Appollo Tyres partners Stallion Group, pledges quality service

APPOLLO Tyres has formally launched its product range in the Nigerian market.The foremost tyre company has also appointed Stallion Group as its representative in Nigeria.The Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Tyres of South Africa, Dr. Louis Ceneviz,who spoke at thelaunching in Lagos, recently, explained that the company has an annual turnover of $2.5 billion.Established in India more than three and half decades ago, the Apollo brand, according to Ceneviz, has plants in three continents ' Africa, Asia and Europe with nine technologically advanced plants in various locations ' (two in South Africa, two in Zimbabwe, four in India and one in the Netherlands).He described its foray into the Nigerian market 'as the beginning of an exciting journey that will enable Apollo Tyre usher ultra high performance products that are suitable for speeds of up to 300km per hour.'We believe offering the right product to the right customer is essential. That is why we developed niche applications within a larger category to enable the provision of efficient fuel and cost saving products for each product segment,' he said.Apollo Tyres currently produces 400, 000 metric tonnes of tyres across all automotive categories yearly with exports to more than 70 market destinations worldwide.He explained that Apollo adheres to stringent international regulations, adding that 'our products emphasis safety ' a criterion that has afforded Apollo long standing relationships with Audi, Fiat, General Motors, Hyundai, Mahindra & Mahindra, Suzuki, Mercedes Benz, Mitsubishi, Tata, Volkswagen, Ashok Leyland and Eicher.'Apollo tyres recently celebrated the production of its millionth truck/bus radial tyre with tyre mix including ultra and high-speed tyres, light truck and Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) tyres with truck-bus coach tyres, industrial applications such as mining and agricultural tyres.Information made available added that Apollo Tyres had broken new grounds, 'especially in 2006 when it acquired Dunlop Tyres (Pty) South Africa ' a leading South African tyre brand and the Netherland Vredestein tyre that was bought over in 2009'.Head of marketing, Tyre Division, Stallion Group, Mr. Pinaki Sarkar, in his submission said Stallion is proud to be associated with a 'leading brand such as Apollo Tyres', adding that the product would soon become the toast of motorists, haulage concerns and industrial plants.
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