General Motors (GM) to stop producing Chevrolets in South Africa

Will shift focus to the Isuzu Bakkie

General Motors South Africa (GMSA) will reportedly end production of Chevrolet-branded models at its local plant, according to the company's operations vice-president, Ian Nicholls, and as reported by online publication Business Day. Nicholls revealed that GMSA intended to concentrate all of its manufacturing resources at the Struandale assembly plant, in Port Elizabeth, on the Isuzu 1-tonne pick-up, or bakkie. Nicholls said the decision to shift focus on the Isuzu bakkie was a logical consequence of the government's Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP), encouraging investment in high-volume production.