"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?

[u/here2learn_me]

[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?