Driving Africa's Electric Manufacturing Future
AUH Industries is building a R5.5 billion multi-brand motor vehicle and electric vehicle assembly and manufacturing plant at the COEGA Special Economic Zone in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape with Automotive Engineering Corporation (AE), China’s leading automotive engineering and production-line solutions group, as the technology and implementation partner responsible for engineering, equipment and plant delivery - powering the continent’s transition to clean mobility.
An African Industrial Vision
AUH Industries is a 100% black-owned, South African based EV OEM, EV Charging Station Manufacturer and Lithium Battery OEM — building a multi-brand vehicle assembly and manufacturing plant at the COEGA Special Economic Zone in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape.
Vehicles built in SA annually
Phase manufacturing roadmap
Black-owned SA company
Three Pillars of Electric Industry
EV OEM
Multi-brand vehicle & EV assembly at COEGA SEZ — from SKD assembly to a South African vehicle brand.
EV Charging Stations
Locally manufactured AC & DC charging solutions for public, fleet and commercial infrastructure.
Lithium Battery Manufacturing
Lithium-ion OEM capability for EV traction packs and stationary energy storage.
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Industrialisation That Transforms
AUH Industries is more than a manufacturer — it is an engine for jobs, skills and black industrial participation in the Eastern Cape and beyond.
Direct & Indirect Employment
Each phase of the plant creates skilled manufacturing jobs on the line — and multiplies employment through logistics, suppliers and services around the COEGA SEZ.
Skills Development
Technician, artisan and engineering training programmes build high-voltage EV skills that did not previously exist at scale in South Africa.
Supplier & SMME Development
Our localization phases deliberately develop domestic supplier participation — opening the automotive value chain to black-owned SMMEs.
National Industrial Goals
AUH Industries aligns with the South African Automotive Masterplan 2035 and the national drive for localisation, transformation and new-energy vehicle production.