The Coega Industrial Development Zone is positioned within the pioneering heart of the South African automotive industry – born in 1924 with the Ford Motor Company.

Today, the area services three Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) General Motors, Volkswagen and Mercedes Benz.

Support for these giants is provided by over 180 component suppliers, including Goodyear, Bridgestone, Corning, Visteon, Hella, Faurecia, LUK and Johnson Controls.

In addition the Coega IDZ is well positioned to serve the other four OEMs (BMW, Nissan, Toyota and Ford) who are situated inland – through excellent direct road and rail links.

With recent investments of R1-billion in new component facilities in the past 22 months, operating from a comparatively low-cost base and duty-free access to the US market without quota restrictions and with similar agreements with the European Union – The Coega IDZ automotive sector enjoys the benefits of being one of the most diverse automotive clusters in the world.

Key competitive advantages at a glance

• A wealth of automotive experience and connectivity with component suppliers.
• Competitively-priced land and utilities supported by arguably still, some of the cheapest electrical power in the world.
• Assembling and component manufacturing in the 236 hectare Zone 2 of the IDZ approximately 2km from the new port of Ngqura – and a mere 15 minutes away (on the expressway) from Port Elizabeth harbour.
• Automotive component suppliers have the option to locate to the 216 hectare Nelson Mandela Bay Logistics Park (NMBLP) bordering Volkswagen South Africa in Uitenhage.
• Both the Coega IDZ and the NMBLP offer purpose-designed infrastructure clustering automotive-related operations.
• Shared business facilities, including sophisticated information technology infrastructure.

For further investor information as well as current projects and testimonials please contact our sector head: Mr Gustav Meyer

Business Development Manager Automotive Sector

Email: gustav.meyer@coega.co.za