Mahindra open for business at Dube Tradeport

Indian vehicle manufacturer Mahindra last week opened its first assembly plant in South Africa, which it sees as a launchpad to export vehicles to the rest of the continent.

The new modular assembly plant, which imports parts and builds the final product, is located in the Dube Tradeport.

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It will have an annual capacity of 2,500 Pik Up trucks which could be increased to assemble up to 4,000 vehicles each year.

Mahindra is India’s top-selling utility vehicle maker and chief executive Rajesh Gupta said they hoped the assembly plant would provide a springboard into East and West Africa.

The R10 million plant has initially created 25 permanent jobs.

Mahindra, which is the world’s largest tractor maker by volume, was also considering introducing its tractors into the South African market and possibly construction equipment and heavy-duty power generator systems.

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