AIDC - Fostering an inclusive automotive sector in Gauteng
Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi and MEC for Economic Development, Ms Tasneem Motara, will tomorrow, 30 May 2023, lead the official opening of the Batyi Automotive Component Supply (BACS) facility in Pretoria North.
In line with the Automotive Industry Development Centre’s (AIDC) mandate to transform the automotive industry, the AIDC developed an incubation programme in collaboration with Ford Motor Company and its tier-one suppliers.
The Incubation Centre was built to groom Black suppliers, with the assistance of tier-one suppliers, to be independent and globally competitive after graduating from the incubation programme.
The AIDC facilitated an agreement between BACS, an incubation programme graduate, and Motherson, a tier-one supplier, for spray painting and assembly of their components. Operations have begun in the newly built facility. The launch of this facility is a true testament to the effectiveness and success of the AIDC’s Incubation Programme.
The official opening of the Batyi Automotive Component Supply facility will take place as follows:
Date: 30 May 2023
Time: 10h00
Venue: Automotive Supplier Park, 30 Helium Road, Rosslyn
A shuttle service will be arranged from the Automotive Supplier Park to 224 Koos de la Rey street, Pretoria North at 09:30.
Media enquiries:
Vuyo Mhaga
Cell: 076 636 5193
E-mail: vuyo.mhaga@gauteng.gov.za
GDED: Bongiwe Gambu, 067 329 4269, Bongiwe.gambu@gauteng.co.za
AIDC: Mashadi Mathosa, 082 626 1136, mmmathosa@aidc.co.za
