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The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries has placed eight officials on precautionary suspension following a forensic investigation into contracts allegedly irregularly awarded by the Waste Management Bureau. The Waste Management Bureau’s mandate, among others, is to promote and facilitate minimisation, re-use, recycling and recovery of waste, and disburse of revenue collected from waste management […]
Tyre manufacturer and technology company Continental has reorganised the passenger and truck tyres replacement businesses in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) under the leadership of Philipp von Hirschheydt, former head of the passenger tyres replacement business in the EMEA region. In order to allow greater customer centricity while increasing the overall efficiency of […]
Nexen Tire America, Inc. says it has developed an artificial intelligence (A.I.) and big data-driven methodology aimed at reducing tyre noise. The big data research for noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) was jointly conducted with Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group and Inha University in Korea. Since 2018, Nexen Tire conducted the joint research with Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group to […]
Dryland Event Management is proud to announce that Anderson Transport and General Tire have extended their partnership. The transport firm has renewed their long-term relationship, with the aim of further developing women’s mountain biking in particular. While the locally produced Brand of Continental Tyre SA, will continue to showcase their robust and durable General Tires […]
Messe Frankfurt South Africa is partnering with the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (naamsa) to probe the way forward for the local and global motor industry in a fully virtual engagement session on Wednesday, 18 November 2020. This ground-breaking event will be staged in association with AutoTrader under the banner of HyperMobility with […]
Given the challenging long-term evolution of the industry in the European passenger tyre market, Bridgestone has to consider structural measures to ensure the reduction of its production overcapacity and improve its cost efficiency. After carefully studying all the potential options, the company announced during an Extraordinary Works Council today it intends to stop all activity […]
Pirelli is to exclusively equip the new McLaren 765LT, having been set a mission to deliver as much performance as possible on dry-weather for the luxury British supercar company’s fastest-ever Super Series car to lap a circuit. The P Zero Trofeo R tyre was chosen as the starting point for this latest collaboration: Pirelli’s best-performing […]
A common focus on both car tyres and bicycle tyres – at this year’s Tour of France, the Continental brand, in its dual function as a supplier and one of the five main sponsors, attracted the highest media attention worldwide. Tour de France 2020 involved 1 800 accredited journalists, 100 TV stations and 7 000 […]
As a leading international designer and manufacturer of high quality, market leading and innovative automotive workshop products. Netherlands based Winntec Europe B.V. are constantly moving forward with new and sometimes unique designs and innovations. All products are ‘carefully priced’ to constantly ensure a competitive profit margin for Winntec’s trading partners and firmly supported by outstanding […]
An instant hit since its launch earlier this month, Apollo Vredestein’s new all-season tyre, Vredestein Quatrac, has performed exceptionally well in the prestigious annual AutoBild test. The Quatrac came second out of 32 brands being reviewed. Highly recommended for its exemplary level of performance, the Vredestein Quatrac impressed with its stable driving on snowy slopes. […]
Continental Tyre South Africa (CTSA) has once again emerged victorious at the annual PMR.africa awards, earning its 12th consecutive Diamond Arrow Award in the category for Tyre Manufacturers. Continental also received the CSR award for its corporate social responsibility initiatives. The annual awards recognise business excellence and are based on the results of PMR.africa’s annual […]
THE TIRE COLOGNE 2021 will be a transfer event on the way to a new future. Koelnmesse and the German Tyre Retail and Vulcanisation Trade Association (BRV) have grasped the current crisis as an opportunity to rethink the trade fair philosophy of THE TIRE COLOGNE and adapt to requirements that will certainly be different from […]