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Nexen Tire has opened a new R&D hub ‘The Nexen univerCITY’ based at the Magok Industrial Complex in the Korean Capital Seoul. Nexan invested KRW 200 billion over two years to develop ‘THE NEXEN univerCITY’ – a building that spreads over 57,000-square-meters space area and includes research and business complexes. “The Magok Central Research Institute […]
There will be two themes for this year’s NAAMSA Automotive Conference which will be held at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit and Conference Centre in Midrand on 22 August as part of the annual Festival of Motoring presented by WesBank. The themes will be linked under the overall slogan Reimagining the Future Together. “This is […]
Italian based tyre servicing equipment manufacturer and supplier – CEMB were once again exhibiting at the bi-annual Autopromotec Show in Bologna at the end of May with one of their main objectives was to showcase developments in their popular Argos wheel alignment equipment series. Leading wheel alignment specialist – Supertracker are the official UK suppliers […]
As a seasoned exhibitor at international tyre shows around the world. Leading global Contract Tyre Supplier – SD-International (SDI) were once again at the recent Autopromotec 2019 Show in Bologna, Italy to showcase the latest innovative developments in their progressive Private Brands – Zeta, Pace and Toledo for the PCR, High Performance and 4×4/SUV market […]
These tyres are for the growing pick-up vehicle segment in India Catering to the growing demand for the pick-up trucks in India, leading tyre major, Apollo Tyres today introduced Endumaxx brand of tyres for this segment of vehicles. As per company estimates, the light truck radial category has a potential of 1,12,000 tyres per month […]
Goodyear has announced that it will re-enter European and International sportscar racing by developing a new range of tyres for the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), including the Le Mans 24-hour race. The FIA World Endurance Championship features long-distance races on four continents with the Le Mans season finale, a race which Goodyear-equipped cars have […]
The EfficientGrip Performance, with its distinctive ZAF-marking on the sidewall, now includes adaptations for local, challenging conditions, making the tyre even stronger, to ensure better tread wear and increased mileage. The EfficientGrip Performance is a high performing, fuel saving tyre, specifically aimed at medium-class, high-end vehicles. “The new tread compound formulation is optimised for low […]
Underground Mining Tyre & Agricultural Tyre operations at the Port Elizabeth plant to discontinue 189(A) process initiated with approximately 170 affected employees Continentals Passenger Light Truck (PLT) production will continue Continental Tyre South Africa (CTSA) has announced the discontinuation of the production of underground mining & agricultural tyres in South Africa. This decision affects approximately […]
The 17th annual China International Tire Expo (CITEXPO) will take place on August 19-21, 2019, in the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center. The international tire, wheel and related equipment trade fair is open to professionals only. It will host around 360 exhibitors in approximately 40,000 square meters of show space. More than 12,000 […]
Triangle Tyre Europe were using their appearance at this year’s Autopromotec Show in Bologna in May to showcase their very latest range of PCR tyres which now incorporates a new winter ultra high performance pattern – the new Snowlink PL02. At the same time the company launched two new truck tyre patterns in its European […]
A new Tiger Wheel & Tyre has opened in Groblersdal at the corner of Barlow and Hereford roads, bringing with it the legendary, award-winning service that has made the brand South Africa’s best-loved and most trusted in the retail wheel and tyre industry. The new fitment centre’s high-tech showroom offers customers a window into the […]
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has chosen Michelin to equip its entire aircraft fleet including the brand-new fleet of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner’s, Airbus 320neo’s and Airbus 321neo’s. Gulf Air has already experienced Michelin tyres on its Airbus fleet for the past decade. The island country in the Persian Gulf is […]