"In Botswana, Delta Automotive Technologies plans to triple production output by 2027" Is vehicle assembly a good way to start an automobile industry in the country?

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[u/BraStoffs]

Hopefully history won't repeat itself like with the Hyundai plant that was in Broadhurst Industrial

[u/here2learn_me → u/BraStoffs]

Thanks for sharing the link. Looks like corruption was at least in part to blame for the failure? Could it also have gone bankrupt because it was struggling to make a profit or anything like that?

[u/Rude-Speech6261]

Unless they increase tariffs on imported auto(fully assembled), I doubt they will survive long. The China auto is taking the market by storm. To your question is worth trying just like Hyundai did.

[u/here2learn_me → u/Rude-Speech6261]

Are African assembled vehicles not competitive on price with Chinese imports? If so, is it still politically feasible to tariff Chinese autos (given that China has recently extended tariff-free market access to almost all African countries)?

Will the tariffs be designed just in the beginning to support a budding automotive sector and phased out over time?

[u/CultureTall6402]

Nice! right?

[u/Thamalakane]

We had a Hyundai assembly plant in the 1990s. It didn't last long.

[u/Sunny_Medium_2727]

Not an expert but shouldn't bots try produce food so we import less? Also clothing 👀

[u/here2learn_me → u/Sunny_Medium_2727]

Do you think Botswana’s corr competency lies in food rather than auto, and the country is better off focusing on food?

[u/Sunny_Medium_2727 → u/here2learn_me]

I understand in the old times there were lots of farmers and there was a lot of food readily available and sold. Right now we have to buy imported beans and lentils. Would it not empower batswana to be able to buy lower priced locally made food?