{"id":206163,"date":"2021-10-25T12:52:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T10:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/big-moves-for-toyota-sa\/"},"modified":"2021-10-25T12:52:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T10:52:09","slug":"big-moves-for-toyota-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/big-moves-for-toyota-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"Big moves for Toyota SA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202110\/toyotadurban.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday visit the Toyota South Africa production plant in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, to officiate the launch of the Toyota Cross Hybrid vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>He will be accompanied by Trade, Industry and Competition Minister, Ebrahim Patel, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala and the Mayor of eThekwini Municipality, Mxolisi Kaunda.<\/p>\n<p> The launch of the Cross Hybrid vehicle flows from Toyota\u2019s investment commitment made at the 2019 South Africa Investment Conference.<\/p>\n<p> In a statement on Monday, the Presidency said this commitment now sees Toyota producing its first generation of hybrid electric vehicles on a South African assembly line.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicles will also be manufactured for export to 40 countries on the African continent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> \u201cGovernment\u2019s South Africa Automotive Masterplan (SAAM) and Automotive Production and Development Programme have catalysed and enabled continued investment in local vehicle and components production.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cGuided by its Vision 2035, the South African Automotive Masterplan encompasses a globally competitive and transformed industry that actively contributes to the sustainable development of South Africa\u2019s productive economy and creates prosperity for industry stakeholders and the broader society,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p> The SAAM 2035 objectives include: production of 1% of global production projected to be 1.4 million units in 2035; expanding local content in vehicles assembled in South Africa to 60% from 40%;&nbsp; increasing employment; improving manufacturing competitiveness levels to that of leading competitor levels, and transforming the industry across the value chain in areas of identified opportunity and deepening value addition.<\/p>\n<p> The automotive sector has remained one of South Africa\u2019s most investment-intensive industrial sectors with seven light-vehicle producers investing a record R9.2 billion in 2020, awhile the component sector attracted R2.4 billion during the same period.&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday visit the Toyota South Africa production plant in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, to officiate the launch of the Toyota Cross Hybrid vehicle. He will be accompanied by Trade, Industry and Competition Minister, Ebrahim Patel, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala and the Mayor of eThekwini Municipality, Mxolisi Kaunda. 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