More than six out of 10 European motorists are driving on under-inflated tyres and almost 20 per cent have at least one tyre worn down below the EU legal minimum tread depth, a survey by Bridgestone has found. These results, based on tyre safety checks conducted on 46,000 vehicles in 11 EU countries by Bridgestone

Bridgestone is advising tyre retailers that will have certain obligations at the point of sale, when the new tyre labelling regulations come into force on November 1.

Bridgestone has extended its winter tyre offer with the launch of the Blizzak LM-32C for car-derived vans and small vans of up to 3 tons. Compared with its predecessor LM-18C, the new lamellen Blizzak LM-32C provides significantly stronger snow traction, better wet braking and more than 10% higher mileage.

Bridgestone has unveiled two new truck tyres, the Ecopia H-Steer 001, and Ecopia H-Drive 001, which it claims are the most ecological and economical truck tyres that the manufacturer has ever developed.

Bridgestone tyres have been selected as Original Equipment on the new BMW 3 Series, introduced in Europe in February 2012. Safety and balanced performance are the themes, with a selection of Bridgestone standard touring tyres and Run-Flat Technology (RFT) tyres specified across the BMW 3 Series model range.

Bridgestone will showcase its total solution package for business partners, such as dealers and fleets: new tyres, retreads, business support and tyre services delivering the lowest cost of ownership this week in Essen.