TYRES / AUTO PARTS

This year’s World Book Day celebrated worldwide on April 23 may have come and gone, but the memory of the day will remain evergreen in the memory of the school children who benefitted from the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of Goodyear South Africa on that occasion. The multinational tyre company ...

  Using your smartphone while driving can be a dangerous activity, and while it may be tempting to quickly send that text while waiting at the traffic light, it is much safer to connect your mobile device to your car through platforms like Apple CarPlay or Android Auto and send ...

The 8th edition of the Lagos auto parts expo begins this Monday, May 6, at the Federal Palace Hotel, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos, ahead of Wednesday’s official opening of the 14th Lagos Motor Show at the same venue. Chairman, organising committee of the event, Mr. Ifeanyi Agwu, who ...

Elkem Silicones appears set to showcase its advanced materials for battery technology and electronic components at the Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo Europe 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany from May 7 to 9, 2019. This is as the company confirmed that its global technical team will present its solutions for ...

… Set to launch National Automotive Policy Emmanuel Yartey Ghana has taken a bold step towards providing the much needed raw materials for the various automobile assembly plants coming up not only in the country but across the West African sub-region. This is in line with the government’s new orientation ...

German automaker, BMW, has approved the General Tire brand as original equipment (OE) fitment for the latest BMW X5. The all-terrain Grabber AT3 has been recommended in size 275/45 R20 110V XL on the Bavarian automaker’s latest X range model for its optional ‘Off-Road Package’. The BMW X5 is a ...

Hyundai Motor Group has disclosed that future Hyundai, Kia vehicles are to come with smartphone – based EV performance control technology, an industry first innovation, which allows drivers to adjust seven major performance features through their smartphones. The development of  the ‘smartphone–electric vehicle pairing based performance adjustment technology,’ allows users ...

…Seeks local partnerships in major markets   Olaolu Olusina (olaolu.olusina@autoreportafrica.com) Al Amani Spare Parts L.L.C, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – based specialist in spare parts for all passenger cars, commercial vehicles and heavy equipment, is renewing its drive for a good market share of Africa’s growing and lucrative automotive parts ...

It’s really a warm embrace for Autotalks in China as the world leader in V2X (Vehicle to Everything) communication solutions is gaining popularity in the Chinese market following the successful completion of the C-V2X field test with a Chinese technology giant. The field trial was a demonstration of  Autotalks’ leading ...

In this feature, Lungisa Xhelithole, Brand Manager at Firestone, writes that worn tyres can cause accidents, may invalidate your insurance—and will cost you money in the long term, stressing that not replacing them doesn’t make sense in any way.  Tyres are vital to the safety of the driver, passengers as well ...