BMW CEO Peter van Binsbergen on the future of South Africa’s automotive industry

...This corrects an audio issue with the previous version... South Africa’s automotive industry is in a state of flux. In this episode of the TechCentral Show, BMW Group South Africa CEO Peter van Binsbergen unpacks the challenges – and opportunities – facing a sector under pressure. He tells TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod about the future of BMW’s Rosslyn manufacturing plant in Pretoria, which was established more than half a century ago, and the urgent need for new government policy to ensure the automotive industrial base in South Africa is future-fit and ready for the shift to electric mobility. Van Binsbergen also discusses the rise of imported vehicles in the sales mix in South Africa – including the rapid expansion of Chinese brands. China is a market he knows well, having spent three years there with BMW. In the interview, TechCentral Show viewers will also hear about: • The state of the local automotive manufacturing industry; • What South Africa needs to implement in policy reform to ensure the automotive industrial base in South Africa – and why this is urgent; • How the country must adapt to the global shift to electric mobility; • The role of BMW’s IT Hub in South Africa; • BMW’s global EV strategy, and what that means for South African EV buyers; and • BMW’s Neue Klasse vehicles, which run the company’s next-generation EV platform, and why they are significant to its future. Don’t miss a fascinating discussion!

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This episode is 30:00 long.

This episode was published on Jan 20, 2026.

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