How Agilitee Aims To Transform The Automotive Industry In South Africa
How Agilitee Aims To Transform The Automotive Industry In South Africa. Agilitee is an electric vehicle and green tech company that is at the forefront of the 4th industrial revolution in Africa, and more importantly, green technology being the future. Agilitee is the industry pioneer and the first African EV company to go to market and it believes driving clean energy solutions and carbon reduction will dominate in the next 10 years and more. It’s passionate, agile team is pioneering, researching, importing, manufacturing, and franchising, licensing electric vehicle and ecosystems technology.
The company offers services such as manufacturing, imports and producing electric vehicles, battery swapping stations and solar charging facilities across Africa. It aims to provide South African consumers with a cost-effective, environmentally friendly mode of transport that will dramatically reduce air pollution, create employment opportunities, and contribute to the economic revival and growth.
The first dealership, for two-wheelers, was launched on the 1st of April 2021 in Cape Town. This will be followed by nine more flagship outlets in major cities across the country and smaller dealerships in towns and metros. The company’s first four-wheeler retail outlet is expected to be launched in 2023.Agilitee’s assembly plant is expected to be operational in the last quarter of 2022 and will consist of a 100% local team of approximately 1000 employees.
For the South African entrepreneurial sphere, a franchise model has been formulated by Agilitee specifically to offer the unique opportunity to sell directly to the general public. For the rest of Africa, its expansion strategy is to sell licences across the continent which will allow the respective countries the opportunity to operate on their home soil. Operations will be managed directly in South Africa as the Agilitee Group Company will retain full control of the assembly plant and manufacturing plant.
The company was founded by Dr Mandla Lamba in 2018 and he has been described as one of the most influential young entrepreneurs of his generation. He is widely respected for his work in the financial markets and his ingenuity and craftiness has helped create a number of world-class businesses.
