‘Mahlompho Akhosi’s job as a car spares salesperson used to be simple. She would sell the same parts all day. The majority of customers who came to her counter at Unity Tip Top, a spares shop, wanted oil, spark plugs, fuses or oil filters. In other words, they were looking for basic vehicle maintenance parts. Those service parts are still top sellers but another group of parts is also selling faster than before. Akhosi says more customers are coming in to buy suspension parts like shock absorbers, CV joints, tie rods, control arms, ball joints and springs.
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