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About Gabriel
“With our incredible history, we believe that there is not a single road in South Africa that we have not travelled … we've been there and done that!”
The Gabriel brand is a wholly owned and traded brand of Autoworld South Africa (Pty) Ltd. Gabriel is a leading shock absorber brand in the South African automotive aftermarket, exporting to many other countries.
Its sales, marketing and distribution operations, based in Johannesburg, serve a network of wholesale distributors across South Africa and into Africa. Products are distributed nationally to spares shops and workshops through that wholesale network, and exported internationally. These nationwide retail outlets proudly display the Gabriel name, which has become synonymous with the highest standard of quality.
A century of firsts
Gabriel has a proud history of innovation and achievement stretching back to 1907. Filter the milestones below.
Claude Foster, the automotive parts pioneer who founded Gabriel in Cleveland, Ohio, develops and patents the first shock absorber.
Gabriel continues to prosper in the suspension business, pioneering the first hydraulic shock absorbers.
Gabriel first arrives in South Africa, importing all products from the United States.
Adjustable shock absorbers, developed across two generations.
Local manufacturing begins, ending the reliance on imported product.
Damping that responds to where the shock is in its travel, and how fast it is moving.
Nitrogen pressurisation arrives in the twin tube design — the basis of the gas units in the range today.
Gabriel South Africa makes its own contribution to Gabriel's innovative history with the design and manufacture of the gas spring — promptly adopted by Gabriel plants worldwide.
Velocity sensitive technology for both shocks and struts.
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The rangeOur brand structure
Six series under the Gabriel name, each built for a different kind of vehicle and duty.
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