Wangara Automotive Group: Breaking free of the pack

Yochanaan Coetzee - Wangara Tyre & Fitment Centre, a business born from the dream to help make Namibia’s roads safer and empower women to be able to tackle their vehicle maintainance and fitment needs confidently and comfortably, have set their sights on shaking up the industry.

These objectives have seen a group of female colleagues penetrate a traditionally male-dominated industry, with their footprint growing from a single site to three branches across Namibia in just three years.

It definitely seems as if their approach is paying off.

“We see ourselves as a fitment company with a difference. While many of our industrymates make it their focus to cater for commercial and fleet clients, we think it’s vastly important to not only promote tyre education among private road users, but also nuture an enviroment and offer a service that ensures that as many road users as possible are travelling on our roads safely,” said Ken Joeseph, who is part of the Wangara Automotive Group management.

“After all, a single driver with compromised wheels, tyres, brakes or suspension, poses a risk to many other road users and not simply themselves,” he added.

Their ultra-modern, state-of-the-art showrooms and service centres, offer a wide variety of alloy wheels and major tyre brands, as well as high-tech 3D wheel alignment, wheel balancing, vehicle maintainance services and much more, at incredibly competitive prices.

Located at Prosperita and the B1 Shopping Complex in Windhoek, as well as in Ongwediva, their footprint is key to their objective of improving safety on our roads.

New take on service

Wangara Tyre & Fitment Centers strives to offer their clientele everything - from the very best and most tyres available on the Southern African market, as well as manufacturer-recommended tyres for the majority of vehicle makes and models, from Dankie Botswana to truck tyres.

“Our highly-trained and experienced tyre and technical experts, of which two are female, will happily assist you in choosing the tyres appropriate for your vehicle and your budget. We also pride ourselves on having management on-site at all times, as this makes it easy for our clients to engage us and we can work towards arrangements to ensure that our clients’ need not be forced to comprise on their family’s safety,” Joeseph added.

These and other efforts, such as their regular tyre education experientials for ladies, not only empower women to be self-sufficient, but also help them avoid the harrowing possibilities that could arise when they are stranded and awaiting help.

This is a clear sign of the Wangara Automotive Group’s positive response to it’s corporate responsibilities.

“The stakes are too high to ignore your tyre safety. We also make sure to do a thorough safety check on all our clients’ vehicles, so that even if they do not make use of our one-stop shop mechanical services to rectify it immediately, they are at least aware of any issues,” Joeseph said.

“This once again proves that we place the safety and wellbeing of our clients, far above profits. We even go as far as testing new tyres that we acquire on our personal family vehicles, so that we can confidently recommend them to our clients. That is the culture we want to promote, not only in the industry, but also amongst the public,” he added.

Be sure to watch this space as this wholly Namibian and completely customer-centric tyre fitment and vehicle maintainance group go on to lead the revolution in their industry.

Make a point of stopping at one of their locations for all your fitment, suspension and mechanical needs.

Contact them at 061 222 688 or 081 738 7630 for a free quote or have them assist you with a NaTIS roadworthiness pre-inspection, to ensure a speedy and dissapiontment-free official inspection.

What to consider when choosing the right tyre:

This depends greatly on the kind of car you drive and the type of driving you do. If you drive short distances in and around town, to drop off children at school or to go shopping, then economy and safety will be a primary concern when choosing a tyre.

Long-distance driving: If you do a lot of long-distance driving then low noise, comfort and fuel saving will be factors helping you to find the right tyre.

Luxury and sport vehicles: Drivers with luxury and sports cars will be interested in high-performance tyres, which offer excellent traction, precision handling and maneuverability at high speeds.

At Wangara, we advise you on the right car tyre for your driving requirements, which is cost-effective and safe.