Localisation at the heart of state’s policy approach to electric vehicles, says body

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The director of the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers cautions against a ‘knee-jerk response’

The government’s reluctance to countenance a “knee-jerk” reaction to demands for immediate automotive policy change to embrace electric vehicles suggests a desire to protect the localisation and employment values of existing policy, Renai Moothilal, director of the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers , said on Friday.

He said the SA Automotive Masterplan , launched in July 2021, already offers the same investment incentives to EV manufacturers and components suppliers as to those involved with internal combustion engines . While a few “tweaks” might help, he said the department of trade, industry & competition, which manages automotive policy, did not want to risk its underlying, long-term principles...

 

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