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03.09.2010
ITIA Golf Outing
The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) Annual Golf Day takes places this year at the Killenard Golf & Spa Resort, in Killenard, Co. Laois at the end of September.
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03.09.2010
Conti boss takes chair at BTMA
David Smith, Managing Director, Continental Tyres UK & Ireland has been appointed chairman of The British Tyre Manufacturers Association (BTMA).
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03.09.2010
Fast Ford chooses Maxxis for two key tests
September’s issue of Fast Ford magazine carries enlightening reports on two performance tests – how different tyre pressure settings affect a car’s handling characteristics and the performance benefits that can be gained from fitting lightweight alloy wheels – both of which were conducted using the Maxxis MA-Z1 tyre.
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02.09.2010
Dempsey opens M50 upgrade
Transport Minister Noel Dempsey has officially opened the completed 32km M50 Upgrade Scheme, which has transformed the M50 from a two-lane heavily congested road with toll barriers and signalled interchanges into a modern free-flowing motorway that has reduced journey times by up to 50%.
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02.09.2010
Toyo OE on Audi RS 5
Toyo has confirmed that its 265/35 R 19 98Y Toyo Proxes T1 AO tyre has been chosen by Audi AG to be fitted to its new RS 5 model.
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02.09.2010
Taking it to the max with Goodyear
Goodyear’s new Omnitrac MSS II and Omnitrac MSD II are the latest Max Technology products from Goodyear offering a wide range of benefits for operators of tippers and other vehicles in the quarrying and construction world.
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02.09.2010
RSA focuses on L Drivers
The RSA has given an update on the measures outlined in the Road Safety Strategy 2007-2012 to enhance the way in which drivers are trained, tested and licensed in Ireland.
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31.08.2010
Semperit roadside survey
Only 20% of drivers are considerate enough to let other motorists in or out of traffic in front of them, according to a survey by tyre manufacturer, Semperit.
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30.08.2010
Bridgestone to present environmentally-friendly truck tyres
The introduction of its new environmentally-friendly truck tyre for the European market and an extended tyre service range means that Bridgestone will provide a particularly strong message for vehicle fleets at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (International Automobile Exhibition) from the 23rd to 30th September 2010.
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26.08.2010
ECO-PLUS XL tyre takes the weight at Continental Tyres
In line with changes in legislation and increasing requirements from operators, Continental’s new HSL 2 ECO-PLUS XL long distance tyre has been designed to deliver considerably higher load-bearing capacity on front axles while retaining its low rolling resistance.
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25.08.2010
ITIA estimates cost on planned tyre tax
The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) has estimated that a government plan to introduce an additional tax on tyre sales could cost motorists more than €22 million annually.
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25.08.2010
Michelin launches new agri-tyre
Cereal farmers, contractors and farm- machinery cooperatives are to benefit from the launch of a new Michelin tyre, which can help reduce the stress and hassle associated with moving combine harvesters by road, whilst delivering increased productivity on the farm.
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24.08.2010
ITIA regional meetings
The Irish Tyre Industry Association ITIA) is holding two regional meetings in the West of Ireland this week for member and non member outlets.
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24.08.2010
Derek McGarrity wins Ulster Rally
Derek McGarrity and co-driver James McKee in his Kerr's Tyres sponsored Subaru Impreza WRC S12B claimed victory in the Toodsleap.com Ulster Rally after a great joust with Gareth McHale in his Ford Focus RS WRC. Both these cars were shod with BF Goodrich tyres.
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24.08.2010
July Was a Record Month
Infinity Tyres has reported that July 2010 was its best ever sales month. According to the company turnover for the month represented a massive 60 per cent year-on-year increase.
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24.08.2010
Pirelli happy with first F1 tyre test
Pirelli took the first step of its return to the FIA Formula One World Championship when Nick Heidfeld completed a two-day test at the wheel of a Toyota TF109 last week.
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24.08.2010
Gaither's new O Liner gets you in line
Gaither has launched a new patented tool is designed to make it easy to line up wheels studs with holes in rim for easy installation, resulting in decreased installation time, which can increase worker productivity and reduce risk of injury from struggling with heavy tyres and rims.
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23.08.2010
Techplus unveils “new for old” promotion
Wheel alignment specialists, Techplus is currently running a programme, where garages can get up to €2,500 for their old wheel alignment system, if they trade it in for the latest in digital imaging technology – the Hofmann geoliner 550 prism.
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23.08.2010
Baxters chooses Continental Tyres
Baxters, premium producer of soups, chutneys, condiments and preserves, has choosen Continental’s SC 20 solid tyre on its fork lift truck fleet at its production & distribution facility in Fochabers.
