The Hidden Crisis No One Talks About: Why Thousands of South Africans Are Struggling to Keep Their Suzuki on the Road – And How ASE Is Changing That

Introduction:

In townships, suburbs, and cities across South Africa, there’s an untold struggle affecting thousands of hardworking drivers: the inability to find affordable, reliable, and trusted spare parts for their beloved Suzuki vehicles.

We see them every day — the S-Presso used to take kids to school, the Super Carry delivering goods from sunrise to sundown, and the Ertiga packed with family on a Sunday drive of fetching us from the office. But behind these vehicles lies a growing crisis: the unavailability of OE-specification parts, overpriced dealership quotes, and fake spares flooding the market.

That’s where Auto Spares Express (ASE) is rewriting the narrative.