injection moulded components. | Atlantis |
- What are the current skill levels for automotive and related services in the province?
According to Quantec (2021) for the Motor vehicles, parts and accessories sub sector which is the sector classification for the automotive and related services industry the skills profile indicates that 21% of the workforce are skilled, 62% semi skilled and 17% low skilled of the total number of people employed in this industry.
The skills profile is often compared to the occupation data for a particular industry.
- The occupations related to the automotive industry as scarce skills by the MERSETA are:
- Mechanics
- Electricians
- Fitters and Turners
- Plastic setters and
- Automotive machinist
- Other competitive skills needed include:
- Production management and industrial engineering
- Lean Manufacturing
- Project Management
- SHEQ system management
- Team Leader Training
