Toyo Tires has developed a leading edge fuel efficient tyre, which has achieved the highest grade under the JATMA Tire Labeling System, both in rolling resistance coefficient and wet grip performance.

In a move to further support Continental Tyres expansive fleet business and more specifically its Conti360° Fleet Services, the company has announced the creation of two new independent departments to oversee the areas of Fleet Support and Truck Tyre Marketing across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Indepth guidance and advice on the impending tyre labelling legislation is heading up the newly developed website from Cam Systems (www.cam-systems.co.uk), designed to ensure customers are informed how to be totally operational and compliant in this area by November this year.

The new president of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) is warning motorists that fitting part worn tyres may save money in the short-term, but such decisions may come back to haunt them in the longer term.

Action needs to be taken to clamp down on the sale of part worn tyres, and those involved in the sale and fitment of part worn tyres need to be made aware of the consequences of their activities. That’s the view of a significant group of manufacturers and importers that participated in a survey carried