Author: Eoin Cuttle

Pirelli had a successful first round in the “International MX Series” which was hosted at Riola Sardo in Sardinia.

Hankook has named Ho Bum Song as the new Managing Director of Hankook Reifen Deutschland GmbH. Song has many years of experience in the industry and has been working at Hankook Tire for more than 20 years.

Renault’s Board of Directors have appointed Michelin boss, Jean-Dominique Senard as chairman with Thierry Bollore being appointed chief executive officer having held the role on an interim basis.

Goodyear Tyres has been appointed by Warburtons, one of the largest bakery brands in the UK, to supply premium tyres for its UK fleet of 906 tractor units, trailers, rigid trucks and vans.

Michelin has completed the acquisition of Camso, under the terms announced on July 12, 2018.

Demand for technology that silences tyres has doubled in just one year, according to Italian tyre manufacturer Pirelli.

Bridgestone Europe NV/SA, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation in EMEA, has entered into an agreement with TomTom to acquire its telematics business, for a cash consideration of 910 million euros.

Yokohama will fit the Mercedes-AMG with its flagship Advan Sport V105 tyres as original equipment for the new E 53 4Matic+ (ISG installed) series.

Bridgestone has been chosen to supply Audi’s first all-electric SUV, the Audi e-tron with six different tyres from 19’’ to 21’’ – four summer and two winter sizes – as original fitments.

X One Wholesale, a European logistics business, has fitted its fleet of delivery vehicles with Yokohama’s W*Drive WY01 winter tyres.

A set of 27.00R49 Magna MA04+ Radial tyres – available in Ireland from Kevin Burke Tyres – are being put to the test on a Terex rigid dump truck in a South African coal mine.