| | 29.04.2011
Dunlop takes four wins from six in Alpe Adria opener
Dunlop’s motorcycle racing tyres provided the grip and poise to enable four wins out of the six races, which took place at the opening round of the Alpe Adria championships at the Hungaroring near Budapest, Hungary on April 23-25. More...
| | 28.04.2011
Pirelli International Rally preview
Pirelli Star Driver Elfyn Evans will battle with series leader David Bogie and third-placed Adam Gould on the treacherous Kielder stages of the famous Pirelli International Rally this weekend, in what is already proving to be an extremely exciting season of the British Rally Championship. More...
| | 28.04.2011
SIMI issues Scrappage reminder
The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) is warning motorists who are considering buying a car under the Scrappage Scheme to order as soon as possible as the scheme ends in just nine weeks time. More...
| | 28.04.2011
Cartell.ie sponsors Rally of the Lakes
The May Bank Holiday weekend has long been associated with rallying – it’s the weekend of the Rally of the Lakes an international event of prestige which features – at Molls Gap – one of the most picturesque stages in Irish Rallying. More...
| | 26.04.2011
Tyre Trade Journal out now
The latest edition of the Tyre Trade Journal is out now. In this edition we report that the Health & Safety Authority (HSA) is participating in an EU project to assess the compliance with REAC regulations. More...
| | 26.04.2011
Tyrexpo India update
Tyrexpo India 2011 in Chennai is benefitting from the recent success of ECI International’s flagship tyre trade exhibition in Singapore last month. More...
| | 21.04.2011
Happy Easter
We wish all our readers a happy Easter holiday break. Normal service will resume on this site on Tuesday 26th April.
| | 21.04.2011
Triangle wins Caterpillar supplier award
Triangle Tire, the Chinese OTR, truck and passenger car tyre manufacturer has won a Supplier Quality Excellence Programme (SQEM) award from earthmover equipment specialist, Caterpillar. More...
| | 20.04.2011
A unicycle challenge for Cancer!
Rob Northcott, Head Programmer at leading tyre computer systems specialist, Team Systems will be competing in the Dartmoor Cycle 2011 event on 22nd May in support of Cancer Research UK. More...
| | 20.04.2011
Dunlop scores historic eleven in a row at Bol d’Or
Dunlop tyres provided the grip and durability for the Suzuki Endurance Racing Team (SERT) to secure an historic win at the Bol d’Or on April 17, taking Dunlop’s consecutive win tally to eleven wins at the French 24 hour motorcycle race. More...
| | 19.04.2011
Motorists warned to check their tyres
With motoring organisations predicting that this Easter break will be one of the busiest on the roads for several years, drivers are being reminded to check their tyre pressures before setting off to avoid any roadside misery and unnecessary additional expense. More...
| | 19.04.2011
Kwik-Fit targeted by thieves
Leading UK fast fit chain Kwik-Fit is reviewing its security facilities, following the theft of two cars, belonging to customers, from one of its depots. More...
| | 19.04.2011
Pirelli-supported GT Cup Championship
The Pirelli-supported 2011 GT Cup Championship fired into life at Silverstone last weekend with Andy Ruhan winning two action-packed races on the Northamptonshire venue’s Arena GP circuit, which will host the British Formula One Grand Prix in the summer. More...
| | 19.04.2011
Kumho-shod diesel Peugeot RCZ achieves podium finish
Kumho's relationship with 'Team Peugeot RCZ Nokia' got off to a flying start at the opening round of the VLN endurance racing series at the Nürburgring on April 2, when Stéphane Caillet, Michael Bohrer and Jürgen Nett brought their RCZ 2.0 HDi FAP home a convincing second in the class for diesel-powered cars. More...
| | 18.04.2011
Tyre strategy is key in China
Decided by tyre strategy, the Chinese Grand Prix came down to a thrilling battle between Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton during the final six laps of the race. More...
| | 18.04.2011
Pirelli reveals tyre compounds
Pirelli has revealed the tyre compound choices for the next three grands prix of the 2011 Formula One season: Turkey, Spain and Monaco. More...
| | 18.04.2011
Michelin launches new truck tyre
Michelin has unveiled its latest truck tyre – X® MultiWayTM 3D, a multi-purpose tyre that can be driven on all types of road and in all types of weather conditions, delivering time savings and fuel economy as well as reliability and safety. More...
| | 15.04.2011
GpN victory for Eamon Daly
Tyre trade personaility Eamon Daly had a hard fought group N victory on the recent 2011 Carlton Hotel Circuit of Kerry Stages Rally. More...
