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I wrote about something similar (SAM to purchase Gomoto) a while back.

Now Vuka in SA has signed a buy out deal with Loncin, a chinese manufacturer.

Seems like these partnerships will go some way to ensuring that people warrantees are upheld and that the products they purchased will not lose value.Whenever a manufacturer pulls out of a country, anything attached to their name invariably becomes a whole lot less valuable.

Here’s wondering if we will see any more of the same, it’s odd to note that there seems to have been none of this in the car world.

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I just read on an obscure post on the Business report that SAM (South African Merchants) are set to buy over Gomoto in South Africa.

SAM are importers for the Jonway, Bajaj, Shineray, and Regal Raptor brands and Gomoto import and distribute the Gomoto range (naturally).

While the consolidation will be good (hopefully for distributors, dealers and clients alike) I wonder what this means for the overlapping product lines? Bashan and Gomoto both have trailies, as well as motards, then Gomoto has the Buzz which is near identical to the Jonway Spirit.

Do you think they will cull some of the product range?

Gomoto : http://www.gomoto.co.za/
SAM: http://www.jonway.co.za/site/
Business Report: http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=563&fArticleId=5049484

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