General Motors South Africa

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General Motors South Africa

Type	Wholly owned subsidiary
Industry	Automotive
Predecessor	Delta Motor Corporation (1987–2003)
Founded	1913 (formation) 2004 (reacquisition)
Defunct	2017
Headquarters	Port Elizabeth , South Africa
Products	Automobiles Engines
Number of employees	1,900
Parent	General Motors
Website	gmsa.co.za

General Motors South Africa, or GMSA, is a wholly owned subsidiary of American automobile manufacturer General Motors. It manufacturers and distributes automobiles under the Chevrolet, Opel and Isuzu brands. The company is headquartered in Gqeberha, South Africa.

Founded in 1913, GMSA initially distributed Chevrolet vehicles before beginning to manufacture and distribute vehicles of all of GM's brands in 1926, with the Chevrolet Series AA Capitol. By the 1960s this included the British Vauxhall marque^[1] and the Ranger, marketed as "South Africa's Own Car".

In 1986, it was sold off and rebranded the Delta Motor Corporation as a result of the passage of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act in the United States and subsequent divestment of General Motors from apartheid South Africa.^[2] Delta continued to use the Opel, Isuzu and Suzuki brands under licence from GM as well as pay for the supply of assembly kits.^[3]

Following the transition to democracy in the 1990s, GM acquired a 49 percent stake in the company in 1997, and in 2004 the company once again became a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors, reverting to its original name.^[4]

It also assembled vehicles for export to other markets in the region, such as Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, Kenya and Mauritius.^{[5] [6]}

Passenger cars[]

Chevrolet Cruze

• Chevrolet^[7]
  • Chevrolet Spark Lite (2nd gen model) (2010–2017)
  • Chevrolet Spark (1998–2017)
  • Chevrolet Aveo (2002–2017)
  • Chevrolet Sonic (2011–2017)
  • Chevrolet Cruze (2009–2017)
  • Chevrolet Orlando (2011–2017)
  • Chevrolet Captiva (2006–2017)
  • Chevrolet Trailblazer (2012–2017)

Opel Astra GTC

• Opel^[8]
  • Opel Adam (2012–present)
  • Opel Corsa (5-door) (1982–present)
  • Opel Astra (5-door, GTC, OPC) (1991–present)
  • Opel Mokka (2012–present)

Commercial vehicles[]

• Chevrolet^[7]
  • Chevrolet Utility (2003–2017)
• Opel^[8]
  • Opel Vivaro (2001–2017)
• Isuzu
  • Isuzu D-Max (2002–present)

Locomotives[]

In 1974, General Motors South Africa Ltd. began constructing GM-designed locomotives rather than importing them from the United States. In January 1987, GMSA was sold to local management which continued production as the Delta Motor Corporation. The company failed after one order of 11E-Type locomotives were constructed using GMSA leftovers. Delta Motor Corporation focused instead on automobile engines rather than locomotives, shutting down the plant where the locomotives were constructed.

The locomotive customers for GMSA (1974–1987) were:

• South African Railways
• Iscor
• African Explosives & Chemical Industries
• Port of Richards Bay – coal terminal

Locomotive models[]

• South African Class 34-600
• South African Class 34-800
• South African Class 35-200
• South African Class 35-600
• South African Class 36-200
• South African Class 11E

^[9][10][11] The deal with Isuzu was approved by the Competition Commission on 27 November 2017.^[12]

References[]

External links[]

• General Motors South Africa
• Isuzu South Africa
• Chevrolet South Africa
• Opel South Africa