Next Africa

A Century-Old Industry Buckles Under Asian Pressure

The wave of cheaper models in South Africa has helped to contain inflation.
A BYD showroom in Gqeberha, South Africa.Photographer: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg

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South Africa’s century-old car industry is laboring under a catalogue of very modern problems.