Author: Eoin Cuttle

Michelin North America has filed a suit against Tri-Ace Wheel & Tire Corporation of Houston, including its Black Bear USA affiliate, for importing and selling a Chinese counterfeit tyre that violates patent protections for the BFGoodrich Tires All-Terrain T/A KO2.

Adventure motorcyclist Richard Barr recently completed an epic trip as he successfully rode 10,000 miles from London to Mount Everest on Avon tyres.

Bridgestone Corporation has made several additional executive leadership changes in its Americas and Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMIA) regions.

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) has chosen Goodyear as official tyre supplier to the LMP2 category of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and European Le Mans Series (ELMS).

Yokohama is to fit two of its tyres as OE on the new Porsche Cayenne SUV.

Nine motorcycle manufacturers have selected Pirelli tyres as original equipment for their 2020 ranges.

Falken’s winter tyres will be tested in Arnemark, Sweden from now on, when Sumitomo Rubber Europe GmbH (SREU) opens a new winter test track.

Continental has revealed it will support its agricultural tyres with a new warranty.

Bridgestone has appointed Shuichi Ishibashi as global chief executive officer, replacing Masaaki Tsuya.

The professional fitment of commercial tyres is a skilled but dangerous service with technicians being killed or maimed on an annual basis mainly through tyres exploding or a lack of safety awareness when working at the roadside.

Kent-based coach operator DJ Coaches is to adopt a 100 per cent Michelin policy after in-house tyre data showed that its Michelin tyres typically last up to 140,000 km longer than a premium competitor brand fitted as original equipment to newer vehicles in the fleet.