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Rosslyn
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Coordinates: 25°37′30″S 28°05′20″E / 25.625°S 28.089°E / -25.625; 28.089
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Tshwane
Main Place	Akasia
Area
• Total	0.89 km (0.34 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,960
• Density	3,300/km (8,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	98.8%
• Coloured	0.2%
• White	0.7%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011)
• 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

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.

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. 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. The Italian transport company IVECO also operates a plant in the area.

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

References

1. ^ "Sub Place Rosslyn". Census 2011.
2. Google maps
3. History of the BMW plant in Rosslyn
4. "IVECO South Africa". IVECO. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
5. Singh, Sukasha (April 2012). "BMW to add 600 jobs at Rosslyn plant". Mail&Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

v t e Communities of City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng
Seat: Pretoria
Cities and towns	Akasia Bronkhorstspruit Centurion Cullinan Ekangala Ga-Rankuwa Hammanskraal Kleinfontein Mabopane Mamelodi Nuwe Eersterus Onderstepoort Onverwacht Pretoria Rayton Refilwe Rosslyn Saulsville Soshanguve Temba Zithobeni
Suburbs of Centurion	Clubview Cornwall Hill Doringkloof Eldoraigne Erasmia Heuweloord Irene Kloofsig Laudium Lyttelton Olievenhoutbosch Pierre van Ryneveld Park Rooihuiskraal Sunderland Ridge The Reeds Zwartkop
Suburbs of Pretoria	Arcadia Atteridgeville Booysens Brooklyn Capital Park Chantelle Colbyn Constantia Park Danville Die Wilgers Eastwood Eersterust Elardus Park Equestria Faerie Glen Garsfontein Groenkloof Hatfield Hazelwood Kameeldrift Lady Selborne Lotus Gardens Lukasrand Lynnwood Lynnwood Glen Lynnwood Manor Lynnwood Ridge Magalieskruin Marabastad Mayville Menlo Park Montana Park Monument Park Moreleta Park Murrayfield Newlands Orchards Pretoria North Pretoria West Prinshof Queenswood Roseville Shere Silver Lakes Silverton Sinoville Sunnyside Villieria Wapadrand Waterkloof Waterkloof Glen Waterkloof Park Waterkloof Ridge Waverley Wingate Park Wonderboom Wonderboom South

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