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Vehicle industry fights back

Mail & Guardian · 18 September 2026 at 00:00

Vehicle industry fights back

Despite widespread factory closures and thousands of job cuts across South Africa's automotive industry, a new R1.1-billion parts facility at Dube TradePort offers a glimmer of hope for local manufacturing.

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