ABSTRACT

To date, regional automotive value chains have not developed to any significant extent in Africa. Growing demand for vehicles across the continent, closer economic integration and the desire on the part of some larger African countries to establish an automotive industry have improved prospects. But major obstacles remain: the political geography of the subcontinent and the tendency of the industry to cluster in a few locations indicate that many smaller countries are likely to miss out on attracting investments. This should not matter if they are attracting investment in other sectors. It does however imply that it is unlikely that the automotive industry will drive regional integration independently of a broader integration process which sees the development of regional value chains across a multitude of sectors helping to bind the continent into a larger common market.

摘要

迄今为止，非洲的区域汽车价值链没有任何显着发展。整个非洲大陆对汽车的需求不断增长，经济一体化程度不断提高，以及一些较大的非洲国家建立汽车工业的愿望改善了前景。但是主要障碍仍然存在：次大陆的政治地理环境和该行业在少数地区聚集的趋势表明，许多较小的国家很可能会错过吸引投资的机会。他们是否正在吸引其他部门的投资，这无关紧要。