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Michelin is partnering with General Motors to bring its airless tyre prototype to the roads, potentially saving 200 million punctured car tyres from the scrap heap annually. This, according to de zeen magazine. The two companies aim to develop Michelin‘s UPTIS (or Unique Puncture-proof Tire System), which promises to eliminate both the waste and the danger that comes from a flat […]
During the Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety being held in Stockholm from 19 to 20 February, Michelin reaffirmed its commitment to safe mobility. The Group CEO Florent Menegaux was present in Sweden throughout the week. The meeting, organized by Yours, the World Health Organization (WHO) and private founding companies offered the opportunity for delegates […]
Goodyear has been chosen as the official tyre supplier and a founding partner for the first all-electric multi-brand touring car series, Pure ETCR. Goodyear is developing a bespoke tyre for Pure ETCR which will incorporate a combination of technologies inspired by Goodyear’s latest electric vehicle tyres and the new Eagle F1 SuperSport ultra-high performance range. […]
Bridgestone, through its flagship tyre brand Firestone, is partnering with agricultural co-operatives across South Africa to deliver massive fuels savings from improved commercial vehicle tyre usage, particularly tractors, through its first National Education Campaign and Ballasting Clinics throughout the 2020 summer planting season. Ballasting of industrial vehicle tyres involves increasing a machine’s load by adding […]
For the fourth year in a row, Continental has been named by Fortune Magazine as one of the ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’, making it one of only two tyre companies to make the prestigious list in 2020. Continental was recognised for excellence in key areas such as the quality of its products and management, social […]
Hankook Tire is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to incorporate more digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data. Hankook Tire recently developed a Virtual Compound Design (VCD) system, which predicts the characteristics of tyre compounds and finds an optimal combination through artificial intelligence analysis, the company says. The AWS Cloud platform will enable Hankook to […]
THE TIRE COLOGNE will open its doors for the second time in around three months. Around 500 exhibiting companies from around 40 countries will present their range of products and services at this international tyre and wheel trade fair from 9 to 12 June 2020. The event and congress programme, will include star-studded conferences, theme […]
New to 2019, the innovative Enliten technology enabling less materials to be used in tyre production and improving the tyre’s fuel efficiency was brought to the roads for a more sustainable mobility. Several ground-breaking CASE mobility projects launched in partnership with leading car manufacturers addressed global macro trends, such as climate change and urbanisation. Bridgestone […]
In the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company‘s fourth-quarter statement, the company reported its fourth-quarter 2019 net loss was $392 million ($1.68 per share) compared to net income of $110 million ($0.47 per share) a year ago. Goodyear says the decrease was driven by discrete tax adjustments of $380 million during the fourth quarter of 2019, including […]
It’s good news for Ermelo motorists, Tiger Wheel & Tyre is back! After a brief break, Tiger Wheel &Tyre recently reopened with a new franchise owner, Gordon Rolls at the helm. Located at the Game Shopping Centre at Cnr. De Emigratie Street and Voortrekker Avenue, Tiger Wheel & Tyre Ermelo is well situated, and its […]
Despite the ongoing challenges in the OE (Original Equipment) market segment, Indian-based Apollo Tyres recently released unaudited results for the third quarter and nine months of the financial year 2019-2020, recording sound growth on home ground, especially in the passenger vehicle category. Quarter 3 Consolidated Performance Highlights Q3 FY2019-20 (October – December) vs Quarter 3 […]
Pirelli has anounced the development of its tyre range for the 2021 World Rally Championship, where the Italian firm will be sole supplier, to the backdrop of the 2020 GP Ice Race this year. Pirelli is also the official sponsor of the GP Ice Race, held in the Austrian town of Zell am See, which […]