| | 14.04.2011
Spotlight on second hand tyre sales
The sale of second hand tyres is posing a threat to road safety and causing problems for the legitimate tyre trade, according to Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) president Brian O’Neill. More...
| | 14.04.2011
Avoid Easter roadside misery with pre-travel tyre checks
With motoring organisations predicting that this Easter break will be one of the busiest on the roads for several years, drivers are being reminded to check their tyre pressures before setting off to avoid any roadside misery and unnecessary additional expense. More...
| | 14.04.2011
Moonraker maiden victory for Ryan
There was drama and excitement galore on last Sunday’s Moonraker rally-round three of the Valvoline Forest rally Championship, as Mitsubishi Evos claimed the first four places. More...
| | 13.04.2011
ITIA regional meetings
The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) is poised to embark on a series of regional meetings starting next month, according to ITIA president Brian O’Neill. More...
| | 13.04.2011
Revenue stream from TPMS
Tyre retailers looking for additional revenue streams should look offering Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) services. More...
| | 12.04.2011
Pirelli looks forward to Chinese Grand Prix
The Malaysian Grand prix provided an action-packed race with plenty of overtaking and a podium battle that went right down to the very last lap – and in China Pirelli is hoping for more of the same. More...
| | 12.04.2011
Don’t gamble with bike tyre safety
As April’s bike tyre safety month continues, TyreSafe, the UK’s leading tyre safety organisation, is highlighting the high price that motorcyclists continue to pay for not looking after their tyres properly. More...
| | 11.04.2011
Bandvulc at the CV Show
The Bandvulc Group, represented in Ireland by Kerr’s Tyres is exhibiting at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show. More...
| | 11.04.2011
GT Radial range on display at CV Show
GITI (Europe) B.V announced last September that it had appointed the Modern Tyre Group as its sole direct from factory Irish Importers of the GT Radial truck tyre range. More...
| | 11.04.2011
e-cube on display on Hankook stand
Hankook’s latest commercial vehicle radial tyre, known as the “e-cube” was rolled out in European markets in late 2009 and will feature at the company’s stand at the CV Show. More...
| | 08.04.2011
Round the world on Michelin van tyres
A pair of Michelin Agilis van tyres fitted to a vehicle owned by Cumbria-based courier Bryan Davidson have clocked up an amazing 353,000 miles – more than 14 times around the world. More...
| | 08.04.2011
Pirelli adds gold stripe
Pirelli is adding a gold stripe to the outer edge of its Formula One soft tyres to make it easier to differentiate between its two compounds. More...
| | 06.04.2011
Home victory for Pirelli Star Driver Evans
Pirelli-supported Elfyn Evans has taken his maiden victory in the Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship after triumphing on his home event, the Bulldog International Rally North Wales, on Saturday (April 2). More...
| | 05.04.2011
National Skills Competition
The 54th annual National Skills Competition gets underway today when apprentices from all over Ireland will converge on Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology to compete in an intense three day event. More...
| | 04.04.2011
Dunlop Aquajet updated
Following some subtle changes to the tyre’s construction, and the use of some Motorsport technology, Dunlop’s tyre technicians have been able to increase the maximum speed capacity of the 185R15 Aquajet tyre from 130mph to well in excess of 150mph (240kph) enabling the tyre to once again be “V” rated. More...
| | 04.04.2011
Goodyear scoops prestigious award
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s manufacturing plant in Americana, Brazil, has won The Shingo Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious honours for manufacturers and called “the Nobel prize of manufacturing” by Businessweek magazine. More...
| | 01.04.2011
Apaseal launches Schrader TPMS range
Apaseal Ireland and Apaseal NI, exclusive distributors for Schrader in the Republic and Northern Ireland have launched a new exciting range of Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) products on the Irish Market. More...
| | 01.04.2011
Pirelli rally stars to appear on Sky Sports
Coverage of the round two of the Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship, the Bulldog International Rally North Wales, will be shown on Sky Sports 4 and Sky Sports 4 HD on Monday April 4. More...
| | 01.04.2011
Goodyear makes changes to Optitrac range
Goodyear has announced significant changes to the future product line-up of its successful Optitrac range of farm radial drive tyres including the introduction of a new harvester tyre. More...
| | 01.04.2011
Bike Tyre Safety Month
Tyre retailers and bike dealerships in the UK and Northern Ireland are being urged to take part in April’s Bike Tyre Safety Month and help keep riders safe and legal on the roads this spring. More...
| | 31.03.2011
Infinity Tyres Joins TyreSafe
Infinity Tyres, represented in Ireland by Daly Tyres has become the latest tyre manufacturer to demonstrate its commitment to tyre safety by becoming TyreSafe’s newest member. More...
