Chery confirms completely knockdown production for Rosslyn plant
New addition to the South African automotive manufacturing landscape Chery South Africa (SA) has confirmed that production at its new Rosslyn plant will be completely knockdown (CKD) and not semi-knockdown.
CKD assembly should allow for a much larger volume of locally made components.
“We plan to facilitate cooperation between local and overseas parts manufacturers to better equip local parts manufacturers,” says Chery SA national marketing manager Verene Petersen.
She adds that it is not yet confirmed whether the vehicles to be assembled at the former Nissan SA plant will share a platform.
China’s Chery Group earlier this year officially took ownership of the former Nissan assembly plant in Tshwane.
The car maker consists of the Jetour, Lepas, Chery, Jaecoo, iCaur and Lepas brands.
During the ramp-up period in the last six months of next year, planned production is estimated at 15 000 units.
The facility has a yearly production capacity of 50 000 vehicles.
Chery has committed to retaining 692 of Nissan’s existing employees to ensure operational continuity, while it has also promised to create nearly 3 000 direct and indirect jobs across the manufacturing, supply chain and services functions.
The company says it is working towards achieving a 40% localisation target by 2028.
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