Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies, with an iconic brand and operations in most regions of the world. For more than 120 years, Goodyear has been developing products and services that keep the world moving. Headquartered in Akron, in the USA, Goodyear employs approximately 72,000 associates worldwide and operates 55 manufacturing facilities in 23 countries.  Goodyear develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes tires for most applications, including automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, mining and industrial equipment. In addition to Goodyear-brand tires, the company also produces other well-respected international brand names, including Kelly, Fulda and Sava. Goodyear Middle East & Africa Goodyear Middle East & Africa is an exciting growth region. Goodyear is renowned as a leader in chosen markets and product segments, building customer partnerships, providing clear selling points, simplifying our business operations and being innovators in all it does. Leveraging its brands and building reliable win-win partnerships Goodyear creates unique value for its customers and end users. In its relentless pursuit of forward motion, Goodyear is constantly evolving as it works to improve its performance.  The company’s world class integrated business planning and supply chain network supports the efficient distribution of its tires across the Middle East & Africa, imported from the US, Europe and Asia depending on product type and brand, to its customers.   Consumer Tires Goodyear offers tires and brands for the unique needs and expectations of consumers. Goodyear car tires offer long treadwear, mile after mile of excellent traction and performance on the road. Versatile 4x4 tires provide rugged off-road traction that do not compromise on-road performance. Designed for high mileage, all-weather traction, Goodyear light truck tire tread designs promote a smooth, quiet ride. Goodyear works with a wide range of distributors to maximize its reach to consumers and is proud that Goodyear tires are fitted as standard by a number of top manufacturers.  Commercial Truck Tires  Goodyear makes commercial truck tires easy with a wide selection of innovative commercial truck tires for numerous applications and services to back them up.  Goodyear’s Total Solutions include services such as Fleet Tracker and Ride over Reader as well as premium retreads to help fleets extend the tire life cycle. Goodyear technologies and tires work to help your fleet save money and reduce downtime. From surface and underground mines to quarries, constructions and ports, Goodyear also has an OTR tire for a wide variety of applications.  Commercial Truck Tires  Goodyear makes commercial truck tires easy with a wide selection of innovative commercial truck tires for numerous applications and services to back them up.  Goodyear’s Total Solutions include services such as Fleet Tracker and Ride over Reader as well as premium retreads to help fleets extend the tire life cycle. Goodyear technologies and tires work to help your fleet save money and reduce downtime. From surface and underground mines to quarries, constructions and ports, Goodyear also has an OTR tire for a wide variety of applications.  Tires for the Unique Needs of Middle East & Africa  Goodyear Middle East & Africa selects and offers tires and brands for the unique needs and expectations of our customers across a range of qualities and price categories taking into account the conditions faced in the region.  Goodyear tires are perfect for rough roads as they tested for providing a smooth and comfortable ride on tough road conditions and are known for their high performance and long life. Goodyear develops special ranges of tires to meet the tough road and weather conditions across Africa and the Middle East. Specifically, the Omnitrac and KMAX range of truck tires are specially developed by Goodyear to cater to the specific needs and requirements. Known for their long life and high performance, Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 SUV, Goodyear Wrangler AT Adventure, and Goodyear Eagle Sport TZ of passenger range of tires have been gaining increasing popularity in the Middle East and African markets. Goodyear is working to expand its customer base and regularly welcomes new distributors to partner with for ongoing growth. At this time, Goodyear is looking to appoint agents/distributors in a number of Middle East & African markets.  Goodyear Middle East FZE Dubai Silicon Oasis, 4, A Wing, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Safeer Tyres is based in UAE and markets a variety of tire brands like Bridgestone, Michelin, Dunlop, Goodyear, Pirelli, Continental, Sumitomo, Nexen, Kumho, Hankook and other internationally-renowned tires. Safeer Tyres supplies all major brand tyres, original equipment tyres, and most private brand tyres. The company specializes in supplying unusual and hard-to-find tyres that are not easily available in the market.  Safeer Tyres is the sole agents of Arroyo tires and Pertec Performance Brakes. Arroyo Tires is an innovative brand made with the most advanced technology to bring you the best quality with the safety in mind. At Pertec Performance Brakes the safety comes first, and Pertec Performance Brakes products are formulated to be manufactured and supplied to provide you the ultra-smooth braking experience, fade resistance, and safe, reliable stopping power. With Pertec Performance Brakes you will be moved through the most comfortable ride of your life time. Safeer Tyres stocks over 30,000 tires and can supply almost all sizes and brands that are available with Safeer Tyres for immediate delivery to any part of Africa from its warehouses across UAE. EXPORTING TYRES, BATTERIES & BRAKE PADS TO AFRICA Safeer Tyres is also a leading exporter of all kinds of tyres, batteries and lubricants to many African countries. African buyers prefer to buy tyres from Safeer Tyres as the company has a steady stock of al kinds of tyres, batteries and lubricants that are available immediate delivery from Dubai at very competitive prices – comparatively much cheaper than elsewhere. Some of the popular brands supplied by Safeer Tyres include:     •    Bridgestone      •    Michelin     •    Dunlop     •    Sumitomo     •    Goodyear     •    Pirelli     •    Continental     •    Nexen     •    Kumho      •    Hankook     •    Yokohama  Private Brands     •    Arroyo Tires     •    Pertec Performance Brakes     •    General TBR tires Leading Exporter, Wholesaler, Stockist of Tyres in Dubai As one of the leading wholesalers, retailers and stockists of tyres, batteries and lubricants in the United Arab Emirates, Safeer Tyres has established an enviable reputation in the local, regional and international markets because of their honest and fair trade practices that have contributed to the growth and success of the company since its inception. "We welcome African buyers and we love to work with our customers in Africa," says Sajjad Keshtkar, marketing manager of Safeer Tyres. "We are now seeking to further expand our customer base in Africa by launching an aggressive marketing campaign across the African markets in conjunction with the Africa Business Pages – the leading B2B portal and magazine," he said. African buyers, wholesalers and traders wanting to import tyres from Dubai will find Safeer Tyres a perfect source for all their requirements where they can find all their requirements under one roof – and at competitive prices.

