Safe and legal tuning is the hallmark of the annual ‘Tune It! Safe!’ event. Hankook has been the main sponsor and partner since 2005 and is providing the tyres for the new 2022 campaign vehicle.
Bridgestone has secured a two-year commercial partnership with vehicle rental firm Collease, which operates around 2,000 vehicles from the east of England.
Belfast-based FJM Logistics, which claims to deliver up to 5,000 parcels per day, is expected to more than halve the number of tyres it fits across its 37-strong van fleet over the next 12 months following a move to Michelin Agilis CrossClimate tyres.
At a recent media briefing event, Steve Howat, general manager of technical services at Continental Tyres, highlighted how the transition to electric motoring is affecting the development and design of tyres.
Audi has selected the Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun tyre to be factory-fitted to the new Audi A3. Falken is supplying its tyres in the dimension 205/55R16 91V to the Audi plant in Ingolstadt, Germany, where the dynamic compact class is manufactured.
Feltwell Growers has ordered four new Larrington Trailers specified with Michelin TrailXBib VF 560/60 R22.5 tyres and an AgriBrink central tyre inflation system (CTIS) after trials showed the “superb” soil protection qualities of the set-up.
Maserati has opted to use the SportContact 7 – Continental’s most recent premium tyre offering – as original equipment on its Levante and Quattroporte vehicles.
Tottenham Hotspur and Kumho Tyre have agreed a “long-term extension” of the latter’s position as the football club’s official tyre partner, with a signing ceremony at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium recently.