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23.08.2010
BFGoodrich g-Force Profiler
The g-Force Profiler, the latest addition to the BFGoodrich range of high performance car tyres is now available to fit tyres up to 20 inches.
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23.08.2010
Autologic spins a new web
Leading aftermarket diagnostic tool manufacturer Autologic Diagnostics Ltd has recently unveiled a new, innovative design for its website www.autologic.com.
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20.08.2010
Luney set to drift to victory
With just one round to go of the Pirelli European Drift Championship, the title is Mark Luney’s to lose. He needs just three points at Snetterton to assure him of overall victory.
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20.08.2010
Maxxis meets performance fans at Ford Fair
Maxxis joined around 20,000 Ford enthusiasts at a sun-drenched Silverstone (Saturday, August 8) to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ford Fair, Europe’s biggest and best Ford festival.
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20.08.2010
Minister’s tyre quango will cost hundreds of jobs
A plan by Minister Gormley to increase tax on tyres has been described as “a stealth-tax disguised as a green tax, and one that can actually impact on road safety” by the Irish Tyre Industry Association, which also contends that the tax would see hundreds of jobs lost to Northern Ireland.
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19.08.2010
RecruitAuto.com goes live
A new Irish motor industry recruitment portal, www.recruitauto.com, went live this morning with scores of motor industry jobs, proving that the Irish motor industry is climbing out of recession.
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18.08.2010
Plea to Minister “not to tax road safety”
A plan by Minister Gormley to increase tax on tyres has been described as “a stealth-tax disguised as a green tax, and one that can actually impact on road safety” by the Irish Tyre Industry Association, which also contends that the tax would see hundreds of jobs lost to Northern Ireland.
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18.08.2010
Young Racing Driver of the Month
Niall Murray from Dublin has been selected as the Dunlop Young Racing Driver of the Month for July, the youngest driver ever to be honoured in this way.
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18.08.2010
Pirelli begins Formula 1 tyre testing
Pirelli has begun its first Formula One tyre development test with German driver Nick Heidfeld, who is to be Pirelli's official test driver as the Italian firm prepares for its return to Formula One for the first time in 20 years.
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18.08.2010
New two-year warranty
Chicago Pneumatic (CP) is introducing a two-year warranty on its “Classic” range of workshop tools.
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16.08.2010
Goodyear EfficientGrip solves dilemma
Low rolling resistance tyres cut fuel bills – that’s a fact. However, tyre manufactures face a dilemma when trying to balance low rolling resistance against other performance areas.
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16.08.2010
Taking it to the max with Goodyear
The Goodyear Omnitrac MSS II and Omnitrac MSD II are the latest Max Technology products from Goodyear offering a wide range of benefits for operators of tippers and other vehicles in the quarrying and construction world.
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16.08.2010
Survey on Irish driver behaviour
The AA has conducted a survey of nearly 7000 Irish motorists and the results show that most people feel that Irish driving standards have improved in the last 10 years – but not by much.
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13.08.2010
US tyre shipments set to grow
The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) in the United States is predicting an eight per cent increase in shipments this year on the back of an increase in demand for original equipment passenger tyres.
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12.08.2010
Dogleap Rally Stages in review on hankook.ie
Hankook.ie was on hand to capture Donagh Kelly and Kevin Flanagan’s victory in the WN Nutt & Son and LGC sponsored Dogleap Stages Rally, round six of the Hankook MSA Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship last weekend.
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12.08.2010
Battlax BT-023 wins top award
Launched six months ago, Bridgestone’s Battlax BT-023 tyre has been voted “the best sports-touring all-rounder” by Bike magazine. six months after its launch.
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11.08.2010
Motorists get tyre warning
Motorists are being urged to make sure their tyres have plenty of tread and are properly inflated, because they face added dangers driving on slippery wet roads.
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10.08.2010
Donagh Kelly wins Dogleap Rally 2010
Donagh Kelly and Kevin Flanagan won the Dogleap Stages Rally, round six of the 2010 Hankook MSA Northern Ireland Rally Championship, driving their Group N Mitsubishi Evo 9 at the weekend.
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10.08.2010
Top tips for summer driving
Three out of 10 roadside breakdowns in the UK could be avoided by owners having a better understanding of how their vehicle works, research has shown.
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10.08.2010
Michelin and Claas sign cooperation agreement
Claas, the German agricultural machinery manufacturer that is the European leader in combine harvesters, and Michelin have signed a three-year cooperation agreement at Claas's headquarters in Harsewinkel, Germany.
