The industry received the draft Code of Conduct for competition in the South African automotive industry and called for submissions.

The intended outcomes of the Commission’s advocacy are as follows:

• For small and historically disadvantaged independent service providers to undertake service and maintenance work whilst a vehicle is in-warranty;
• For more small, HDI independents to undertake in-warranty auto-body repairs;
• For more historically disadvantaged individuals to own OEM dealerships;
• The use of equal matching spare parts, in addition to OEM and Identical parts, in the repair of motor vehicles.
• The removal of OEM restrictions in the sale and distribution of parts, by retailers whether OEM-approved or independent.
• More price and product options for consumers in the sale of parts.
• Consumer education and awareness of costs entailed in the purchase of a motor vehicle.

The Commission invites automotive industry participants (especially small and independent repairers and maintenance service providers), consumers and any other interested parties to submit their views and comments on the Code.

Please click here for the draft document.

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October 2017 Sales in a nutshell

We share the best used car sellers (only IDA dealers on the Signio platform)

The top 5 used passenger vehicle sales per manufacturer

VOLKSWAGEN
FORD
TOYOTA
BMW
HYUNDAI

The top three used commercial vehicle sales per manufacturer (bakkies)

RANGER 2.2TDCi XL P/U D/C
UTILITY 1.4 A/C P/U S/C
NP200 1.6 P/U S/C

Top 10 derivatives used car sales

RANGER 2.2TDCi XL P/U D/C
POLO GP 1.2 TSI TRENDLINE (66KW)
POLO 1.4 COMFORTLINE 5DR
FIGO 1.4 AMBIENTE
POLO GP 1.2 TSI COMFORTLINE (66KW)
POLO VIVO GP 1.4 TRENDLINE 5DR
POLO VIVO GP 1.4 CONCEPTLINE 5DR
UTILITY 1.4 A/C P/U S/C
POLO VIVO 1.4 TRENDLINE 5Dr
COROLLA QUEST 1.6

The average age of used vehicles sold in October was 3.74 years.