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1. South Africa produces millions of vehicle components or parts that find their way into locally built vehicles, export markets for fitment into the assembly of vehicles as well as domestic and foreign replacement and aftermarket parts.

The number of local parts utilised ranged from 800 to 20 000 units per klocally assembled model, as reflected in table 1 below. Models that have been in production for longer utilise more locally sourced parts.

Table 1

Number of locally produced parts utilised in Local Vehicle Assembly
Isuzu	853
MBSA	2 199
BMW	3 298
Ford	20 217
Toyota: Hilux & Fortuner	2 635
: Corolla (New)	646
: Corolla (Quest)	547
: Quantum	125
Nissan: N/A
VWSA: N/A

However, in value terms, the local vehicle assemblers sourced local components or parts to the value of R51.1 billion in 2018. Additionally, components or parts worth R51.3 billion were exported from South Africa with the top ten exports listed below;

Table 2

Component category	2018 export value (R’000)	% of total export value
Catalytic converters	19 220	37.5%
Engine parts	4 162	8.1%
Tyres	2 547	5.0%
Engines	1 874	3.7%
Radiators/parts thereof	1 659	3.2%
Transmission shafts/cranks	1 112	2.2%
Automotive tooling	1 056	2.1%
Filters	637	1.2%
Gauges/instruments/parts	635	1.2%
Shock absorbers/suspension parts	618	1.2%
Total (R million) including BLNS data	51 296		100%

1. A total of 610 854 vehicles were produced in South Africa in 2018. Below is a list of light motor vehicles (LMVs) produced in 2018 excluding medium and heavy commercial vehicles (MHCVs).

Table 3

Vehicle Make	Units Produced in 2018
BMW 3-series	10 365
BMW X3	40 870
FORD Everest	5 284
FORD Ranger	102 508
ISUZU KB	20 237
Mercedes Benz C-Class	105 040
Nissan NP200	19 962
Nissan NP300	15 359
Toyota Corolla	6228
Toyota Corolla Quest	11889
Toyota Fortuner	14683
Toyota Hilux	89095
Toyota Quantum	14100
VW Polo	99687
VW Polo Vivo	26694