| | 29.03.2011
HSA urges small businesses to “BeSMART”
The Health and Safety Authority has re-enforced its commitment to simplifying health and safety for small business by launching a free new free online tool called BeSMART. More...
| | 28.03.2011
Pirelli happy with F1 return
Pirelli’s first race of its three-year agreement to supply Formula One has provided close competition, two to three pit stops per car, and a total race time that was three minutes quicker than last year underlining the performance of the P Zero tyres. More...
| | 25.03.2011
Maxxis receives Ford Gold Award
Maxxis has received the Ford Motor Company’s highest honour for a supplier, the Gold Award, at a ceremony held on March 16 in Dearborn, Michigan. More...
| | 24.03.2011
Wheelcare launches new payment and delivery systems
Wheelcare Ireland Ltd has launched a new card payment system, which allows customers to pay over the phone by Laser, Mastercard, Visa and Amex and get guaranteed next day delivery on all tyre repair materials, balance weights, valves and accessories etc. More...
| | 24.03.2011
OE Tyredata for tyre fitters
Although it has generally been the replacement parts providers and garages that have been the main beneficiaries of the parts data held by Europe’s leading parts information data provider, TecDoc, the latest group to be able to take advantage of the system is the tyre industry. More...
| | 24.03.2011
Kärcher cashback offer
Kärcher has launched a new cashback incentive to encourage customers to trade in their old pressure washer for a new Kärcher HDS hot water pressure washer. More...
| | 24.03.2011
ITWRA AGM and dinner
The Irish Tyre Wholesalers and Retailers Association (ITWRA) will hold it’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday 25th March at 4.00pm sharp in the Harbour Hotel, Galway followed by dinner at 7.30 p.m. More...
| | 24.03.2011
Pirelli Star Driver on home soil
Pirelli Star Driver Elfyn Evans insists that he will not start the Bulldog International Rally North Wales next month with an advantage over his rivals despite living 10 miles from the event's landmark Dyfi stage. More...
| | 21.03.2011
Bridgestone extends MotoGP contract
Bridgestone and Dorna Sports have signed a new three-year deal that will see the Japanese manufacturer continue as the Official Tyre Supplier to the premier class of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) MotoGP World Championship from 2012-2014. More...
| | 21.03.2011
Pirelli extends GT Cup involvement
Pirelli has marked the advent of its third season as the control tyre supplier to the prestigious GT Cup motor racing series by extending its agreement with the series organisers for a further three years. More...
| | 21.03.2011
Bike Tyre Safety Month on UK horizon
Tyre retailers and bike dealerships are being urged to take part in April’s Bike Tyre Safety Month and help keep riders safe and legal on the roads this spring. More...
| | 21.03.2011
Michelin backs Transaid
Michelin has demonstrated its commitment to the transport industry's charity, Transaid, by hosting a training session on 17 March for two Zambian commercial vehicle driving instructors at its UK headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent. More...
| | 16.03.2011
Special Notice For Visitors To Our Site
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| | 16.03.2011
ITWRA AGM and dinner on horizon
The Irish Tyre Wholesalers and Retailers Association (ITWRA) will hold it’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday 25th March at 4.00pm sharp in the Harbour Hotel, Galway followed by dinner at 7.30 p.m. More...
| | 16.03.2011
RecruitAuto.ie goes from strength to strength
RecruitAuto.ie, Ireland’s leading recruitment website for the motor industry has gone from strength to strength since its launch last September and is currently mirroring the bouyancy in the motor industry. More...
| | 15.03.2011
Massey Wilcox chooses Michelin
UK haulier Massey Wilcox Transport Ltd has signed a deal to fit Michelin tyres across its entire fleet, ending a 12-year relationship with its previous supplier. More...
| | 14.03.2011
TyreSafe and Highways Agency strengthen partnership
Following its endorsement of last October's tyre safety month campaign, the Highways Agency is set to help improve tyre safety on an ongoing basis after being granted full member status of the tyre industry campaign group TyreSafe. More...
| | 11.03.2011
Bridgestone teams up with Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi, six-time MotoGP world champion, has agreed to become a Motorcycle Tyre Development Adviser for Bridgestone. A Marketing Service Agreement was signed between Rossi and Bridgestone Europe in February 2011. More...
| | 11.03.2011
Valvoline Forest Rally Championship update
Owen Murphy and fellow Corkman James O’Brien strengthened their grip in this year’s Valvoline Forest Rally Championship with a finely judged victory on last weekend’s Wm Loughman Rally. More...
| | 10.03.2011
Imported tyres may not comply with European law
The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers' Association (ETRMA) has found that more than one in 10 tyres sold in Europe do not comply with European regulations governing the use of oils that are high in carcinogenic Poly-Aromatic-Hydrocarbons. More...
