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Goodyear South Africa has appointed Richard Fourie to the position of Managing Director, effective from April 2022. Richard takes over from Piotr Czyzyk, who led the company for two years. With over 25 years of management and leadership experience from various industries across the globe, Richard returns to South Africa from Singapore, where he was […]
War in Ukraine – Summary of Nokian Tyres’ actions On February 24, Russia started the war in Ukraine, which has caused high uncertainty related to Nokian Tyres’ operating environment and manufacturing capacity. On April 8, the EU announced new sanctions against Russia, which impact Nokian Tyres’ business. The sanctions prohibit the import of tires from […]
Dunlop, the flagship tyre brand manufactured by Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA), honoured top performing dealers at the recent Dunlop Dealer of the Year 2021 Awards, which took place in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in March. “These awards, which celebrate outstanding performance and recognise the loyal support of our dealers, reinforce […]
Point S has entered the Brazilian market after signing a Master Franchise Agreement with ATO, whose shareholder companies are ADTSA and Orletti Group ATO has committed R$175 million to launching over 200 Point S locations in Brazil, starting with flagship locations in São Paulo, Recife and Vitória With Brazil added to its list of territories, […]
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Winners Announced for the Inaugural Recircle Awards Successful Candidates from 11 Different Countries Marvin Bozarth and Giovanni Corbetta Win Lifetime Achievement Awards CREWE, UNITED KINGDOM, 25th of April 2022 – Valebridge Media Services (VMS), the Crewe, UK and Madrid, Spain-based media services agency, has announced the winners of the 2022 Recircle Awards, the global industry […]
Tyres are, arguably, the most important components to keep your car moving. Of course, your car wouldn’t work without an engine or fuel, but, and this is flippant, your car could still roll down a hill. Without tyres, that car’s going nowhere. Yet many of us take tyres (all five of them, including the one […]
It was very evident, judging by the presentations and feedback to a poll of delegates, that motor dealerships in South Africa will have a significant role to play in automotive retailing for many years to come. This, from Messe Frankfurt, organisations of Automechanika. This was one of the outcomes from a very insightful online seminar […]
The Symbio H2 Central Valley Express project to demonstrate benefits and reliability of hydrogen mobility for heavy duty transportation. The California Energy Commission (CEC) has selected Symbio, Michelin, Faurecia along with GTI and other industry partners, to develop and demonstrate a hydrogen-fueled, regional-haul Class 8 truck, as major contributors to a state-supported hydrogen mobility project. […]
General Motors (GM) recognised Maxxis and Hankook Tire as 2021 Suppliers of the Year. GM celebrated honorees at its 30th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona, in March. GM says its Supplier of the Year award recognises global suppliers that distinguish themselves by exceeding GM’s requirements. This year, GM recognised 134 suppliers from 16 countries with […]
Bridgestone has been awarded a research grant by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute to advance its optimisation of guayule, a drought-resistant, desert shrub that shows promise as a new, domestic source of natural rubber for tyre production. The DOE Joint Genome Institute research grant aims to sequence and map genes of three guayule […]
Goodyear Tire says that its venture capital arm, Goodyear Ventures, has added Nova Labs, to its investment portfolio. Goodyear says Nova Labs is the pioneer of decentralised wireless communications and the founder of the core technologies powering the Helium network. The Helium network provides public, long-range wireless coverage for a wide range of Internet of Things (IoT) […]