Tyres

Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (PTY) LTD (SRSA), manufacturer of the popular Dunlop, Sumitomo and Falken tyre brands, officiallylaunched its new, state-of-the-artTruck and Bus Radial (TBR) factory in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday, 02 October 2018. This second phase of SRSA’s multi-billion-rand...

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...

Tyre recycler, Mathe Group, and Van Dyck, manufacturer of recycled rubber flooring – sister companies within the PFE International Group of companies – are staging a multi-million-rand comeback with multiple investments in their businesses in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal.

The Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company plans to test tyre components in space as part of a project in the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory, through an experiment expected to launch later this year. In the microgravity environment...

The 2017 FIA European Truck Racing Championship will again see Goodyear supply its specially developed Truck Racing tyres to all competitors. Manufactured in 315/70R22.5 size, the tyres are capable of withstanding high impact loads from 1 500 horsepower, 5,5-ton trucks racing...

Goodyear South Africa is proud to announce Piotr Czyzyk as a new addition to the Trentyre and Goodyear leadership team. Piotr Czyzyk joins Goodyear as the new Director for Trentyre and Commercial business and has been consulting in Trentyre...

Continental and Caterpillar have signed an agreement to equip Cat Off-Highway-Trucks (model series 770 to 775) with Continental RDT-Master tyres in sizes 18.00R33, 21.00R33 and 24.00R35. The agreement will also see the two companies collaborate on the design of...

The De Rooy team, winners of the 2016 Dakar rally truck class, are going for gold again in the world’s toughest race, driving on standard Goodyear Offroad ORD tyres. Gerard De Rooy and his team have chosen Goodyear Offroad ORD...

Continental Tyre South Africa has appointed race car driver Clare Vale and safety advocate and journalist Vuyi Mpofu as brand ambassadors for its global Vision Zero campaign – an initiative that aims to reduce and ultimately eliminate vehicle accidents,...

Bridgestone Southern Africa (BSAF) has announced its proposal to close its bias tyre manufacturing plant in Port Elizabeth. This move is fully in line with the recently announced mid-long term business strategy laid out by Bridgestone Corporation...