Metair Investments Limited

Metair Investments Limited is a publicly owned company listed on the JSE. It holds and manages a portfolio of companies that manufacture and distribute products predominantly for the automotive industry. The group also manufactures and distributes spare parts for use in the motor vehicle aftermarket, and non-automotive products for various other sectors of industry. Metair Group started 30 years ago as a supplier to Toyota SA. Today, the group produces and supplies components to all of the major Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in South Africa, as well as Renault Dacia in Europe through its Romanian subsidiary, Rombat. In 2012 Metair acquired a majority interest in Rombat, a battery manufacturer in Romania. In 2013 it added a majority stake in Mutlu Akü, Turkey's largest battery manufacturer and distributor. Rombat and Mutlu Akü sell products to aftermarket customers in Romania, Turkey, Europe and the Middle East, as well as to OEMs in Romania, Turkey and Russia.