TYRES / AUTO PARTS

Infinity Group, Nigeria’s leading tyre, battery, lubricants, solar/renewable energy solutions and premium automobile accessories company, Thursday in Lagos, inaugurated the 2018 edition of its annual Value Drive offer, describing it as the company’s way of saying “thank you’ to its teeming customers across the country. Specifically maintaining that the ‘Value ...

…As Key Group expands KwaZulu-Natal support footprint The new Key Durban Service Centre A brand-new Isuzu truck service and parts centre has opened its doors in Durban South. The centre will support three distinct commercial vehicle brands – Key Durban Truck Service Centre: the servicing and supply of parts for ...

Imagine a technology that could help companies save on their electric utility costs by simply using energy already stored in electric vehicles (EVs). Working with Fermata Energy, a vehicle-to-grid systems company, Nissan North America is launching a new pilot program under the Nissan Energy Share initiative, which leverages bi‑directional EV ...

Nissan has created a vision to make electric vehicles even more useful to customers by introducing new convenient ways to utilize their batteries’ ability to store and share energy. Under the plan, called Nissan Energy, owners of Nissan’s electric vehicles will be able to easily connect their cars with energy ...

Ford’s Struandale Engine Plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, has commenced production of the new-generation diesel engines that are set to power the new Ford Ranger Raptor and selected Ranger and Everest models that will be launched in the first half of 2019. “With the launch of the new diesel ...

  Goodyear ultra-high performing tyres have been chosen for Audi’s first ever electric SUV, the e-tron. Audi disclosed on Wednesday that  its e-tron, which is the first fully electric SUV to be commercialised by the German car manufacturer, would be fitted with Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric. Goodyear has supplied this groundbreaking ...

The last few years have been tough for the commercial transport industry and tyre Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in South Africa but this has not hindered Goodyear’s continuing commitment to introducing innovative solutions to all of their customers around the world. Just over a year ago, Trentyre, a subsidiary owned ...

  Did you know that at 60km/h, the sole contact between the road and your car is a small patch on your tyres about the size of your palm? As the only part of your car that physically touches the ground, it’s imperative your tyres are properly maintained. Derek Kirkby, ...

Tyres, love them or hate them, every car needs them. Wait a minute, nobody hates tyres. At worst, we might be indifferent to them, but we don’t hate them, unless we have to replace them unexpectedly – then maybe we hate them. The truth is, nobody wants to spend more ...

With one petrol price increase after another, it’s turning out to be a bleak winter. The knock-on effect of these increases means the price of just about everything goes up, so it’s not surprising that the fuel price is the subject of dinner conversation, social media discussion and a source ...