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COUNTRY OUTLOOK

the National Association of million pieces of automotive
Automobile Manufacturers safety glass a year.
of South Africa (Naamsa) “With four million pieces
in its latest quarterly busi- of glass being manufac-
ness review. tured annually, with an
South Africa made up 0.64 almost equal revenue split
per cent of global new vehi- across the three markets
cle production in 2018, up of OEM, local aftermarket
from 0.62 per cent in 2017. and the export aftermar-
With regards to light com- ket, Shatterprufe is in a
mercial vehicle production – unique position to pursue
largely bakkies – South Af- advanced manufacturing
rica was ranked 15th in the technologies to optimise
world in 2018, with a mar- their product development
ket share of 1.24 per cent. and manufacturing pro-
Seven motor vehicle com- cesses,” according to Dave
panies in South Africa had Coffey, Managing Director
invested more than R32- of Shatterprufe and Presi-
billion in production fa- dent of National Association
cilities over five years. The of Automotive Component
automotive sector accounts and Allied Manufacturers
for 50 per cent of all vehi- (NAACAM).
cles sold on the continent.
But, despite generous sup- NATIONAL GLASS
port from the government, DISTRIBUTION
the automotive industry Compass Glass Pty Ltd
has so far undershot its Compass Glass Pty Ltd, a
intended target of one mil- wholly-owned subsidiary
lion vehicles by 2020. of The Mazor Group, was
established in early 2008 at
SHATTER PRUFE Brackenrite Business park in
Shatter Prufe, a subsidiary Brackenfell, Cape Town to
of PG Glass has been pro- produce a diverse range of
ducing automotive glass for value added glass products
South African and global for South African market.
automotive glass industry
since 1935. The company My Glass
operates three modern, au- My Glass is a major au-
tomated automotive glass tomotive glass supplier
production plants. The in South Africa. Set up in
Struandale plant and Neave 2013 in Nelson Mandela
factory are located in Port Bay with the aim of intro-
Elizabeth. Another manufac- ducing cheaper brands of
turing plant in Ga-Rankuwa automotive glass which,
in the north of Pretoria pro- according to the company,
duces laminated and tough- “are as safe and reliable as
ened automotive glass for established players who
domestic and international have so far dominated the
automotive manufacturers. industry and dictated prices
Shatterprufe produces 4 to consumers.”

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