Tag: Automobile Dealers Union Ghana (ADUG)
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We’ll vote wisely to protect our jobs on December 7 – Automobile Dealers Union
The Automobile Dealers Union Ghana (ADUG) has described the upcoming December polls as a choice between destroying the jobs and livelihoods of their members or maintaining same. According to the General Secretary of ADUG, Clifford Ansu, even though Parliament passed a number of Bills before going on recess ahead of the December elections, it failed…
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Importation of second-hand cars rises
Importation of second-hand cars is on the rise over fears that the Customs Amendment Act, 2020, will be implemented in 2021, if the New Patriotic Party government is voted back into power. This was disclosed by the Automobile Dealers Union of Ghana. Speaking to Citi Business News, the General Secretary of the Automobile Dealers Union,…
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Garage operators unhappy with implementation of ban on salvaged cars
Garage operators in the country are calling on government to scrap implementing the ban on salvaged cars in October 2020. They argue that, should government go ahead with the implementation, they will lose their livelihoods. Parliament passed the Customs (Amendment) Bill, 2020 that bans the importation of accident and salvaged motor vehicles into the country.…
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We’ll not back down on demonstration against Customs Amendment Act – Automobile Dealers Union
The Automobile Dealers Union of Ghana, ADUG, says it will go ahead with its planned demonstration despite the Trade Ministry’s call on them to further engage government on their concerns about the Customs (Amendment) Act, 2020. The Act bans the importation of second hand cars of more than ten years old, as well as salvage…
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Trade Ministry calls for dialogue as car dealers threaten to demonstrate in 2-weeks
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has bemoaned threats of demonstration by the Automobile Dealers Union of Ghana (ADUG) if government does not agree to amend aspects of the Customs (Amendment) Act, 2020, which bans the importation of second hand cars of more than ten years old, as well as salvage cars, locally referred to…
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Car dealers to demonstrate in 2-weeks over ban on some 2nd hand cars
The Automobile Dealers Union of Ghana (ADUG) has reiterated its threat to embark on a demonstration against government if it does not agree to amend aspects of the Customs (Amendment) Act, 2020, which bans the importation of second hand cars of more than ten years old, and salvage cars, locally referred to as ‘accident cars’.…
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Car dealers urge gov’t to consult on moves to regulate importation of used vehicles
The Automobile Dealers Union Ghana (ADUG), has reiterated calls for government to hold broader consultations with all stakeholders in the automobile industry, regarding the intended regulation and a possible ban on the importation of some category of second-hand and salvaged vehicles. Data available from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Customs Division, indicates that between 2005…