Zafco FZE has emerged as a major supplier, wholesaler and stockist of Toyo Tyres in Dubai and a major exporter to African markets Zafco is associated with TOYO for over three years and represents the brand in different countries in the African continent. ZAFCO has a presence in African markets for over a decade now with very committed distributors. ZAFCO also has its own local sales team based in most of the countries to provide the best possible service levels. ZAFCO is regularly supplying TOYO tyres in countries like Angola, Congo, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The used cars imported from the Middle East and the USA have a big share in the car market  in African countries. A lot of these cars have TOYO tyres fitted as an Original Equipped tyre brand and this gives a cutting edge to the TOYO tyres brand and the distributor to increase the market share on the road, especially for the budget segment where Toyo’s TEO PLUS pattern is the best option. Toyo’s 4x4 tyres are doing extremely well in the African markets. The Safari vehicles which are used to carry passengers for Safari trips are now using TOYO tyres in their fleets and are very pleased with the performance of the Open Country All Terrain pattern of TOYO. In the year 2012, Toyo has been introduced as an OEM brand in Kenya and it will continue to come as an OEM tyre in the trailers in future. M320 pattern, which is an “All Position” pattern in Toyo, is the most successful pattern. Toyo tyres’ high performance has become the talk of the town, particularly among the youth in Kenya. Toyo has been the Gold Sponsor in “Great Run”, a motoring event where Motor Enthusiasts meet and drive over hundreds of kilometres to promote road safety and raise charity. Over 25 per cent of these cars use Toyo’s “Proxes” range of High Performance tyre pattern. TOYO is a premium brand of tyres from Japan and is perceived as a top class brand in the African market. With an assortment that covers all the tyre sizes in passenger car, light truck and truck tyre segments, Toyo is continuously seeing its market share grow in the region.   For further information contact Zafco Trading P.O. Box 262176, Jebel Ali South Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Dubai-based Zafco FZE has emerged as a major supplier of Otani Tyres to the African continent Zafco is associated with the internationally well-known tyre brand Otani for more than 25 years and represents the brand in over 40 countries in the world. In 2010, Zafco and Otani further consolidated their relationship by investing in a joint venture to set up a new tyre factory in Thailand. The factory is located in the city of Bangkok and makes top quality radial tyres for trucks. In order to come up with high quality truck tyres, rigorous testing procedures have been put in place at the factory. In addition, a system of continuous improvements has been embraced. There has been a particular focus on designing and manufacturing tyres that give fleets low cost per kilometre as well as maximum usage of the casing for multiple retreads. With these features, the product is ready to make its entry in the African continent. The consumption of imported truck tyres in Africa is well over 10 million units in a year. Countries like Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Angola, Kenya, Tanzania and South African are the major truck tyres consumers. For several land-locked countries in Africa, land transport is the only option to import products. Continuous investments and improvement in the infrastructure of the road network in some of these countries has increased the demand for tubeless truck tyres. Like anywhere else in the world, in this region too, companies with fleets as well as transport companies, have started feeling the need for high quality, low cost of kilometre tyres. There is a shortage of good quality tyres and their availability in the African region. Most of the value-for-money brands are focusing on selling in other continents and have limited supplies to cater to the African region. Whereas OTANI TBR Tyres is focusing to serve the needs of the transporters in the African countries and with an annual production capacity of over 500,000 units, is well positioned to supply the required quantities. The value for money product is a key to success in the African region. After studying the market for several years, OTANI TBR has come up with sizes and prices which are suitable for the African market and there will be more sizes and patterns coming soon in 2013. From February 2013, Zafco will be introducing the new All-Position truck tyre, which is the main requirement in many of the African countries. Considering the speed and road conditions in Africa, Otani TBR has made a special highway pattern “OH 101”. This particular pattern features high speed, low noise, greater steering performance and, most importantly, is a tyre which gives “Low Cost Per Kilometre”. Zafco aims to join hands with strong partners in countries like Algeria, Nigeria, Angola, and other African markets for a longterm business relationship. Additionally, plans are already underway to introduce Otani TBR tyres to the OEM trailer manufacturing companies in the region, which will make Otani an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) brand of tyres. With plans to make over 15 sizes in 2013, in addition to the range of 20 sizes readily available, continuous development of new sizes and patterns is a strategic imperative for Otani which will make it one of a few brands that cover the entire range of the truck tyre segment.   