Under its Laufenn Brand, tyre maker Hankook tells us that it has launched a new line of tyres for commercial use in Ireland and the UK. Laufenn truck and bus tyres focus on the second tier of the market, targeting customers who value the reliability and quality associated with an established, premium tyre maker. The new line of Laufenn
Cooper Tire Serbia, a subsidiary of the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, has announced that construction is underway to enable an increase in production capacity at its Kruševac tyre manufacturing plant. The company hopes that the investment will allow it to produce new, larger diameter tyres for European and other markets. It plans to increase annual production
Mercedes-Benz AG has selected the Cooper Discoverer SRXLE all-season tyre as original equipment (OE) on the new Mercedes GLS. Discoverer SRXLE fitments include the 275/50 R20 and 275/55 R19. Cooper Tire says the Cooper Discoverer SRXLE features advanced performance construction to deliver maximum steering response, stability in handling maneuvers, and a smooth, comfortable ride. With new tread technology,
This week, ELVES released its 2019 Annual Report detailing its third year of successful operations supporting End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) reuse, recycling and recovery in Ireland. ELVES mission is to improve the processing of scrap cars and small vans to help Ireland meet the 85 per cent re-use and recycling and 95 per cent re-use, recycling
The Tire Industry Project (TIP) is the leading forum for the tyre industry on sustainability issues. Marking our 15th anniversary, it is sharing, free-of-charge, their scientific research on tyre and road wear particles (TRWP). It foregoing the fees often required to review scientific papers. Peer-reviewed studies from more than a decade of research into TRWP
Following a similar move by Auto Promotec in Bologna, Equip Auto 2021 has also been postponed to 2022. The exact dates are to be specified in due course. Still maintaining its two-year frequency and its venue of Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Equip Auto thus adopts a new schedule, in the autumn of even-number years.
TyreSafe is the UK’s charity dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of correct tyre maintenance and the dangers of defective and illegal tyres. It has welcomed the outcomes and initiatives of the British Government response to the consultation to ban tyres aged 10 years or older’. The UK’s Department for Transport’s (DfT) response
Jaguar Land Rover has been working closely for many years with Goodyear on the supply of original equipment tyres (OE) for various models in its wide range. This time, the Tata Motor’s owned British brand is once again having Goodyear equip its true off-road icon, the all-new Land Rover Defender. It describes the new model as
This month, Sailun’s SDR1 TBR pattern successfully passed the highly-sought-after TÜV Mark certification. Sailun says that this cements the brand itself as the first Chinese manufacturer in the tyre industry to do so with TBR tyres. The SDR1 series of tyres from Sailun are sold in more than 30 countries and regions in Europe, such
Last week, the British government announced that business events, conferences and event centres will be given the go ahead to reopen on the 1st. of October, provided they are adhering to social distancing and, if levels of infection remain at current rates. This is great news! according to Stefan Hay of the UK’s National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA),
It is with regret that we inform readers that the death has occurred of Gilbert Joseph Tunney OBE. He passed away unexpectedly in the South West Acute Hospital earlier today (Friday, 17th July 2020). Gilbert founded GT Exhausts in 1975. He was a great entrepreneur. He started his career as a vehicle mechanic. He went on
