PRETORIA, South Africa | Xinhua | Chinese automaker Chery on Friday officially launched its manufacturing plant in Rosslyn, north of South Africa’s administrative capital Pretoria, marking its transition into a local ma…
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PRETORIA, South Africa | Xinhua | Chinese automaker Chery on Friday officially launched its manufacturing plant in Rosslyn, north of South Africa’s administrative capital Pretoria, marking its transition into a local manufacturer and deepening its long-term commitment to the South African market.
Addressing the launch ceremony, Chery Chairman Yin Tongyue said the investment reflects the company’s long-term commitment to South Africa.
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“We have moved from being an importer to a manufacturer, and from a market participant to a long-term partner in South Africa’s industrial story,” he said.
Speaking at the event, South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile said “Chery’s investment will pave the way for technology transfer, automation, digitalization and advanced manufacturing systems,” noting that these developments will strengthen South Africa’s industrial capacity.
On the sidelines of the event, Mashatile told Xinhua that during his recent visit to China, many Chinese companies expressed interest in investing in South Africa.
“I told them, ‘As you come to South Africa, you will have the opportunity to expand into the African continent,'” he said.
Chinese Ambassador to South Africa Wu Peng said that two remarkable journeys have converged — the Rosslyn plant, a historic factory that embodies the legacy of South Africa’s automotive industry, and Chery, a dynamic Chinese automaker, joining hands to move forward together.
“This partnership not only stands as a vivid testament to the deepening cooperation between China and South Africa, but will also inject fresh momentum into our bilateral cooperation in the auto sector and open up broader prospects for future development,” Wu said.
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