Deputy President's message to Chery: Use township business to supply its new manufacturing plant

[mylesillidge]

Deputy President wants Chery to use township suppliers to help build cars in South Africa

South Africa's deputy president, Paul Mashatile, has called on Chinese car manufacturer Chery to draw on township businesses to supply its newly acquired Rosslyn plant.

The Competition Tribunal approved Chery's acquisition of Nissan's vehicle manufacturing plant in Rosslyn, near Pretoria, at the end of June 2026, subject to public-interest conditions.

 

[Azbubu]

I guess they can’t really be any less safe or poorly built.

 

[HermeticAnarchist]

Supply them with what, though? Midnight spares?

 

[lkswan747]

The new Chery WineO:

Born and bred in the North

 

[HAL 9000]

 

[SilverCode]

Supply them with what, though? Midnight spares?

With the parts they bought from China of course!

So a Chinese manufacturer will buy parts from a local supplier who bought the parts from China, just so a middleman can take a cut for absolutely no value given. It is the ANC way.

Even if a local township supplier is able to supply something which isn't just sourced from China, are they going to be able to have a solid, predictable supply?

You can't shut down a manufacturing line because someone in the supply chain bought a fancy watch instead of buying the parts required to supply the manufacturer.

 

[qscwbt]

Does the DP know how cars are made. Love to see how a township business is going to manufacture a car ECU, or fuel injection.
Wiring harness from stolen cables? hacked hilux ecu.

 

[FlashSA]

It's cute that he thinks CHERY will actually use things from SA. The Chinese achieve what they do at the prices that they do because they keep absolutely everything in house and under their tight controls.

 

[Fuzzbox]

Skills required.

Not job handouts.

 

[Carl_Johnson]

That sounds like a threat.......

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

hard to belive these people are our elected leaders

 

[Bad Ballie]

hard to belive these people are our elected leaders

I would agree, but after 32 years it has become the norm.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Paul is clearly a mighty business magnate who has a deep understanding of global supply chains and predictable supply patterns.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

I would agree, but after 32 years it has become the norm.

if it is the norm, then what were people thinking giving these people equal rights.

 

[justplain]

A moron running his mouth off again trying to stay relevant.
Smacks of pure political theatre.
Trying to create hype that the ANC care about the local economy and that they are fighting for your job.
They're not.
Just hunting for back hand deals and middle man pay days.

 

[FiestaST]

Chery Group & it's many, many, many sub-brands the average Joe can't make heads or tails of.

 

[Gazg]

......and get your foot in the door as a "supplier".

 

[tRoN]

hard to belive these people are our elected leaders

Hard to believe the people of Israel elected a genocidal leader .....

 

[Neuk_]