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/ 13 March 2008

Sensible, Swedish and fun

The Mail & Guardian takes a look at vehicles launched recently in South Africa: the Saab 9-3 (sensible and Swedish), the Peugeot 308 with its cool new features, the Renault Navigator (one of three new models newly introduced) and the Tata Xenon, which, as a double-cab lifestyle bakkie, is still quite a basic vehicle.

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/ 26 September 2007

Relief as motor-components strike ends

General Motors South Africa is "relieved" that the two-week-old strike in the motor-component industry has ended. Several South African motor manufacturers were badly affected by the strike, which forced them to shut down production facilities due to a lack of parts. The strike ended on Tuesday evening.

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/ 25 September 2007

Motor-components strike to end ‘officially’

The strike in the motor-components industry is expected to come to an end on Tuesday evening when a wage agreement between the National Union of Metalworkers’ of South Africa and the Retail Motor Industry (RMI) will be signed. An RMI spokesperson said the strike will end when the two parties sign an agreement in Randburg.