Fresh promises on MIDP

GOVERNMENT IS aware
of the motor industry’s
concerns over the time
taken in the review
of the Motor Industry
Development Plan and is
“aware of the fact that
it should finalise” the
programme.
That was the
message from the
deputy minister in the
department of Trade and
Industry, Rob Davies, at a
media conference at the
announcement of a
R1,5-billion plan by Ford
South Africa to produce a new
engine and vehicle in South
Africa for world markets.
Davies said government
was looking for a balance
between competitiveness,
localisation and
transformation.