Editing Walvis Bay (section)

=== Manufacturing ===

In March 2018, the Namibian government in association with [[PSA Group|French Groupe PSA]] signed an investment agreement to initiate a joint-venture to assemble [[Opel]] and [[Peugeot]] vehicles in Walvis Bay.  The N$190m-project<ref>[https://www.namibian.com.na/175390/archive-read/N$190m-Peugeot-assembly-plant-for-Nam N$190m Peugeot assembly plant for Nam] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502120713/https://www.namibian.com.na/175390/archive-read/N$190m-Peugeot-assembly-plant-for-Nam |date=2 May 2021 }}, ''[[The Namibian]]'', 13 March 2018</ref> has been earmarked to commence in 2018 with a forecasted annual target volume of 5000 units by 2020, a target carried by [[Southern African Customs Union|SACU]] countries' market demand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lesstephenson.wordpress.com/2018/03/13/opel-peugeot-to-open-auto-plant-in-remote-walvis-bay/|title = Opel, Peugeot to open auto plant in remote Walvis Bay|date = 13 March 2018}}</ref> However, Peugeot threatened to close the plant over disputes with South Africa over import tariffs.<ref>[https://www.namibian.com.na/194905/archive-read/Peugeot-threatens-to-shut-assembly-plant Peugeot threatens to shut assembly plant], ''[[The Namibian]]'', 1 November 2019</ref>

''Walvis Bay Salt'' produces approximately 1 million tons of salt per year through solar evaporation of sea water. Most of the salt is for industrial use but the company also produces table salt under the "Cerebos" brand.<ref>{{cite news | title=Namibia among Major Salt Producers | last=Steenkamp | first=Floris | date=July 2022 | newspaper=Mining Journal supplement to [[The Namibian]] | page=13}}</ref>