Now Trucks can Take the Road with confidence Truck owners and operators demand the most from their tyres, which are an essential aspect of keeping fleets moving and getting drivers and cargo safely to their destinations. With the high mileage requirements of heavy vehicles in this sector, there is enormous pressure ...
Read More »ZipCharge Pulls the Wrap Off GoHub, Moves to Revolutionise Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
ZipCharge has chosen this year’s Earth Day, Friday, April 22, to reveal the GoHub, the world’s first portable EV charging infrastructure for shared, public use. The GoHub is a revolution in public charging provision, providing a community-based solution that can be installed anywhere, at a much lower cost and at ...
Read More »Dunlop Honours Dealers for Outstanding Performance
Dunlop, the flagship tyre brand manufactured by Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA), honoured top performing dealers at the recent Dunlop Dealer of the Year 2021 Awards, which took place in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in March. “These awards, which celebrate outstanding performance and recognise the loyal ...
Read More »StoreDot Secures Strategic Investment from Volvo
Volvo Cars, through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, has made a strategic investment in StoreDot, the pioneer of extreme fast charging technologies for electric vehicles. StoreDot is on track to begin mass producing its ‘100in5’ cells as early as 2024, achieving 100 miles of charge in just five minutes. The ...
Read More »Stellantis Suspends Production in Russia
Stellantis said on Tuesday it is shutting down operations at its Kaluga Plant in Russia. A statement issued in Amsterdam by the company said, ”Given the rapid daily increase in cross sanctions and logistical difficulties, Stellantis has suspended its manufacturing operations in Kaluga to ensure full compliance with all cross ...
Read More »Meet Codene Arendse, Worcester’s First Female Apprentice
Once the exclusive domain of men, there is an encouraging new influx of women in the automotive industry who are bringing in a fresh new dynamism and balance into the sector. One only has to look at the increase in the number of women and women owned or co-owned businesses in ...
Read More »CFAO Opens Tanzanian Market to FUSO Trucks as MFTBC Partners Capstone Corporation
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), a division of Daimler Truck, has started sales operation in Tanzania under a new partnership with general distributor Capstone Corporation Ltd., part of the CFAO group. A commemorative event was held in the city of Dar es Salaam on March 30th, 2022. CFAO ...
Read More »Excitement as Chery Gets Set to Launch Tiggo 7 Pro in South Africa
Real excitement is in the air as the first shipment of Chery Tiggo 7 Pro models is on the way to South Africa ahead of its official launch in the country . The local introduction of Chery’s third unique model range follows the success of the model range in other parts ...
Read More »Mercedes-Benz Tells Real Life Story in New Short Film, ‘Awake’
Mercedes-Benz has launched a new short film “Awake” in a campaign that was created in collaboration with the “Hochschule Fernsehen und Film München” (University of television and film Munich). The spot shows the danger of microsleep by the example of “Microsleep Detection”, the microsleep warning system in the EQS, to ...
Read More »Lexus Presents Sparks of Tomorrow at Milan Design Week
Lexus has announced details of this year’s participation in the world’s leading event for the vanguard of contemporary design event―Milan Design Week, which hold from June 6-12, 2022 at the Superstudio Più (Art Point), Via Tortona, 27 20144 – Milano, Italy . Since its first participation in 2005, Lexus has created ...
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