5 ways the new SA car industry code could affect you

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1. Dealerships that sell new vehicles or products from competing manufacturers will not be allowed to set prices that have been co-ordinated between them. The pricing process (which includes the vehicle and service plan costs) will have to be transparent.

2. Car manufacturers will not be allowed to impose unnecessarily strict requirements on smaller independent dealerships. Meaning, they must be reasonable when it comes to the size of the space, showrooms, general aesthetics and finishes of the dealership.

3. Independent service providers will also be allowed to undertake in-warranty maintenance and service work and use unbranded parts.

“For example, if you own an Audi, you won’t be obligated to take it to an Audi dealership for mechanical work. That said, the independent service provider will have to use spare parts that are of matching quality to the original ones, and will be accredited by the South African Bureau of Standards or The South African National Accreditation System,” says Nagtegaal.

4. In line with the above, original equipment manufacturers/car manufacturers must supply independent service providers with product and parts-fitment training, which includes instruction on how to carry out maintenance and repair work on that specific make of vehicle.

5. In terms of your rights as a consumer and in the spirit of complete transparency; when you buy a vehicle, the dealership must provide you a complete disclosure regarding the following costs:

• purchase price of the vehicle
• any policies or plans included in the purchase
• dealer and any other commission

As previously mentioned, members of the public (particularly in the automotive industry) are invited to make comments until November 3 2017.

http://www.wheels24.co.za/News/Guid...a-car-industry-code-could-affect-you-20171019
 
Drifter said:
3. Independent service providers will also be allowed to undertake in-warranty maintenance and service work and use unbranded parts.

“For example, if you own an Audi, you won’t be obligated to take it to an Audi dealership for mechanical work. That said, the independent service provider will have to use spare parts that are of matching quality to the original ones, and will be accredited by the South African Bureau of Standards or The South African National Accreditation System,” says Nagtegaal.

4. In line with the above, original equipment manufacturers/car manufacturers must supply independent service providers with product and parts-fitment training, which includes instruction on how to carry out maintenance and repair work on that specific make of vehicle.
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So 5 ways the new code gives consumers more power... I likes it.
 
Price collusion is already illegal, how will it help to outlaw it twice over?

This looks like a move with some decent potential, but I would have much preferred:
1. scrap APDP
2. scrap import tariffs
3. mandate that the advertised price must always be the price paid, all-in, including all costs and all discounts already applied
 
supersunbird said:
The rest yes, but not that last part.
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No very much yes to the last part. Have you not seen how new car prices ALWAYS remain static or rise regardless of the economic conditions / sales figures?

It is a big bullshyte game of chicken where euphemisms like "trade-in assistance" are used to keep the sticker price high, but actually drop the price people are paying. Then as soon as the opportunity presents itself the prices are hiked and the base price they use is ... you guessed it ... the sticker price nobody has been paying ...

Fek that shyte, force them to make the sticker price reflect reality so we can actually see prices dropping, not just rising perpetually.
 
NarrowBandFtw said:
No very much yes to the last part. Have you not seen how new car prices ALWAYS remain static or rise regardless of the economic conditions / sales figures?

It is a big bullshyte game of chicken where euphemisms like "trade-in assistance" are used to keep the sticker price high, but actually drop the price people are paying. Then as soon as the opportunity presents itself the prices are hiked and the base price they use is ... you guessed it ... the sticker price nobody has been paying ...

Fek that shyte, force them to make the sticker price reflect reality so we can actually see prices dropping, not just rising perpetually.
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Now Jannie from die plaas has to pay for the included license plate fee he won't use because the on the road fee nonsense is included (price is final mos) even if his bakkie will never leave a farm road?
 
Drifter said:
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1. Dealerships that sell new vehicles or products from competing manufacturers will not be allowed to set prices that have been co-ordinated between them. The pricing process (which includes the vehicle and service plan costs) will have to be transparent.

2. Car manufacturers will not be allowed to impose unnecessarily strict requirements on smaller independent dealerships. Meaning, they must be reasonable when it comes to the size of the space, showrooms, general aesthetics and finishes of the dealership.

3. Independent service providers will also be allowed to undertake in-warranty maintenance and service work and use unbranded parts.

“For example, if you own an Audi, you won’t be obligated to take it to an Audi dealership for mechanical work. That said, the independent service provider will have to use spare parts that are of matching quality to the original ones, and will be accredited by the South African Bureau of Standards or The South African National Accreditation System,” says Nagtegaal.

4. In line with the above, original equipment manufacturers/car manufacturers must supply independent service providers with product and parts-fitment training, which includes instruction on how to carry out maintenance and repair work on that specific make of vehicle.

5. In terms of your rights as a consumer and in the spirit of complete transparency; when you buy a vehicle, the dealership must provide you a complete disclosure regarding the following costs:

• purchase price of the vehicle
• any policies or plans included in the purchase
• dealer and any other commission

As previously mentioned, members of the public (particularly in the automotive industry) are invited to make comments until November 3 2017.

http://www.wheels24.co.za/News/Guid...a-car-industry-code-could-affect-you-20171019
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mayfok!! what did I just read?? - I think it's something called positive? can someone confirm!!
 
reactor_sa said:
4. Will never fly.
3. Also not likely to fly but better chance than 4.
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3. Well this is already the case for most other countries so shouldn’t be hard for the manufacturers to adapt. I mean in the US you can do it all yourself.

4. They don’t say it needs to be free. Besides considering 3. It would be in their better interest anyway.
 
Drifter said:
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2. Car manufacturers will not be allowed to impose unnecessarily strict requirements on smaller independent dealerships. Meaning, they must be reasonable when it comes to the size of the space, showrooms, general aesthetics and finishes of the dealership.

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Won’t this just see them killing off official dealerships if they can’t control it end to end?

Then again wouldn’t we see less an less “official” dealers due to 3 and 4 and rather more voluntarily brand ambassadors.
 
supersunbird said:
Now Jannie from die plaas has to pay for the included license plate fee he won't use because the on the road fee nonsense is included (price is final mos) even if his bakkie will never leave a farm road?
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What percentage of the market is Jannie from die plaas though?
 
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