Every bit as much as the Safricar design, the approach to assembling automobiles is one of the social innovations of this initiative.

We envisage a decentralized approach to assembly, with at least one “plant” in each province.

Assembly will be relatively labour intensive and team-centred.  A team (of 4 or 5 workers) will assemble each vehicle.  An assembly-line will not be used, rather the old Volvo approach of team work.

At the centre of a complex or “hive”, will be the warehouse or “queen bee”.  Day by day, teams can withdraw from the warehouse the components they need.

Teams will follow a step-by-step checklist of activities in a Guide, like:

Each team in the hive will be busy assembling one vehicle at a time.  This labour-intensive approach requires some training, but keeps the focus on Job Creation as opposed to mechanization.

This approach is fundamental to both quality control and C4L’s goal – namely to reduce youth unemployment.

The Safricar should develop a reputation for being “handmade”, not mass-manufactured.

Good bye Frederick Taylor and Henry Ford.  Hello Ray Kroc and Colonel Sanders.  Bring production as close as possible to end-user consumption.  Let the vehicles on the roads of each province be manufactured in that same province.

Invest in the youth, not just in assembly-line production or particular brand.