Rosslyn, Gauteng

Rosslyn is a suburb of Pretoria, part of the City of Tshwane Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa.[2] This industrialized area is best known for its automotive industry, in particular the BMW factory, which opened in 1968, BMW's first factory outside Europe [3] as well as the Nissan South Africa factory, manufacturing a vast range of motor vehicles, trucks, light delivery vans (LDV's, locally known as bakkies) and 4X4 offroaders.

Rosslyn
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Coordinates: 25.625°S 28.089°E / -25.625; 28.089
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Tshwane
Main Place	Akasia
Area [1]
• Total	0.89 km^2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,960
• Density	3,300/km^2 (8,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	98.8%
• Coloured	0.2%
• White	0.7%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Northern Sotho	26.4%
• Tswana	24.1%
• English	11.1%
• Zulu	9.9%
• Other	28.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0182
PO box	0200

BMW gate at Rosslyn in the city of Tshwane

In 2012, vehicle manufacturing plants in South Africa contributed about 6.2% to the country's gross domestic product.[4]

References

1. "Sub Place Rosslyn". Census 2011.
2. Google maps
3. History of the BMW plant in Rosslyn
4. Singh, Sukasha (April 2012). "BMW to add 600 jobs at Rosslyn plant". Mail&Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2013.