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In December 2013, Apollo Tyres sold most of its South African operations to Sumitomo RI for $60 million (Rs 3.33 billion) including the Ladysmith passenger car tyre plant. Apollo Tyres retained its Durban plant, which manufactured truck & bus radial (TBR) tyres and off-highway tyres used in the mining and construction industries (The Durban ...
Panther Tyres [64] Pakistan: 1983 [65] Panther Tyres, Panther Tubes, Panther Lubricants, Panther Auto Parts Petlas Turkey: 1976 Petlas: Pirelli [66] [67] Italy: 1872 Agom, Courier, Metzeler, Pirelli, Formula [68] Ralf Bohle GmbH Germany: 1922 Schwalbe, Impac Rosava Ukraine: 1972 Rosava,Itegro Rupsha Tyres Bangladesh: 1991 Rupsha Asia, Tajwer ...
In 2004, South Africa was responsible for the manufacture of 84% of all vehicles produced in Africa, 7 million of which are on the South African roads. Also in 2004, the industry made a 6.7% contribution to the GDP of South Africa and 29% of all South African manufacturers made up the country's automotive industry. 2004 also saw 110,000 ...
Pages in category "Truck manufacturers of South Africa" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. I.
The one millionth Corolla was manufactured in South Africa in 2013. [9] In 2014, the Hilux, Fortuner, all Hino models and Ses'fikile taxis were produced from kits at the Toyota plant in Prospecton near Durban. [6] In Q4 2021, Toyota started assembling the Corolla Cross in South Africa. [10]
The SAMIL 20 is a 2-ton cargo vehicle produced in South Africa in the mid-1980s and was used as the primary light cargo carrier of the South African National Defence Force. The vehicle design is based on the German Mercedes Unimog chassis and Mark I of this vehicle was based on the Magirus Deutz 130M7FAL 4x4 truck.
In 2002, South Africa had 362,099km of highways and 73,506km of paved (including 239km of expressways). [3] The term freeway in South Africa differs from most other parts of the world. A freeway is a road where certain restrictions apply. [4] The following are forbidden from using a freeway:
Automotive tires are described by several alphanumeric tire codes (in North American English) or tyre codes (in Commonwealth English), which are generally molded into the sidewall of the tire. These codes specify the dimensions of the tire and its key limitations, such as load-bearing ability and maximum speed.