TYRES / AUTO PARTS

Over 50 key stakeholders, including representation from the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport, attended the Vehicle Write Off conference in Johannesburg last week to discuss the critical need for an open and transparent Vehicle Salvage Database (VSD) of all vehicles that have previously been “written off” by insurers, and ...

In a year marked once again by unprecedented economic challenges and worldwide uncertainties, the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI), representing over 8 500 member businesses in the retail automotive aftermarket, has not merely weathered the storm, it has soared to new heights of excellence as it celebrates its 115th  Anniversary ...

Extra length responds to growing industry needs  Hunter Engineering is pleased to announce new, longer variations of its popular RX63 and RX72 scissor alignment racks. These new models, RX63KL and RX72KL, can accommodate up to 195-inch two-wheel wheelbases. The RX63KL lift gains an additional 13 inches, while the RX72KL picks ...

With an estimated 30% of all bearings globally being labelled counterfeit, consumers have their work cut out for them when it comes to ensuring that the parts they are buying are genuine, or at least matching quality parts. Shawn Reddy, Product marketing manager for Motus Aftermarket Parts , notes that ...

Members of the Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA), a proud association of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation () have come out strongly in support of the drive by TEPA (Tyres, Equipment, Parts Association) and other key stakeholders to stamp out the trade in illegal automotive parts in South Africa through ...

Bongi Mbanjwa was happy in her work. Two years into the tyre game and she felt she was getting a good handle on what the sector was all about. Her knack for sales and stock improved by the day. What the branch administrator at BestDrive William Moffett in Gqeberha did ...

His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, inaugurated the Gulf Electricity Market Project’s connection platform with the Republic of Iraq on Tuesday, October 10, at the GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) headquarters in Al Dammam city. Speaking at the ceremony, His Royal ...

The Company was awarded in the ESG Category with the SUSTAINera project, a circular economy initiative that aims to extend the useful life of vehicles and parts in a sustainable and affordable way Stellantis has just added another achievement to its list of awards. The company, one of the world’s leading automakers and ...

Henkel South Africa is partnering with Hammanskraal-based Hudson Rubber to locally fabricate Henkel’s vehicle rubber sealing and acoustic solutions for OEM vehicle panel reinforcing, noise reduced and vibration protection. Henkel’s patented technology of 2D and 3D sealing and acoustic solutions along with damping materials for the body shop provides robust ...

Fixit45, a prominent player in the autotech aftermarket sector, has achieved a significant milestone by successfully raising $1.9 million in in equity and working capital at recent pre-seed funding round. The investment round was spearheaded by Launch Africa Ventures, Africa’s most active VC firm, along with prominent investors Soumobroto Ganguly ...