The Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC) is a subsidiary of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA), an agency of the Gauteng Department of Economic Development (GDED) under the Gauteng Provincial Government.
The Automotive Industry Development Centre was established as a support centre to strengthen global competitiveness in the local automotive industry and to bolster the position of the Gauteng province of South Africa as an automotive industry destination of choice.
The Automotive Industry Development Centre has accelerated economic growth within the automotive industry through strategic partnerships with government, non-governmental agencies and industry leaders.
The Automotive Industry Development Centre prides itself in being a world-class organisation, specialising in skills development and training, enterprise development, incubation programmes, management of incentive programmes and facility management.
The vision of the Automotive Industry Development Centre is to be the leading implementation agency delivering creative, efficient, best practice and value-based solutions in support of government’s programmes related to the automotive and allied sectors.
The mission of the Automotive Industry Development Centre, in pursuit of its vision, is to provide innovative, customised solutions in order to develop the automotive manufacturing sector to globally competitive standards of excellence through a world-class value proposition which enables effective and sustainable socio-economic growth.
Overseeing Department/Entity
Office Bearers/Management
Chairperson
- Ms Meloney van Eck
Board Members
- Mr Andile Africa (Ex-Officio)
- Mr Tshegofatso Ditshwane (Deputy Chairperson)
- Dr Len Konar
- Dr Bonang Mabizela
- Ms Princess Mangoma
- Mr Raleshaba Moeng
- Mr Krishen Sukdev
CEO
- Mr Andile Africa
CFO
- Ms Precious Mbingo
Senior Management
- Mr Anton Fiets (Executive Manager: Industry Development)
- Mr Bongani Mdletshe (Executive Manager: Operations)
- Ms Tumi Mdluli (Human Resources)
- Mr Prince Mhlongo (Monitoring, Evaluation and Risk)
- Mr Asanda Mzinyati (Business Development)
Communications Officers
- Ms Evelyn Modise (Communications Manager)
Contact Details
The contact details of the Automotive Industry Development Centre are listed in the table below.
| Physical Address: | Automotive Supplier Park, 30 Helium Road, Extension 2, Rosslyn, Pretoria, 0200 |
| Postal Address: | Private Bag X35, Rosslyn, 0200 |
| Telephone: | 012 564 5001 |
| Email: | info@aidc.co.za |
| Website: | aidc.co.za |