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10.08.2010
Mind that pothole
Over 10 million motorists in the UK have suffered car damage because of potholes, with an average cost of £121 per driver - this adds up to a staggering cost to the nation of over £1.2 billion to fix the damage to their vehicles.
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06.08.2010
Citroën’s DS3 R3 set for Ulster shakedown
Citroën will unleash the new DS3 R3 for its first competitive event at the forthcoming Ulster Rally, piloted by Citroën Racing development team driver Bryan Bouffier and co-driver Xavier Pansieri.
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05.08.2010
Michelin unveils CerexBib
Cereal farmers need more powerful, heavier and wider harvesters to improve productivity. But the demand for more efficient harvesters has drawbacks for manufacturers, who have to factor in soil compaction, load capacity and traffic regulations.
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05.08.2010
watch out for Automechanika.tv
‘automechanika.TV’ will go online again during the forthcoming coming Automechanika Trade Fair in Frankfurt am Main from 14 - 19 September.
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05.08.2010
BMW launches new winter tyre programme in UK
BMW has launched a specialist winter tyre programme in the UK designed to help drivers get the best on-road performance from their car throughout the winter months – regardless of weather conditions.
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05.08.2010
Maxxis gets set for a weekend of performance action!
Maxxis is looking forward to a busy weekend of two and four-wheel action as it will be making its presence felt at a major performance/tuning show and supporting MSS Colchester Kawasaki in this year’s British Superbike Championship.
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04.08.2010
ITIA Golf Outing
The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) Annual Golf Day takes places this year at the Killenard Golf & Spa Resort, in Killenard, Co. Laois at the end of September.
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04.08.2010
Kramer elected Goodyear Chairman
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Richard J. Kramer has been elected chairman of the board, effective October 1.
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03.08.2010
NTDA opinion on vehicle testing
The National Tyre Distributor’s Association (NTDA) in Britain has written to the Department for Transport (DfT) on the statutory vehicle testing.
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03.08.2010
Latvala and Pirelli fly to Finland glory
Finland’s high-speed gravel stages, with their huge jumps and blind crests, are renowned as some of the most daunting in world rallying. They take years to master and only a select few drivers have triumphed on the event.
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03.08.2010
Pirelli P Zero performs in GP3
Round six of the inaugural GP3 series at the weekend, which is supplied exclusively by Pirelli, took competitors to the famous Hungaroring, located close to the Hungarian capital of Budapest.
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03.08.2010
Micheldever commits to Motor Codes
Micheldever Tyre and Auto Services, the UK’s largest independent distributor and fitter of tyres, has signed-up its nationwide network to the Motor Industry Code of Practice for Service and Repair.
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30.07.2010
Jap-Fest and Eurostyle Modified Car Show
The show formerly known as Mondello Jap-Fest will have a new look this year as it retains its Japanese Motorsport focus but opens its doors to competition from European Car culture.
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29.07.2010
Waterford Star heads to Europe
Craig Breen, the current Irish Young Rally Driver of the Year and Billy Coleman Award winner, has been nominated to represent Ireland in the Northern European section of the FIA Pirelli Star Driver Shootout.
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29.07.2010
Warning over dangerous counterfeit brake pads
Volkswagen Group Ireland has warned vehicle repairers, retailers and consumers to be extremely vigilant when purchasing car parts following a recent seizure of a quantity of unsafe counterfeit brake pads by An Garda Siochana and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment's Trading Standards Service.
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29.07.2010
Pirelli ready for more GP3 thrills
There's no time for rest in the GP3 Series. One week after the fifth event of the season at Hockenheim in Germany, the Pirelli-shod drivers will be back in action at the Hungaroring near Budapest this weekend for round six of this exciting contest for young Formula One hopefuls.
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29.07.2010
Michelin delivers for East Riding Sacks
Yorkshire-based East Riding Sacks Ltd has clocked up over 700,000 km on a set of Michelin XDE2 drive axle tyres – the equivalent of over 535 journeys from Land's End to John O'Groats.
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28.07.2010
Federal Tire sponsors Legends Million
Kannapolis, N.C., native Daniel Hemric won the inaugural, Federal Tire sponsored US Legends Million, the largest grassroots race in history, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, taking home an unprecedented $250,000 with the victory.
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28.07.2010
Citroën Total World Rally team looks forward to Rally Finland
The Citroën Total World Rally Team is preparing for Rally Finland. In the land of 1000 Lakes, the C4 WRCs will be driven by Sébastien Loeb / Daniel Elena and Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia, who, for the first time, will join the team currently leading the Manufacturers’ Championship in the FIA World Rally Championship.