OTANI Expands its Footprints to Europe OTANI Tyre Co. Ltd. was incorporated three decades ago with the sole aim of becoming the leading manufacturer of Agricultural, Off-the-Road, and Commercial Bias Tyres in Southeast Asia. After substantial achievements on these offerings, OTANI expanded to TBR range as well to serve the customers with the best value. What Differentiates OTANI The manufacturing of the products is done in its origin country – Thailand, hence OTANI enjoys an excellent reputation in the market by exceeding customers’ satisfaction with quality products and utmost performance. OTANI tyres are robust and rugged that give the customers an opportunity to retread multiple times in order to get lesser cost per kilometer and cash-in the prolonged life-span of the tyres. The increasing popularity of the brand has led OTANI to expand significantly where it is sold in six continents through a number of well-renowned and trustworthy distributors. R&D Matters OTANI values the importance of R&D for its portfolio and as a result it comes up with tailor-made tread designs to suit the requirements of specific markets. The company invests millions of dollars in R&D every year in order to keep bringing continuous improvements in its product range. Quality control process is highly regulated where the tyres undergo the extensive process including 100% Shearography and X-Ray inspection to make them flawless, OTANI is proud to have the manufacturing capacity of 2,500 tyres per day, where the expansion plan aims to increase it to 5,000 tyres per day by the end of 2016. Customer Relationship OTANI believes that serving the customers in a meticulous way always pays off, hence the same kind of recognition comes from the customers as well. Customer testimonials from various parts of the world always compliment on the performance, reliability, and longer mileage benefit that OTANI offers. Last but not the least, OTANI pays close attention to after-sales service where Product Knowledge Seminars are held across the globe to educate the customers on the best tyre maintenance practices for yielding optimum performance from the tyres, says Raghavendra Sanga – Head of Product Communication & Marketing at ZAFCO. For further information contact Zafco Trading P.O. Box 262176, Jebel Ali South Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Michelin Tyres is targeting Africa to further consolidate its sales and distribution network in East Africa and has partnered with CFAO, a renowned distributor of industrial products with outlets and distribution networks all across Africa. The joint venture between Michelin Tyres and  CFAO will oversee the import and distribution of high-quality tyres in Kenya and Uganda.  A new company has been formed specially for this joint venture in which Michelin holds a 49 percent share and the remaining 51 percent are with CFAO. Administration of the new entity will be divided equally between Michelin Tyres and CFAO.    The new company will supply tyres for both heavy duty as well as smaller vehicles. This will depend largely on the business relationships built by Michelin over the years.     “With growth rates of 4.5 per cent for Uganda and 5.5 per cent for Kenya in 2017, these markets are very dynamic,” adds Richard Bielle, chairman and chief executive officer of CFAO. “As a result, they are of interest to the biggest players in the global industry. CFAO’s alliance with Michelin illustrates our know-how on the continent – providing our partners with immediate solutions to develop markets and to offer consumers high quality products and services.”   This new development is just another case of Michelin's objective of acquiring a stake in the distribution channels of its closest competitors. One of Michelin's acquisitions Ihle Holding AG has also been used in the acquisitions of German-based whole sellers.They have also entered into a 50-50 partnership with Nex Tyres SL in a wholesale joint venture in Spain. The company announced another identical venture earlier this year in North America with Sumitomo Corporation to tap the markets in the US and Mexico.  Tyre sales in East Africa have been rising over the years and have made East Africa an attractive market for tyre dealers, manufacturers and stockists. many tyre dealers in Dubai have been actively supplying all kinds of tyres, tubes and batteries to the East African markets like Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia and Sudan. As demand for tyres increases in East Africa, more and more multi-nationals are expected to enter the fray and expand their sales and distribution networks by appointing agents and distributors for their products.