AUTOFORUM

New NAACAM-ILO study calls for urgent action

Jul, 26 2026, 20:39

NAACAM in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), has launched a new research study examining the employment impacts of South Africa's transition from ICEV's to NEV's.

Government must be “militant” in compelling automakers to 60% local content

Jul, 26 2026, 19:20

Government must compel international automotive manufacturers to increase local content in South African-built vehicles to 60%.

RS South Africa joins forces with NAACAM to drive automotive sector growth and localisation

Aug, 12 2025, 23:55

RS South Africa has announced a strategic partnership with the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM),

AI and automation are reinventing South Africa’s auto component sector

Jul, 31 2025, 19:30

Renai Moothilal, says that, in an industry where every manufacturing job supports multiple dependents, the loss of even a single job reverberates through families, communities, and the wider economy.

NAACAM SHOW 2025 to be held in Nelson Mandela Bay for the first time

Jul, 09 2025, 12:55

NAACAM SHOW 2025 is presented in partnership with the Automotive Industry Development Centre Eastern Cape (AIDC-EC) at the Boardwalk Hotel ICC in Gqeberha on 13 and 14 August 2025.

NAACAM SHOW 2025, in partnership with the AIDC Eastern Cape

Oct, 24 2024, 13:34

The National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) has announced the fourth iteration of the NAACAM Show to take place in Gqeberha in the third quarter of 2025

SA’s automotive sector can learn from Thailand production model

Oct, 04 2024, 04:04

In the late 1990s, South Africa and Thailand’s automotive sectors were comparable in size and key metrics. Today, Thailand’s sector produces three times more vehicles than South Africa and employs over 400,000 people.

NAACAM welcomes new cabinet appointment in South Africa

Jul, 02 2024, 12:06

The appointment of the new cabinet presents an opportunity to reaffirm the government’s commitment to the South African Automotive Masterplan 2035 (SAAM35) and policy framework of the Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP 2).

NAACAM SHOW 2023, in Partnership with TEDA

Dec, 13 2022, 12:14

The National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) is proud to announce the third iteration of the NAACAM Show.The NAACAM Show will take place from 30th August 2023 to 1st September 2023,