Promising outlook for service providers
THE vice-like hold that the big players in South Africa’s automotive industry after-market previously held will be loosened from July 1.
That’s when the Competition Competition’s “guidelines for the automotive after-market” are due to kick into gear.
It was aimed at eradicating anti-competitive tendencies, transforming the industry and enabling greater inclusivity of historically disadvantaged individuals (HDIs) into the marketplace.
Previously, independent service providers (ISPs) were not permitted to service, maintain or repair cars because
