The supply-chain challenges also affect the availability of electronic and other related equipment or materials.
Logistics services have been severely disrupted and remained constrained, with the cost for these services increasing massively since 2020. Uvashen Bramiah, national director of Sambra, says the association will continue to liaise closely with insurers and OEMs across all vehicle brands on the status of certain critical parts, and wherever possible, would repair rather than replace the part in question.
Megan Naiker, sales, marketing and product executive for Motus Aftermarket Parts, says the motor-body repairs sector is the most affected, relying primarily on body panel and lighting parts from China and Taiwan, which have experienced the largest delays.