Tensions are mounting in the automotive sector as employers and unions grapple with the impact of cheap Chinese imports flooding the local market, resulting in the loss of close to 5 000 jobs over the past two years.
At the same time, the National Union of Metalworkers of SA Numsa appealed to the industry to speak with one voice with unions against cheap imports.
They said they must demand imports are built in plants in South Africa instead of having the goods dumped in the country.
