TYRES / AUTO PARTS

Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (Pty) Ltd (SRSA), manufacturer of the Dunlop, Sumitomo and Falken tyre brands for the African continent, has announced the appointment of Lubin Ozoux as the new Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of SRSA effective 01 January 2021. Ozoux will take over the role from outgoing ...

All passenger, light commercial and 4×4 tyres use a radial tyre  As the physical link between a vehicle and the ground, tyres take on the full wheel load of a vehicle – when pulling off and braking they deliver the requisite grip, and when cornering they provide lateral guidance. Tyres ...

New commercial sales director at Bridgestone South Africa (BSAF) Anton Wessels’ excitement is palpable as he prepares to climb a daunting mountain in 2021, strengthening market share against competitors. Despite the Pretoria High Court ruling against the dumping of cheap imported tyres in 2010, they have continued to make their ...

So you have put off your car service for as long as possible during lockdown and now those car repairs cannot be ignored any longer. “Repairing a car can be a costly exercise, so it’s always helpful to know what you are in for before the repair work begins,” says ...

The tyre is a complex combination of components made from numerous ingredients. But how do we get from the rubber tree to the road? Tyre production consists of six key stages in the manufacturing process: sourcing of materials, production of compounds, manufacturing of components, building the tyre, vulcanisation and, finally, ...

  As part of the partnership announced earlier this year, Volkswagen and WestPark Enterprises are working together to promote a value chain for the automotive manufacturing industry at the WestPark industrial park in Ghana’s resource-rich Western Region. Volkswagen expanded its footprint in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020 by opening a vehicle ...

The RH-4A+ is Goodyear’s best haulage tyre for long hours to removal in hard rock underfoot conditions  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has added a new product to its off-highway large haulage product line, the RH-4A+, engineered to deliver a lower operating cost per hour and higher productivity in hard ...

Bridgestone South Africa (BSAF) has finalised the process to close down its tyre manufacturing plant in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. The plant’s last day of operation will be 15 November. This follows a consultation with workers and unions. In August, the company announced its proposal to close the Port Elizabeth ...

    The locally assembled Ford Ranger has emerged victorious in the 2020 AA-Kinsey Report on parts pricing, achieving the lowest total cost of service, repair and replacement parts in the popular double cab segment. The Ranger also ranked as the lowest parts basket as a percentage of selling price, ...

 Continental is a founding partner of the Extreme E race series and, from 2021, will be a premium sponsor. The technology company will equip all the electric racers with tyres for what will be very different and ultra-tough events. In this interview, Continental tyre development engineer, Anuj Jain, talks about ...