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Optimal tyre inflation pressure and the right tyre selection mean the best possible tire performance and the greatest possible fleet efficiency. What sounds so simple is not always easy to implement in the price-driven day-to-day business of fleets. Continental therefore supports fleet operators, dealers and service technicians in maximising the safety and efficiency of their […]
Goodyear has appointed Shane Petersen as new Director PBU Consumer in South Africa. Petersen comes in with wealth of experience spanning over 20 years in sales, marketing, retail operations and business transformation. He has held various leadership roles in the petroleum, consulting and facility maintenance industries, with deep international experience having worked in Canada, Europe […]
Point S Tyre & Autocare, the UK’s leading independent tyre dealer and car maintenance network, is now officially recognised as an IMI approved centre. The achievement is a significant step towards Point S’ goal of becoming the largest qualified and certified European network for electric vehicle maintenance by 2026. The IMI has strict criteria and […]
New RangeMax™ RSD® EV delivers ultra-low rolling resistance and energy efficiency for regional work vehicles The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has introduced RangeMax™ RSD® EV, Goodyear’s first electric vehicle-ready tyre compatible with EV and gas- or diesel-powered regional work vehicles. The RangeMax RSDEV is Goodyear’s best regional drive tyre for energy efficiency. Equipped to handle the higher load […]
The Bridgestone Potenza Sport secures joint first place on the podium in the current 2023 summer tyre test by Auto Zeitung.In the dimension 235/35 R19 it convinces with outstanding performance characteristics on a Ford Focus ST and thus takes the top position in the overall standings.The modern ultra-high-performance tyre has again achieved top test results […]
For the fifth consecutive year, Pirelli says it obtained a position in the “Climate A list 2022” from the CDP, the international non-profit organisation that gathers, disseminates and promotes information on environmental questions. The “A” rating, assigned to Pirelli at the conclusion of the analysis process, is the highest score and was awarded to 294 companies of […]
OTRACO Southern Africa, a leader in off-the-road (OTR) tyre management solutions and a subsidiary of Bridgestone Southern Africa, has been accredited a B-BBEE Level 1 supplier. André Bode, OTRACO’s Managing Director, says that the accreditation is an important milestone in further enhancing the company’s ability to deliver specialist tyre management solutions to the mining and […]
Goodyear reaffirms its commitment as a key tyre manufacturer in South AfricaGoodyear is the only manufacturer of Off-The-Road (OTR) Bias tyres in South AfricaSouth Africa Tyres produced locally by Goodyear South Africa have been certified ‘Proudly South African’ by the country’s official buy local advocacy campaign, Proudly South African. The certification means Goodyear’s tyres that […]
Bridgestone Corporation has announced that it has commenced solar power generation at two tyre plants in Japan, the Shimonoseki Plant and Kitakyushu Plant, based on power purchase agreement. This is the first instance at Bridgestone’s tire plant in Japan to engage in large-scale generation of solar power based on a power purchase agreement. With a […]
The opening World Racing League event took place at NOLA Motorsports Park which brought a mix of different track conditions as the weather turned from overcast, to light rain, and back and forth throughout the nine-hour race. Random Vandals Racing, which entered the No. 82 Continental Tire sponsored BMW M4 GT4, ran the ExtremeContact Force […]
Buses with electric drives will soon become the standard in local transport. Continental is involved in this future market, with the technology company developing many of the special components required. High demand for components The urgent need for electric bus components is illustrated by the findings of a recent study by consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (DE […]
Nearly 50 DHL Express vans will begin running on the Michelin UPTIS[1] airless tyre to make last-mile deliveries in Singapore by the end of 2023. The pilot program begins with the first vehicles making the first delivery trips from January 10. Thanks to a partnership between DHL and Michelin, Michelin’s airless prototype tyre, has taken another […]