DAVID FURLONGER: The fall and fall of new-vehicle sales, as prices rise and rise
On the other hand, used-vehicle sales are flying – but even here, stock availability is an issue, thanks to Covid lockdowns
05 March 2021 - 07:00
Great news for motor dealers: South Africans are having more crashes again.
To be fair, that is definitely not the message Mark Dommisse, chair of the National Automobile Dealers’ Association, wants to impart. But the fact remains that the lockdown and the shift towards home-based working have been bad for dealers. Fewer cars on the roads and fewer kilometres travelled mean fewer services, fewer accident repairs and fewer vehicle sales...
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