Operations at car dealerships, fuel stations, auto-spare assembly centres and panel-beating workshops could grind to a screeching halt across the country if no wage agreement is reached between the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and employers in the motor sector.

But Numsa spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola stressed the union wants to avoid a strike by reaching a pay-hike deal, as their members would be affected by the no-work-no-pay policy if they elected to down tools...

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