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Hankook Tire & Technology (Hankook Tire) has three of its flagship products on the podium for the 2024 WhatTyre Awards, the fourth consecutive year of these prestigious awards. WhatTyre is a tyre news and product comparison website designed to help consumers find the best tyres for their car with its Awards offering an authoritative ranking […]
Bandag says that over the past decade, the demand in the European retread market dropped by 30%. Bandag Europe NV (Bandag) has announced its intention to close its retread production plant in Lanklaar, Belgium, around the first half of 2025. Bandag says in the last ten years the European retread market has seen a significant […]
Nokian Tyres hosted the Grand Opening of its passenger car tire factory in Oradea, Romania this week. The factory operates without utilizing any fossil energy, making it the world’s first full-scale tyre factory with zero CO2 emissions. The factory inauguration marks the successful completion of a 2-year long project and sets the ground for commercial […]
Bridgestone Corporation has announced that it has joined a project conducted by the Fukuoka Bio Community*1 and has commenced a collaborative research initiative with Kyushu University and National Research and Innovation Agency (Indonesian: Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, BRIN) of Indonesia. The goal of the research project is to develop prevention technology for White Root Disease […]
At the Bridgestone Americas Technology Center (ATC) in Akron, OH, Bridgestone and Penske Entertainment revealed a five-year extension for Firestone to remain the exclusive tire supplier for all IndyCar-sanctioned racing via a live-streamed media event from Bridgestone Tower in Nashville, TN. Firestone has been the exclusive tire supplier for the series for the last 25 years. This partnership will keep the […]
Continental has been crowned the best workshop brand in the Tyres category for the fifth time in succession by German specialist magazine “PROFI Werkstatt”. The technology company once again outperformed its rivals by scoring the most votes in a representative poll of the magazine’s readers. “This award represents very pleasing recognition of our unwavering commitment […]
Profitability benefited from declines in raw material costs and logistics expenses and from the weakening of the yen against other currencies. Yokohama Rubber revealed its business and financial results for the first half of fiscal 2024 (January to June). Yokohama Rubber said sales revenue increased 18.5% over the same period of the previous year, to ¥525.3 […]
Recent and future investments in the automotive sector will be key in fueling the growth and production of tyres in the country. By Yogender Malik South Africa is the largest producer and consumer of tyres in Africa by a wide margin. A number of key automotive producers have headed to South Africa in recent years, […]
JASMEENA PATEL SHIBA ON WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE YOUR MARK IN BUSINESS Royal Tyres has been partnered with Continental Tyres SA for over forty years, most recently as part of the BestDrive by Continental franchise network. Several years later, this business continues to be recognised for its commitment to staying ahead of industry best […]
Nokian Tyres has signed a development agreement with a Swedish biomaterial science company Reselo AB to further develop their renewable material Reselo Rubber as a potential new raw material in tyres. Reselo Rubber is a completely renewable material made from birch bark sourced from the residue of the global pulp, paper and plywood industry. The […]
Are women better drivers than men? The age-old debate rages on, but cartrack.co.za did recently report: “Today in South Africa, women exhibit a higher likelihood of responsible driving behaviour than men. And, considering local role-players like poor road conditions and high-accident rates, ‘responsible driver’ is a fitting definition for ‘better driver’”. Dewald Ranft, Chairperson of […]
Goodyear South Africa partnered with Shelby South Africa for a demonstration of Shelby SA’s high-powered cars and Goodyear’s race-bred Eagle F1 SuperSport tyres. Goodyear South Africa partnered with Shelby South Africa at the 2024 Festival of Motoring to demonstrate the thrills of Shelby South Africa’s high-powered muscle cars and the precision and control afforded by […]