Rosslyn, South Africa
Rosslyn is an industrial suburb of Akasia, 29 km north-west of Pretoria and part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa.
This industrialized area is best known for its automotive industry, in particular the BMW South Africa factory, which opened in 1968. It was BMW's first factory outside of Europe. Nissan South Africa also maintains a factory there, manufacturing a vast range of motor vehicles, trucks, light delivery vans (locally known as "bakkies") and 4X4 offroaders. The Italian transport company IVECO also operates a plant in the area.
In 2012, vehicle manufacturing plants in South Africa contributed about 6.2% to the country's gross domestic product.
References
- ^ "Sub Place Rosslyn". Census 2011.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ History of the BMW plant in Rosslyn
- ^ "IVECO South Africa". IVECO. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Singh, Sukasha (April 2012). "BMW to add 600 jobs at Rosslyn plant". Mail&Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
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