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We’ve been representing the retail motor industry for more than
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With more than
businesses, our unity is our strength.
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Centralised wage negotiations.
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Various
and Industry-related Boards and committee structures.
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Various South African Bureau of Standards (
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committees and working groups.
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The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (
), 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 (
).
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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
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and Labour Court.
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Exceptional CPA support at the National Consumer Commission (
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and the Motor Industry Ombudsman of South Africa (
).
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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
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Industry-specific products like
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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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November 2022
ord South Africa is proud to have sup-
ported two determined learners who
represented South Africa at the 2022
International WorldSkills Competition in
the Mechatronics Technology category.
The South African team competed in re-
gional and national rounds before head-
ing off to Stuttgart, Germany for the final
round, which finished on 8 October 2022.
The WorldSkills competition aims to en-
courage young people to pursue artisanal
vocations as a career choice to help ease
the skills shortage in South Africa. One of
its primary objectives is to influence the
development and employability of South
African youth and act as an effective means
of increasing awareness of apprenticeships.
To date, WorldSkills has helped develop
careers in multiple areas including mecha-
tronics, mobile robotics, water technology,
automotive technology, auto body repairs, spray
painting, computer numerical control (CNC) turn-
ing, graphic design, plumbing, as well as careers
in a number of beauty, cooking and service relat-
ed industries.
Ford South Africa’s involvement in WorldSkills
started in 2019 with the sponsorship of automo-
tive equipment, such as engines and gearboxes,
required for a national event in Durban. After
seeing the immediate impact that WorldSkills was
having on artisanal trade and skills development of
the youth, Ford South Africa procured the neces-
sary mechatronics equipment required for upskill-
ing learners in automation technology. As expect-
ed, this support continues to motivate and inspire
learners to embark on a technical career path and
push their professional skills to the limit.
This year’s team, comprising Pontso Mashu-
mu and Ernest Ndou, was selected from a group
of unemployed NQF Level 2 learners from vari-
ous colleges in Gauteng. The pair was enrolled
into Ford’s Technical Training Centre, which
incubates young learners from previously
disadvantaged backgrounds to help them
acquire mechatronics technology skills up
to NQF Level 4. These qualifications can be
used to advance their careers within the
automotive sector.
Mashumu and Ndou initially took part
in the provincial competition during No-
vember 2021, which was hosted at FESTO
in Kempton Park. With great determina-
tion, the team claimed first position in the
provincial competition where they were as-
sessed on all aspects of mechatronics and
automation systems. In June 2022 the team
secured another first place in the following
national competition, which included de-
signing Modular Production Systems (MPS)
needed to build handling and sorting sta-
tions. This qualified them for the WorldSkills
International event held over 12 weeks across Eu-
rope, North America, and East Asia.
Competing against the very best in the world,
the team built MPS stations with three distribution
links integrated with Robotino pick-and-sorting
modules. Their design was awarded 677 points,
which meant they narrowly missed out on the Me-
dallion of Excellence - but managed to rank among
the top 22 countries alongside teams from Japan,
Chinese Taipei, Singapore, and India.
he 39th edition of Auto e Moto d’Epoca, one of the most
important events in Europe for vintage car and mo-
torcycle enthusiasts, was Alfa Romeo’s chance to
present the Alfa Romeo Classiche heritage program, a
range of services with the precise aim of protecting and
promoting the history of the iconic Italian brand. For the
first time in Stellantis, the brand’s top management is
personally involved in all the activities that make up the
whole range of its dedicated services. In fact, the certifica-
tion committee is chaired by Alfa Romeo’s CEO and the Head
of Heritage department, with the support of the Alfa Romeo
Museum, the location of the production registers and all the techni-
cal documentation used by the committee to analyse the information on
the examined cars.
The Alfa Romeo Classiche heritage program consists of the
Certificate of Origin – which has been offered for Alfa Romeo
cars since 2016 – together with the Certificate of Authentic-
ity and the Restoration. The top management of the brand
personally chairs and intervenes in the committee that
evaluates historic cars and issues the certifications with
the support of the heritage team and the experts in Alfa
Romeo history.
The brand will introduce an area dedicated on its website
to the new Alfa Romeo Classiche heritage program that allows
owners of historic cars to make use of programs dedicated to Cer-
tificates of Authenticity and Restoration. It will therefore be possible to
receive all the information and support necessary to start a dedicated and
personalised program directly from the brand’s website.
Ford SA helps learners
through WorldSkills
Alfa Romeo launches
Classiche heritage program