The NAACAM Show 2023 kicked off Yesterday. For the first time, the Show is being hosted in South Africa's capital Pretoria in partnership with the City of Tshwane and the Tshwane Economic Development Agency.

During his opening address, NAACAM's Renai Moothilal applauded the interconnectedness of South Africa’s manufacturing sector which he says exemplified a robust and mature value chain. He said the Show was a premier showcase of excellence in the SA automotive components sector, business and networking platform for automotive component manufacturers, their customers, suppliers, and industry stakeholders.

Delegates will be privy to a number of speakers and panel discussions over the next two days as well as a keynote address by Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel tomorrow morning.

Today's discussions highlighted some important topics that will be covered:

NAACAM's Renai Moothilal says the objective of the two-day conference is a visual showcase of the South African automotive manufacturing value chain ...

Tshwane's Economic Development MMC Hannes Coetzee says Tshwane is Africa's first automotive city, and the government will continue to invest in the capital ...

Naamsa President Neale Hill says he's very optimistic about the state of the components industry ...

Acting director-general at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition Malebo Mabitje-Thompson says the auto sector is the one sector in South Africa where we have seen industrial policy action ...