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17th November, 2004

To: NAAMSA HR DIRECTORS
NAAMSA CHIEF EXECUTIVES (For Information)
AMEO IR DIRECTORS


Ladies and Gentlemen,


PLANNED ANNUAL SHUTDOWN DATES OVER 2004 YEAR END : MAJOR OEM’S


Herewith annual planned shutdown dates based on information supplied by major OEM’S.
Please note they may be subject to change.

	Close 2004	Re-Open 2005
BMW South Africa (pty) ltd	Wednesday, 15th December, 2004	Monday, 10th January, 2005
DaimlerChrysler SA (Pty) Ltd	Wednesday, 15th December, 2004	Wednesday, 5th January, 2005
Ford Motor Company	Monday, 13th December, 2004	Monday, 10th January, 2005
Ford Motor Company (Port Elizabeth)	Wednesday, 15th December, 2004	Wednesday, 5th January, 2005
General Motors SA (Pty) Ltd	Friday, 10th December, 2004	Monday, 3rd January, 2005
Nissan South Africa Limited	Wednesday, 15TH December, 2004	Monday, 10th January, 2005
Toyota South Africa Motors (Pty) Ltd	Tuesday, 21st December, 2004	Thursday, 6th January, 2005
Volkswagen of South Africa (Pty) Ltd	Wednesday, 15th December, 2004	Monday, 10th January, 2005

NAAMSA OFFICES: PRETORIA
17th November, 2004