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AN EXCLUSIVE WITH DAVID PUTTER (DP) – SQ NATIONAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN AND OWNER OF SQ GRAAFF-REINET AND MARIUS MOSTERT (MM) – OWNER OF SQ PONGOLA – AS SUPA QUICK REACHES A MOMENTOUS MILESTONE This year, one of the country’s best loved franchise brands – Supa Quick (SQ) – is celebrating its 35th birthday. With more […]
Nokian Tyres’ Board of Directors has approved the company’s revised mid-term strategy and updated financial and non-financial targets. Nokian Tyres aims for organic growth ahead of the market, and increasing market share in all key markets. The Board of Directors has approved the following mid-term financial targets: Growing faster than the market: Net sales EUR 2 billion High returns and profitability: […]
Demand for tyres is set to return in 2021, with global demand rising to 1.86 billion units according to new detailed market forecasting from Smithers. This is a welcome recovery for the tyre industry, after the cumulative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic caused a -10.6% drop in unit sales volumes across 2019-2020. The new Smithers […]
65 per cent of exhibition space already booked up More than eight months before the start of THE TIRE COLOGNE 2022, the leading international trade fair for the tire and wheel industry is right on track. THE TIRE COLOGNE takes place from 24 to 26 May 2022, and with early-bird booking now closed and the […]
Sixteen Key Awards Categories Revealed Digital Award Ceremony Scheduled for Monday, April 25, 2022 Physical Award Presentations to Follow Multi-Show Format Valebridge Media Services (VMS), the Crewe, UK and Madrid, Spain-based media services agency, have revealed details of the awards categories and nominations process for the 2022 Recircle Awards, the second edition of the industry […]
This International Literacy Day, celebrated globally on 8 September, iconic tyre brand Dunlop will be sharing the joy of reading with South African families in partnership with NGO, Book Dash. International Literacy Day coincides with South Africa’s National Book Week celebrated from 6 to 12 September, and highlights the importance of literacy as a matter […]
Stamford Tyres Africa (Pty) Ltd – proud distributors of Falken Tyres – have teamed up with the Point S group, in a campaign aimed at helping the communities in need. The Share Your Kindness campaign, consisted of using a percentage from the sales on Falken tyres within the Point S stores nationwide, to contribute towards […]
Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) and Sumeru Equity Partners, Danlaw, Inc. and other shareholders have reached an agreement for Bridgestone to purchase Azuga Holdings, Inc. (Azuga) and the Azuga fleet management platform for $391 million. The acquisition will accelerate Bridgestone’s efforts to develop and deploy sustainable mobility solutions as a central pillar of the company’s advanced mobility strategy. The […]
With sinking hearts, we watched as KwaZulu-Natal fell victim to civil unrest, riots, and looting, seemingly with no one on hand to stop the perpetrators from causing massive destruction to lives and property. A clip showing a group of thugs breaking into Sumitomo Rubber’s (Dunlop) warehouse, and helping themselves to free stock, further highlighted the […]
Tyre maker, Apollo Tyres and global video game publisher KONAMI, in association with Manchester United, today announced the launch of ‘Apollo Tyres United League’, an ambitious eSports Tournament played on eFootball PES 2021 for mobile. The mobile-based eSports Tournament will be held across multiple regions — India, Australia, South Africa, Middle East, South East Asia, […]
Pirelli has developed a new P Zero tyre, which combines performance and control as well as comfort to provide a truly enjoyable drive, specifically for the recently-launched Hyundai KONA N. The latest N model, which was recently presented to European media, is the first SUV produced by Hyundai’s sporting N division. Each Hyundai N model […]
“Given the latest surge in Covid-19 cases and the worsening of the third wave, Messe Frankfurt South Africa has decided to postpone the 2021 Festival of Motoring,” says Managing Director, Joshua Low. “The safety of our exhibitors, attendees and staff is of the outmost concern for us. We believe this to be in the best […]