Gauteng Business 2016 edition

PROFILE
Automotive Industry
Development
Centre (AIDC)
The AIDC is a project-driven organisation which focuses on excellence in technical project
implementation and service delivery, while forming partnerships with the private sector to
increase the level of innovation and co-operations within the Automotive Industry.
AIDC was initially established in 2000 by the Gauteng
Provincial Government, and its purpose is 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.
The dynamic AIDC is currently involved in a number
of projects aimed at technical project conceptualisation,
implementation and service delivery in the
automotive sector.
Government Incentive Schemes
AIDC’s Government Incentive Schemes department
administers government and automotive industry
incentives designed to grow and develop the automotive
sector. It was established in 2002 and it
is one of the longest-serving departments within
the organisation.
Incubation Programmes Department
AIDC Incubation Programmes Department was
responsible for launching South Africa’s first
Automotive Incubation Centre at Ford Motor
Company of Southern Africa’s Silverton plant in
2011 and the Winterveld Enterprise Hub: Automotive
in 2014. A second Automotive Incubation Centre
has been created at Nissan South Africa’s plant
in Rosslyn.
Ford acquired the assistance of the AIDC in 2010
to develop and manage an incubation model that
could prepare them for the production launch
of the T6 Ranger. Following the success of AIDC’s
Automotive Incubation Centre at Silverton, Nissan
expressed interest in establishing a similar facility
at their plant in Rosslyn. The BEE entrepreneurs are
earmarked to supply components directly to the
production line for the next generation 1-ton pickup
which will start production in early 2017.
While the facility at Nissan is intended to replicate
AIDC’s Automotive Incubation Centre at FMCSA, it
will include the lessons learnt from implementation
of the first incubation project at Ford.
Operations Division
AIDC’s Operations Division is responsible for the
planning, maintenance, ICT and Soft Services at its
four sites, namely the Automotive Supplier Park (ASP)
in Rosslyn, Winterveldt Enterprise Hub Automotive,
Gauteng Automotive Learning Centre in Rosslyn,
and Automotive Incubation Centre at Ford Motor
Company of Southern Africa in Silverton.
Business Development
AIDC’s Business Development Department (BDD)
provides strategic input and support to all Key Focus
Departments and Infrastructure Programmes of the
organisation, with the aim to enhance, expand, increase
and deepen its services offerings to both
Government and automotive industry clients. The
BDD supports the AIDC with project acquisition
and assists each department to source funding for
future projects.
Supplier and Enterprise Development
AIDC’s Supplier and Enterprise Development
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