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A woman sits with her #children amid debris in an area affected by #floods. Flooding caused by torrential rain and fierce winds on South Africa’s eastern coast killed at least 22 people.

Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images

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「 Volkswagen boss expresses concern over local operations

Although it celebrated 70 years of local production in 2021, the worsening manufacturing struggles are starting to tell at #Volkswagen.

The ongoing energy crisis and logistics challenges has reportedly been cited as some of the reasons for Volkswagen voicing renewed doubt about a sustainable future in #SouthAfrica.

Despite it being well-known that Wolfsburg’s local arm had long been certain of securing a third model at its plant in #Kariega from 2026, known only to be an “SUV-type” vehicle, new claims by its group CEO has cast apparent doubt of whether local production is indeed viable. 」

https://www.citizen.co.za/motoring/south-africas-challenges-causing-concern-at-volkswagen/

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