BELONGING IS BETTER BUSINESS
Here’s why…
Legacy and unity
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We’ve been representing the retail motor industry for more than 100 years.
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With more than 8 000-member businesses, our unity is our strength.
Your voice
RMI represents the industry at:
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Centralised wage negotiations.
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Various MIBCO and Industry-related Boards and committee structures.
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Various South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)
committees and working groups.
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The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS), defending our
industry when compulsory specifications and standards are compromised.
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The Moto Health Care Fund, Industry Provident Funds
and the Sick, Accident and Maternity Pay Fund.
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Meetings hosted by reputable organisations recognised by government, big
business, consumers and relevant stakeholders like Business Unity SA (BUSA).
Supports your business
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Professional industrial relations advice ensuring procedural
and substantive fairness when disciplining staff.
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Chairing of disciplinary hearings and AUTOMATIC
entry at the CCMA, DRC and Labour Court.
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Exceptional CPA support at the National Consumer Commission (NCC)
and the Motor Industry Ombudsman of South Africa (MIOSA).
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Facilitation of a business-to-business complaint where both parties are
RMI members, with a complaint resolution rate in excess of 95%.
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Training needs and representation via merSETA and W&RSETA.
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Industry-specific products like RMI4BEE, RMI4LAW, RMI4OHS and RMI4SURE.
Keeps you in the know
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Industry labour relations seminars.
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Automobil magazine and weekly web letters.
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Commenting on industry topics in the media, and participating
in and hosting numerous conventions and shows.
news
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www.automobil.co.za
January 2023
he 8th edition of Automechanika Johannesburg will take place at the
JHB Expo Centre from 5-7 September 2023.
As the largest business platform for the automotive aftermarket
on the African continent, it is the ideal meeting place for all stakeholders
to gather, connect, and network. It will bring together suppliers and buyers
and will showcase rapidly changing technologies and processes. The event
will be a host to multiple sector-related conferences, that will pave the way
for the sector in the short to medium term, making it a must-attend event
for those involved in the automotive aftermarket sector.
The fundamental impact a trade show can have on the growth and de-
velopment of an industry depends on the wide support from all market
segments.
Through its portfolio of trade shows, Messe Frankfurt has always aimed
at providing platforms where all market participants join to nurture, grow,
and present their industry.
Messe Frankfurt, organisers of Automechanika, are pleased that the
RMI and its various associations will once again endorse the 8th edition
in 2023.
Jakkie Olivier, CEO of RMI, says it is an absolute honour to once again
be part of a worldwide professional show that values the industry as much
as RMI does. “We fully appreciate the importance of networking and the
important role it plays in our business. We thus welcome the opportunity
presented by Automechanika to interact face-to-face with other business
owners and product suppliers.”
When a trade show is well supported by the industry, it shows the
strength of the sector. While individual companies may win or lose, the
mantra of “stronger together” will always hold true, particularly at such a
well-respected and representative show as this.
An attractive display of an entire industry can also have many long-term
effects, including appealing to the younger generation for career opportuni-
ties, which is key to ensuring the sustainability of the sector, and the broader
economy.
“We are delighted to have the RMI as an endorsing partner for Autome-
chanika 2023. This is a positive endorsement of the event and underscores
our shared commitment to the growth and development of the automotive
aftermarket,” says Michael Dehn, Managing Director for Messe Frankfurt
South Africa, organisers of Automechanika Johannesburg.
RMI and Automechanika
build momentum together
he BMW Group is continuing to drive the
digitalisation of access to its vehicles in
co-development with Apple and Google. It
is now possible to share a BMW Digital Key across
platforms between iPhone and Android devices.
Previously, keys could only be shared via Apple
iMessage. There is now no longer any need for
a specific app or a set method of transmission.
Instead, keys can be easily passed on to friends
or family from the wallet using the native share
function known from many apps.
This means that sharing a BMW Digital Key now
takes the straightforward form of sending a link.
The key can be sent by e-mail, SMS or any other
messaging service such as WhatsApp. The recip-
ient does not require either a specific app or a
BMW ID. To add the Digital Key to their wallet, they
simply click on the link. If the owner and recipient
are standing next to each other, the key can also be
shared via Apple AirDrop or Android Nearby Share.
In certain cases, an activation code may have to be
entered in the vehicle for security reasons, which
the sender would ideally disclose to the recipient
via a different channel. Once a digital key has been
received on an iPhone, the recipient can add it to
an Apple Watch just as easily.
This new function is available for all new ve-
hicles with BMW Digital Key or BMW Digital Key
Plus. Older suitably equipped vehicles will be able
to make full use of this feature once their soft-
ware has been updated to status “22-11” or later
via Remote Software Upgrade.
This latest upgrade is the result of a close col-
laboration between BMW and its partners Apple,
Google and Samsung under the umbrella of the
Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC). It marks an-
other milestone for the BMW Digital Key en route
to complete cross-platform interoperability –
and towards securing the status of smartphones
as digital vehicle keys.
BMW Digital Key can now be shared
between smart phones