Rosslyn, South Africa

Rosslyn is an industrial suburb of Akasia, 29 km north-west of Pretoria and part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa.^[2]

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 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,960
• Density	3,300/km2 (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

This industrialized area is best known for its automotive industry, in particular the BMW South Africa factory, which opened in 1968. It was BMW's first factory outside of Europe.^[3]

Nissan South Africa also maintains a factory there, manufacturing a vast range of motor vehicles, trucks, light delivery vans (locally known as "bakkies") and 4X4 offroaders. Iveco also operates a plant in the area.^[4]

In 2012, vehicle manufacturing plants in South Africa contributed about 6.2% to the country's gross domestic product.^[5]