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Continental Wins Prestigious Tire Technology Award with Tyre Concept for Electric Robotaxis
The jury of the “Journey to Automation” award presented by the European Rubber Journal (ERJ) has named Continental the Overall Winner in the award’s six categories and winner of the prestigious Tire Technology Award. The UK-based trade journal honored Continental for its Conti C.A.R.E. tire concept for future electric mobility solutions. Conti C.A.R.E. (Connected. Autonomous. […]
Top10 for Falken in a Rain battle at the NÜRBURGRING
Falken claims it has once again proven the reliability of its performance tyres and finished the toughest endurance race under the most difficult conditions: 10th and 11th place at the 48th ADAC TOTAL 24h-Race 2020 at Nürburgring. As so often, the famous “Eifel weather” provided the special spice for the endurance classic and turned the […]
An 8th Win for Dunlop
Dunlop has once again won the Tyre Brands Category for the 2020/2021 Ask Afrika Icon Brands Survey. “This win, during such a difficult time is so encouraging to our team,” said Riaz Haffejee, CEO of Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (Sumitomo Dunlop), manufacturers of the Dunlop brand for Africa. “Consumers have again shown their loyalty […]
Bridgestone Unveils “A Layered Journey” Sustainability Campaign
Bridgestone, a global leader in sustainable mobility and advanced solutions, has announced today a new campaign inviting partners to participate in building a stronger society. In A Layered Journey, Bridgestone highlights ways the company is incorporating sustainability in its value chain with a focus on its commitment to sustainable procurement of natural rubber. The campaign travels […]
Intervention for child road accident deaths get R100k capital injection
Supa Quick has donated R100 000 towards the establishment of a Child Car Safety Learning Centre for Wheel Well, a non-profit organisation dedicated to road safety for children in South Africa. The much needed capital injection represents an advancement in Wheel Well’s efforts to improve the level of child car seat compliance in South Africa, […]
Continental a Founding Partner and Exclusive Tyre Supplier to the New Extreme E Series
The innovative new Extreme E all-electric off-road racing series is scheduled to make its much-anticipated debut in March 2021, and Continental is proudly a founding partner, premium sponsor and the exclusive tyre supplier to the global championship which was recently officially granted status as an FIA International Series. Alejandro Agag, CEO of Extreme E, said: […]
Bridgestone Announces Discontinuation of Kart Tire Supply in 2022
Bridgestone Corporation has announced that it plans to discontinue supply of kart tires* effective December 31, 2022. Since 1977, Bridgestone has continued to develop, manufacture, and supply kart tires for domestic and overseas markets. In Japan, we have supplied kart tires accredited by the Japan Automobile Federation. Overseas, our kart tires have been homologated by Commission […]
Technology and tyres to go places Google have not been
Roads off the beaten track in South Africa, especially dirt or gravel roads are often not mapped on Google Street View, leaving travelers and adventurers unprepared for the road conditions and terrain they will encounter. How do you safely prepare to explore places that are not on Google Street View? Iconic tyre brand Dunlop took […]
Environment dept officials suspended
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries has placed eight officials on precautionary suspension following a forensic investigation into contracts allegedly irregularly awarded by the Waste Management Bureau. The Waste Management Bureau’s mandate, among others, is to promote and facilitate minimisation, re-use, recycling and recovery of waste, and disburse of revenue collected from waste management […]
Continental Reorganises Tyre Businesses in EMEA
Tyre manufacturer and technology company Continental has reorganised the passenger and truck tyres replacement businesses in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) under the leadership of Philipp von Hirschheydt, former head of the passenger tyres replacement business in the EMEA region. In order to allow greater customer centricity while increasing the overall efficiency of […]
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