SA's auto sector under pressure

Executive Director of the CRA, Chris Hattingh, and IRR Researcher, Anlu Keeve, discuss the decision by Mercedes Benz South Africa to suspend operations at their East London plant. Though higher US tariffs may have influenced the suspension, it is mainly domestic challenges such as logistics issues, inconsistent electricity supply, high crime rates and labour disruptions, that make it difficult for the auto manufacturing sector to operate in South Africa.