INDUSTRY NEWS
T
he National Association of Automotive Components and
Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) has announced that
the second bi-annual NAACAM Show will take place in
March 2019.
The NAACAM Show is aimed at being the premier automotive
manufacturing growth, technology, transformation and stakeholder
engagement forum in Africa.The inaugural initiative in 2017 set the benchmark which NAACAM
intends to build on in 2019:- Support from OEMs, the DTI and other arms of government,
multiple tier 1 and 2 manufacturers and a host of aligned
stakeholders and fi rms was signifi cant. - The 2017 iteration saw the participation of over 1 300
delegates and 180 exhibitors including a host of black-owned
suppliers.
By consolidating industry players in a practical setting, the
NAACAM Show 2019 will be a platform for component localisation
and trade as well as an opportunity to engage the full spectrum
of automotive stakeholders. In 2019 NAACAM intends to attract
a greater number of reputable foreign fi rms to aid technology
transfer and more SA based black-owned suppliers to grow
transformation.Second NAACAM show in planning
Opportunity to engage the full spectrum of automotive stakeholdersSimilarly, the conference element will include engagement around
critical issues such as the progress towards implementation of the
Automotive Masterplan to 2035 and wider regional opportunities.The overall objectives of the NAACAM Show are to deliver a
premier event that:- Facilitates localisation, intra-Africa trade/industrial linkages,
and exports from sectors determined to be globally
competitive. - Enables FDI & technology partnerships.
- Promotes development and growth of Black owned suppliers
in SA. - Facilitates engagement among industry, policy, regulatory and
labour stakeholders as well as industry support organisations.
The NAACAM Show is open to all stakeholders in the automotive
value chain, including non- NAACAM members.The date and venue will be announced early in 2018. For enquiries
around partnership opportunities, or other matters please contact
the event project management team on (031) 764 6100, or email:
[email protected].