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Power Price Hike Could Pull Plug On Car Parts Industry

January 2010 | Industry News

South Africa's auto parts makers have warned that the proposed electricity tariff price hikes from the country's power utility Eskom would be a major blow to the industry. The warning comes as the country's parts sector is already struggling with recent electricity price rises, a slump in demand in the global downturn and a weakened export market due to the high price of the rand.

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