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Auto industry warns government that local manufacturing at risk

14 March 2021 - 00:18 By CHRIS BARRON

Mikel Mabasa, CEO of Naamsa/the Automotive Business Council , says the local auto manufacturing industry is in a race against time to start producing electric vehicles (EVs) for export by 2030, but can't move without policy certainty from the government...

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