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27.07.2010
Rabbitt chooses Hankook
Competing in the brand new Irish Touring Car Championship (ITCC), Barry Rabbitt and the Tuning Factory team have recently turned to Hankook Tyre as a performance tyre partner for their Integra Type R.
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27.07.2010
Bandvulc’s significant milestone
Bandvulc Tyre Contracts (BTC) has just authorised its 1 millionth order number; a significant milestone to celebrate alongside its 10th anniversary this July.
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23.07.2010
ADAC members rely on Continental
ADAC members rely above all on Continental tyres, according to a survey carried out among 4,000 motorists belonging to the motoring association.
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22.07.2010
Techplus unveils new tyre repair system
Garage equipment specialists, Techplus has launched a new, chemical nail hole repair system that is ideal for car, SUV, truck, agricultural and OTR tyres, which is set to raise the standards of tyre repair in Ireland.
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22.07.2010
CGS Tyres ready to open Iowa plant
CGS Tyres is currently in discussions to open a tyre production plant in Charles City, located in Iowa, USA. On 31 August, CGS Tyres is expected to sign investment and incentive agreements at the Farm Progress Show in Boone.
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22.07.2010
Maxxis nominated for TAFF Award
Tyre manufacturer Maxxis is in the running for a major industry honour after being nominated for a prestigious Tyre and Fast Fit (TAFF) Award.
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22.07.2010
Hankook driver celebrates
Hankook driver Andreas Mikkelsen is celebrating success after a dramatic finale to the Stat Rallye Acores last weekend, which resulted in an impressive fourth overall.
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22.07.2010
Manbat at Brityrex
To make the tyre trade aware of the excellent profit opportunities that battery sales offer the industry, Manbat will be exhibiting at Brityrex 2010 in Manchester this October.
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21.07.2010
Michelin man receives lifetime achievement award
Jim Rickard, managing director, Michelin Tyre PLC, has been presented with a lifetime achievement award by the Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) in recognition of his exceptional services to the tyre industry, in particular in the field of tyre recovery.
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21.07.2010
New Bridgestone EM tyre monitoring system
Bridgestone Earthmover Tyres has launched a new tyre application monitoring system for underground mine application - designed to assist underground operators to improve safety and maximise tyre life.
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20.07.2010
Watch out for that pothole
A UK survey, commissioned by Continental Tyres has revealed that one in five drivers have reported a pothole to their local authority, but over half of these said their council had not done anything to fix them.
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19.07.2010
MOT failures increase in UK
More cars are failing the annual MOT test in the UK because owners are cutting back on replacing their tyres in a bid to cut down on cost.
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16.07.2010
Responsible recycling plea issued to UK tyre retailers
Tyre retailers and garages in the UK have received an overwhelming plea for their support in helping to eradicate illegal tyre collection and disposal activities which cost the environment, society and legitimate businesses significant sums every year.
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16.07.2010
Rubber trees on Bridgestone agenda
Bridgestone has entered into an agreement with the World Agroforestry Centre in which the parties will provide small-scale farmers in Indonesia information and guidance on best practices in connection with the cultivation of rubber trees.
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16.07.2010
2010 Independent car tyre tests
Michelin car tyres have been shown to lead the way in environmental performance by offering longer life and reduced fuel consumption compared to their main European competitors, whilst maintaining the highest levels of safety on wet roads.
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15.07.2010
Armagh Tyres focuses on Brityrex
Armagh Tyres will share a stand with Dutch tyre wholesaler Interstate at Brityrex International, which takes places at Manchester Central in October.
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15.07.2010
British F3 adopts pit stops but no tyre changes
Teams and drivers from the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series have welcomed the introduction of pit stops as an exciting addition to the format of the innovative junior single-seater championship.
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14.07.2010
Holidaymakers get tyre safety warning
TyreSafe, the UK tyre safety organisation is advising holidaymakers to carry out essential checks on their vehicle's tyres before setting off to ensure their safe arrival.
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14.07.2010
Pirelli supports GP3
Pirelli headed to Silverstone last weekend for round four of the GP3 series with new hard-compound tyres.
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13.07.2010
Row over cheap Chinese imports
India’s tyre makers have alleged that the country’s automotive makers are trying to cut costs by fitting cheap Chinese tyres on the vehicles.
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12.07.2010
Ventus V12 evo continues to perform
As the ultra high performance (UHP) tyre market continues to grow in size and importance, the Ventus V12 evo from Hankook is continuing to perform well, according to distributors Tractamotors.
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12.07.2010
California focuses on tyre pressure
Under new rules, which come into effect in September, all vehicle maintenance companies in California will have to check the tyre pressure of each vehicle receiving maintenance or repair at their facility.
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