Nexen Tire Europe’s new €829-million plant was due to open last year and is currently awaiting permission from authorities in the Czech Republic to start trial production at the new plant in Zatec, which is in the north-west of the country toward the German border.

Now that spring is here, the sun is rising earlier and flowers blooming. However, being dazzled by the sun can be a major distraction and is often a factor in summer collisions.

Autopromotec is the international automotive equipment and aftermarket trade show held every two years in the heart of Italy’s “Motor Valley” and that has always promoted the automotive after-sales sector worldwide. It takes place in Bologna from the 22-26 May this year.

The government is to consult on options to ban older tyres from use on buses, coaches, heavy goods vehicles and minibuses. The Department for Transport announced last week that it will begin a consultation on legislation to make it illegal for these vehicles to run with any tyres aged 10 years or over. This follows

An international company trading in the UK has been fined after serious safety breaches relating to faulty vehicle lifts. The company was fined £200,000 and ordered to pay costs of £17,217.84. The Court heard how repeatedly the defendant failed to ensure that its vehicle lifting equipment at its sites in Coulsdon and West London was

Nokian Tyres tells us that it has made significant progress on its first North American production plant and remains on schedule to begin commercial tire production in the new manufacturing facility in 2020. The exteriors of the factory’s mixing tower and production building are largely complete, and workers are currently installing state-of-the-art manufacturing technology inside