Goodyear Tyre & Rubber company’s ultra-lightweight Flight Radial tyre has scored an industry first. The Boeing company has certified the tyre for its 777X airplane thus becoming the first product to receive Boeing system part certification for the 777X. The Flight Radial, one of Goodyear’s most advanced aviation products, features ...
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Kia Motors China Appoints Oleg Son as New Head of Kia Design China
Kia Motors has appointed prominent car designer, Oleg Son, 56, as Head of Kia Design China – leading the brand’s design activities in China and strengthening its design capability in the rapidly expanding Chinese market. Son will be based in Shanghai as Executive Director and Head of Kia Design China. ...
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Mercedes-Benz, Laureus Sport for Good Conclude 2017 Breakfast Series
Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) and the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation South Africa last week concluded their 2017 Breakfast Series with a rugby-themed breakfast at the Mercedes-Benz Century City dealership – the final breakfast for the year, in its series of six. Guests on the main panel featured Matt Pearce, ...
Read More »Sekibo: Entrepreneurship, Antidote for Youth Unemployment
… As 16 Finalists Emerge for Next Titan Nigeria Season 4 The MD/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc, Mr. Ifie Sekibo, has described entrepreneurship as the antidote for unemployment in the country.He stated this in a keynote address delivered at the Next Titan Season-4 Premiere Show/Gala evening in Lagos as Heritage ...
Read More »Maiden Victory For Hyundai i30 N TCR in International Series Debut
The pace of the Hyundai i30 N TCR stood out on its debut in the TCR International Series on the weekend at the Zhejiang circuit at Shaoxing in China. The Hyundai Motorsport built car set the fastest time in three of the weekend’s sessions, with Gabriele Tarquini charging ...
Read More »New Ranger For Nelson Mandela University’s Ford Engine Research Unit
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has demonstrated its continued commitment to skills development and training in the automotive sector by donating a Ford Ranger to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth. The vehicle will be used by Nelson Mandela University’s Ford ...
Read More »Kia Motors Posts Global Sales of 252,254 Vehicles in September
Kia Motors Corporation has announced its September 2017 global sales figures for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, saying it recorded total sales of 252,254 units. In a statement issued this Tuesday, the Korean carmaker said in September, domestic market sales totaled 48,019 units, representing an increase of 25.4% ...
Read More »Toyota GAZOO Racing Heads Home
Toyota GAZOO Racing is targeting a return to winning ways when it competes on home ground this weekend in the 6 Hours of Fuji, the seventh round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Toyota has dominated the Japanese round of WEC since it returned to top-level endurance racing ...
Read More »Paul O’Shea: Third Championship Title in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLS
In autumn 1957, racing driver Paul O’Shea won his third US sports car championship. After his two titles in a 300 SL “Gullwing” Coupé (W 198) in 1955 and 1956, he won his third championship in succession 60 years ago at the wheel of an open-top 300 SLS (“Super Light Sport”) ...
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