SOUTH AFRICA: Strikes dash plans for new BMW model
Union unrest has undone BMW South Africa’s hopes of winning the assembly contract for a new model. The loss of…
Industrial strife in South Africa
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SOUTH AFRICA: Staggered return marks end of damaging strike
South Africa's Motor Industry Bargaining Council (MIBCO) components division says between 60% and 70% of strikers in the country's damaging…
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SOUTH AFRICA: Strike costs BMW 13,000 cars as investment put on hold
BMW South Africa says the recent massive industrial action cost the automaker 13,000 vehicles in lost production, adding future investment…
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SOUTH AFRICA: BMW warns of SA risks as exports slump
BMW South Africa is warning that continuing industrial action in South Africa is damaging the reputation for reliability of South…
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COMMENT: “Avoidable” South Africa strikes bewilder negotiators
No sooner had the South African automotive industry thought it was out of the woods with the ending of one…
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SOUTH AFRICA: Strike talks focus on narrowed demands against intimidation backdrop
Negotiators involved in attempting to broker a deal to end South Africa's latest automotive strike say they have reduced the…
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SOUTH AFRICA: Component walkout sees renewed massive strike action
South Africa component manufacturers may only have around a week's worth of "buffer stock," as the latest wave of strike…
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SOUTH AFRICA: Toyota aiming for 10 September restart against component strike backdrop
Toyota says it hopes to start full production tomorrow (10 September) in South Africa after staff partially returned to work…
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SOUTH AFRICA: BMW workers accept deal but new component strike hits industry
BMW says its South African employees have now accepted the deal brokered between the Automotive Manufacturers Employers Organisation (AMEO) and…
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SOUTH AFRICA: Bitter strike ends as most workers accept deal
South Africa's metalworkers union, NUMSA, says the majority of its striking members have accepted an 11.5% pay deal plus benefits, although…