Carmakers in Battle With South Africa Over Support Plan
LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – South Africa is proposing automakers including Toyota Motor Corp., Ford Motor Co. and BMW AG more than double production in return for tax breaks so generous that the companies can ship the cars all the way to Europe. The auto industry accounts for about 7 percent of South Africa’s gross domestic product and has been one of the few highlights of a period of sluggish economic growth, according to the National…
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