| | 10.03.2011
Tyrexpo Asia 2011 update
Tyrexpo Asia 2011 will offer massive opportunities to global tyre buyers when it convenes in Singapore at the end of the month (29-31 March). More...
| | 09.03.2011
Van owners get overloading warning
More van and light goods vehicle (LGV) operators may be unwittingly increasing their fuel and running costs, and reducing their safety by overloading their vehicles. More...
| | 09.03.2011
Nokian tyres fastest on ice
A new world record for fastest car on ice was set by Nokian Tyres' test driver Janne Laitinen who drove at 331,610 km/h (206,05 mph) on the Gulf of Bothnia in Oulu, Finland recently. More...
| | 08.03.2011
Garages and motor factors get stolen parts warning
Garages and motor factors in the UK and Ireland that are offered NGK plugs, Exide or Bosch batteries, turbo chargers or React catalytic convertors at below trade prices or from unusual sources are being urged to contact local police. More...
| | 08.03.2011
Atlas Copco products on display at Workshop 2011
Atlas Copco Compressors will exhibit a range of compressors, quality air accessories and ancillaries on stand 4H70 at this year’s Workshop, part of the Commercial Vehicle Show, at the NEC in Birmingham, April 12-14. More...
| | 07.03.2011
Tyre retailer prosecuted at Kilkenny District Court
A Co Kilkenny tyre retailer has been fined €500 plus costs after pleading guility to pleaded guilty to an offence under the Waste Management (tyres and waste tyres) Regulations 2007 in relation to the holding, storage and disposal of waste tyres. More...
| | 07.03.2011
New Potenza S001 Run Flat
Bridgestone has unveiled the Potenza S001 RFT, which provides the superior driving performance of Potenza S001 combined with the added safety of Bridgestone Run Flat technology – a state-of-the-art package that now offers the pleasure of ride comfort comparable to conventional tyres. More...
| | 04.03.2011
Bridgestone launches new SUV winter tyre
Successor of the renowned LM-25 4x4, Bridgestone’s new Blizzak LM-80 is a winter tyre that provides SUV’s, CUV’s and 4x4’s with high level, well balanced winter performance and excellent snow handling. More...
| | 04.03.2011
Michelin Power Cup 2011
The 2011 Michelin Power Cup race series dates have been announced and this year’s competition looks set to be a big success. More...
| | 04.03.2011
Bridgestone expands Ecopia size line-ups
Bridgestone has expanded the size line-up of its Ecopia EP150 low rolling resistance tyre, which now fits a wide range of compacts and mid-sized passenger cars with 14” to 16” rim sizes in 55 to 65 series. More...
| | 03.03.2011
ITIA AGM and Annual Dinner today
The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Dinner at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, today, Thursday, March 3. More...
| | 03.03.2011
Case dismissed against Balla used tyre collector
A case taken against a man who was permitted to collect and store used tyres on his land at Balla by Mayo County Council, due to breaches under the Waste Management Act, was dismissed at Castlebar District Court this week. More...
| | 03.03.2011
TRACS warns on waste collectors
TRACS, the Tyre Recovery Activity Compliance Scheme, is reminding all stakeholders in the tyre supply chain to be vigilant in the management of their tyre waste for 2011. More...
| | 03.03.2011
€2011 Election Special
As the talk about the General Election recedes, Patch Tyre Equipment is running its own election special, which is guaranteed to deliver quality equipment and value for money. More...
| | 03.03.2011
Bridgestone updates Bandag tread range
Bridgestone Europe has upgraded the Bandag tread range with the launch of Bandag Drive Mixed service (BDM1) with powerful traction and Bandag Rib Mixed service (BRM1) for all-position on/off road versatility. More...
| | 03.03.2011
Focus on truck tyres at CV Show
The Commercial Vehicle Show returns to the NEC in Birmingham, 12-14 April, with a number of tyre manufacturers and suppliers exhibiting at this year’s event. More...
| | 01.03.2011
Bridgestone unveils new symbol
Bridgestone has unveiled a new symbol and a new brand tagline and a refinement of its corporate philosophy, “The Bridgestone Essence”, to mark the 80th anniversary of the Bridgestone Group’s founding. More...
| | 01.03.2011
Brityrex International update
The National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) is to sponsor the next staging of Brityrex International in 2012 after reaching an agreement with the show’s organisers, ECI International. More...
| | 01.03.2011
Drivers get pothole advice
Drivers are being advised by TyreSafe, the UK’s leading tyre safety organisation, that they can minimise the damaging effects of driving over potholes by making sure their tyres are correctly inflated. More...
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