Continental’s PremiumContact 7 recently came first in the What Car? tyre test in the UK. With tyres being the only contact between a car and the road, the test aimed to highlight the importance of making the right tyre choice.
Newly formed British tyre brand, Nova Motorsport, has relaunched the ACB11 rallycross tyre, which uses the same moulds, compound and construction as previously manufactured under the Avon Motorsport and Cooper Tires brands.
The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) in the UK has published its initial findings on the review of anti-dumping and countervailing measures applied to bus and lorry tyre imports from China.
Pirelli reports that it has now obtained over 500 homologations for its ‘Elect’ tyres since their launch in 2019. These tyres are said to include a package of technologies that enhance the specific characteristics of electric and plug-in hybrid cars.
The Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG) has launched studies to perform chemical recycling of end-of-life tyres (ELTs) by utilising the coke ovens at its Kagawa Plant in Japan.
Bridgestone has been chosen by Lamborghini as its exclusive tyre partner for the new Temerario. The Japanese tyre maker is the official technical partner to Lamborghini and as such, has developed a full tyre line-up to maximise the Temerario’s performance.
Tetrosyl Ireland has announced the appointment of Frank Gleeson, former chief executive of Aramark Northern Europe and past president of IBEC, to its board as an advisor.
