Author: Eoin Cuttle

Richard J. Kramer has informed Goodyear’s board of his plans to retire as chairman, CEO and president of the company in 2024.

Nexen Tire has expanded its sports-marketing partnership portfolio by becoming an official tyre partner of ice hockey team the New York Rangers, beginning the 2023-24 National Hockey League (NHL) season.

Prometeon Tyre Group UK has appointed Ilke Bor as its new marketing manager for the UK, Ireland and Nordics, effective 1st December 2023.

At last week’s 2024 Continental Tyres Irish Car and Van of the Year awards at the Conrad Hotel in Dublin, the Motoring Media Association of Ireland (MMAI) helped raise €8,450 for the Soar Foundation

Continental has appointed Gerd Bartels as head of its Specialty Tires business area, effective since 1st November.

At a board meeting today, 9th November, members of the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) elected Chris Delaney of Goodyear as president of the association for a two-year term of office starting on 1st January, 2024.

At an awards ceremony last Friday afternoon in the Conrad Hotel in Dublin, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 was named as the 2024 Irish Car of the Year in association with Continental Tyres.

Hankook Tyre UK has scooped two award wins at the 2023 National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) annual industry awards ceremony, held on 19th October in Milton Keynes.

Sean McManus Tyres was named the winner of the Tyre Champion award at the recent Pakman Awards, which took place at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin.

Bridgestone recently displayed its Duravis and Ecopia truck tyres at the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) conference in Killarney, Co Kerry.

New car registrations for the month of October were down 16.8 per cent (2,178) when compared to October 2022 (2,617), according to the latest figures released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).