MEDIA RELEASE: TAXI OWNERS TAKE ON THE AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET WITH NEW KARIEGA WORKSHOP AND SPARES BUSINESS
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Collected on 7 October 2026
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Engine repairs, tyre repairs, wheel alignment, gearbox replacement and the sale of automotive parts and accessories
The cooperative's Kariega facility makes automotive repair services and automotive parts and accessories available to taxi operators, fleets, businesses and other vehicle owners in Nelson Mandela Bay and surrounding areas.
- Who it is for
- Taxi operators, private and small fleets, courier and security companies, construction businesses and other vehicle owners
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The facility offers engine repairs, tyre repairs, wheel alignment, gearbox replacement and the sale of automotive parts and accessories.
Practical workplace experience towards qualifications
The cooperative's plan provides for hosting students from Midlands TVET College for practical workplace experience towards their qualifications.
- Who it is for
- Students from Midlands TVET College
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Its plan also provides for hosting students from Midlands TVET College for practical workplace experience towards their qualifications.
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Engine repairs, tyre repairs, wheel alignment, gearbox replacement and the sale of automotive parts and accessories
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Where: Vehicle owners and businesses in Nelson Mandela Bay and surrounding areas · Nelson Mandela Bay
Practical workplace experience towards qualifications
- Be a student from Midlands TVET College
Facts
Places
Eastern Cape
Reference
S R1.66
Amounts
R 300, R 600, R 1 660 000
Key Takeaways
- UDTA Auto Spare Primary Co-operative Limited opened its workshop and spares facility in Kariega on 1 October
- ECDC approved R300,000 through the Imvaba Co-operative Fund for machinery and equipment
- The owners invested more than R600,000 in renovating the property
- The facility offers engine repairs, tyre repairs, wheel alignment, gearbox replacement and automotive parts and accessories
- The business is expected to create 10 permanent jobs
- The cooperative projects R1.66 million in first-year sales
- Eastern Cape Development Corporation
- ECDC
- UDTA Auto Spare Primary Co-operative Limited
- Uitenhage and District Taxi Association
- Imvaba Co-operative Fund
- Midlands TVET College
- Vuyokazi Zozi
- Vuyani Kota