South Africa’s automotive sector is at a crossroads

US tariffs have hit South Africa’s auto sector hard, but the sector also faces deeper structural challenges, including weaker demand growth in key export markets and competition from Chinese producers. All of this reinforces the idea that structural reforms are needed to lift potential growth in South Africa from its current low level.

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