Brands Archive
30 Aug 2019
Hankook an IDEA award finalist
Hankook Tire has been selected as a finalist in the automotive and transportation category at the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2019 for its concept tyres Hexonic and HLS-23.
30 Aug 2019
Falken OE for new Toyota Corolla
Tyres from two Falken series have been chosen as original equipment for the new Toyota Corolla models,
29 Aug 2019
Goodyear gears up for next round of FIA ETRC
This weekend, August 31 and September 1, the Most circuit in the Czech Republic will be the scene of the fifth round of one of the largest and most impressive challenging racing series in the world; the FIA European Truck Racing Championship (ETRC).
28 Aug 2019
Bridgestone wins patent infringement lawsuit against Chinese tyre makers
Bridgestone has announced that on July 5 this year, it won its design patent infringement lawsuit against Chinese tyre manufacturers Guangzhou South China Tire & Rubber Co. and Wanli Tire.
28 Aug 2019
GKN develops new Michelin X Tweel wheel
Unveiled in July, the new Michelin X Tweel SSL 2 – the airless tyre solution for skid steers – features a completely new wheel developed and manufactured by GKN Wheels.
28 Aug 2019
Goodyear well prepared for Silverstone comeback
Goodyear has revealed its tyre specifications for the 2019/2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) opening round at Silverstone. The race, on September 1, marks Goodyear’s global racing comeback and the tyre company has developed four all-new tyre specifications to begin the eight round WEC season.
28 Aug 2019
Michelin partners with Gran Turismo
Sony has selected Michelin as official tyre technology partner for its Playstation game, Gran Turismo.
28 Aug 2019
Davanti Terratoura in Land Rover Monthly’s top 10 tyres for 2019
Off-roading magazine, Land Rover Monthly, has named Davanti’s Terratoura all-terrain tyre in its top 10 tyres for 2019 – edging out some of the biggest names in the off-road market. Only six of the top 10 tyres were all-terrain.
28 Aug 2019
Nexen opens new European plant in Czech Republic
Nexen Tire opened its new European manufacturing and distributing plant in Zatec, Czech Republic today, August 28. The $1b plant is a big part of the South Korean firm’s “new wave for the future global expansion strategy”.
28 Aug 2019
Continental to showcase new mobility innovations at IAA
Continental is set to showcase technologies for the safe, clean and connected mobility of the future at the IAA 2019. Continental will be presenting its fully integrated axle drive for electric cars – a global innovation that the company will supply to customers in Europe and China and for which production is scheduled to start this year.
27 Aug 2019
Pirelli P Zero named best performer by evo magazine
The Pirelli P Zero tyre has beaten all its leading rivals in an important ultra high performance tyre test organised by evo magazine.