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Top 25 Automotive manufacturers based in South Africa

Name: Automotive manufacturers based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 114 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 114 automotive manufacturers headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 13,132 professional contacts across them, including 2,608 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers automotive manufacturers headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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13,132Contacts tracked

2,608Verified emails

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The 25 largest automotive manufacturers based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 114 automotive manufacturers based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to automotive manufacturers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Toyota SA	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,727 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Toyota South Africa, we’re known for making some of the toughest vehicles on the road, but there’s more to our story.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Hyundai Automotive South Africa	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,373 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hyundai Automotive South Africa in partnership with Motus Corporation will ensure that the needs of all our customers are met and that the highest level of service is provided.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Westvaal Group	Indirect evidence	City Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	556 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Westvaal Motor Group was established in 1975, we are a family owned dealership group offering Opel, Isuzu, Peugeot, Citroen, VW, Ford, Renault, Honda, Foton, MG, Hyundai…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	KIA South Africa	Indirect evidence	Germiston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	543 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Kia, we believe movement inspires ideas.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Isuzu Motors South Africa	Indirect evidence	Port Elizabeth, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	539 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ISUZU Motors South Africa (IMSAf) was established on 1 January 2018 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of ISUZU Motors Limited.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	NMI Durban South Motors	Partial evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	417 contacts →
	Partial evidence “NMI Durban South Motor (Pty) Ltd TA NMI is an automotive group made for mobility.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Goldwagen	Indirect evidence	Centurion, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	383 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Who we are “Quality is not coincidental; it is a consequence of intelligent effort over two decades by our specialist management teams.” From humble beginnings From a modest start…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Lumotech PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Uitenhage, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	366 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lighting the road ahead with quality, innovation, and excellence!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Africa Automotive Aftermarket Solutions PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Linbro Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	225 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Africa Automotive Aftermarket Solutions which primarily operates in the replacement automotive parts industry, was founded in 1954.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Ramsay Engineering	Strong evidence	Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	215 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Ramsay Engineering (Pty) Ltd is privately owned, volume manufacturer of metal, plastic and leatherette automotive components.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	PFK Electronics PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	212 contacts →
	Strong evidence “PFK is a globally recognised manufacturer and designer of advanced automotive technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Alert Engine Parts - SA	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	206 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For over 70 years (since 1946), Alert has distributed engine components for over 3500 models of passenger, light and heavy commercial vehicles in both petrol and diesel…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Eastvaal Motor Group	Indirect evidence	Emalahleni, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	195 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome To Eastvaal Motor Group Eastvaal Motors was founded in 1968 and has grown substantially from being predominantly a Ford franchise group to a multi franchise group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Smiths Manufacturing PTY LTD	Partial evidence	New Germany, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	192 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Smiths Manufacturing is a leading Automotive Component Manufacturing Company, based in New Germany, South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Bidvest Mccarthy	Indirect evidence	Bryanston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	189 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bidvest McCarthy is one of South Africa largest and most respected motor retailers, with a trading history going back more than 100 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Design Group	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	160 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Design Group is a leading global supplier of turn-key solutions to the Automotive industry, with engineering, manufacturing and support facilities located globally to service our…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	The Kelston Motor Group	Indirect evidence	Port Elizabeth, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	146 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a diverse independent Motor Group representing a number of different brands over a wide area in our country.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Audi South Africa	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	142 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Audi, there is a rare spirit.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Mekor Group	Partial evidence	Milnerton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	112 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MEKOR Group was established in The Group was founded by motor industry entrepreneurs with a passion for automotive retail.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Honda Motor Southern Africa	Indirect evidence	Midrand, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	94 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Behind the Power of Dreams in Southern Africa is Honda Motor Southern Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Maxe Premium Automotive Accessories	Partial evidence	Pinetown, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	89 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Maxe Premium Automotive Accessories, a division of KAP Diversified Industrial (Pty) Ltd, has been an industry leader and employer of choice for over 21 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Toyota Boshoku South Africa	Strong evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	81 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Toyota Boshoku South Africa is a subsidiary of the global Toyota Boshoku Corporation an innovative automotive interior parts manufacturer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	MIT Auto Parts	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	58 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Legacy Motor Group LMG	Partial evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	54 contacts →
	Partial evidence “LMG is a 100% black-owned automotive retail company in South Africa offering “The Power of ONE.” LMG is a division of Tshwaledi Investments (Pty) Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Sparepro	Partial evidence	Germiston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	43 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Aftermarket automotive parts supplier.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: automotive manufacturers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names automotive manufacturers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of automotive manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name automotive manufacturers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Automotive manufacturers based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

19.9%Verified-email coverage

115.2Average contacts per company

51-200Median size (employees)

18.4%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

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201-500

501-1,000

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5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 114 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among automotive manufacturers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “automotive manufacturers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names automotive manufacturers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among automotive manufacturers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,608 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names automotive manufacturers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many automotive manufacturers are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 114 automotive manufacturers headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Toyota SA, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most automotive manufacturers?

Johannesburg leads with 21 headquartered companies, followed by Pretoria (9) and City Of Tshwane (7).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,608 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 114 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.