Category: Brands

Italian tyre firm Pirelli assisted British automotive manufacturer McLaren with P Zero tyres at a track day held at Silverstone Circuit earlier this month.

The fifth and final round of The British Drift Championship took place at Knockhill Race Circuit in Scotland during the last weekend of September with the season end positions to be decided. Both AMD/Infinity drivers were aiming to improve on current championship positions with ‘Top 3’ positions to aim for.

For the tenth consecutive year Maxxis features on Interbrand’s list of Taiwan’s top 20 global brands. Maxxis is ranked ninth on the 2012 list and has been listed among the top ten in this prestigious ranking since 2003, the first year that Interbrand published the list.

Goodyear has launched its first ever dedicated coach tyres in Europe; the Goodyear all position tyre Marathon Coach and Goodyear Ultra Grip Coach winter drive tyre

Welshman Elfyn Evans has become the second-ever winner of the Pirelli-supported WRC Academy on the FIA World Rally Championship: a series designed to identify the champions of the future by pitting young drivers against each other in identical Ford Fiesta R2 rally cars.

Continental has been manufacturing winter tyres since 1952, growing to become the world’s largest manufacturer of winter tyres during this time and the number one in terms of technology.

The Al Dobowi Group, owner of Infinity Tyres, is once again supporting BEN, the dedicated charity for those who work (or have worked) in the automotive-related industries. Following the annual TAFF Award ceremony at the 83rd annual NTDA dinner, Al Dobowi will be providing a very special prize for audience participation.

Pirelli has been confirmed as an Original Equipment Supplier on the new Golf VII, underlining the Italian firm’s technical partnership with Volkswagen.

Over the past year, researchers at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company have been working on a new Air Maintenance Technology application that can aid in fuel savings and CO2 reductions while potentially improving performance and eliminating need for external inflation pressure intervention.

A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd, a leading UK logistics network based in Willenhall, has signed a deal with Goodyear Dunlop that will see the leading tyre manufacturer be sole supplier to the 500-strong fleet.

Trelleborg, the global developer and supplier of tyre and complete wheel solutions for the agricultural and materials handling industries, has received the prestigious AGCO EAME 2012 Supplier of the Year Award in the category “Collaboration” during a ceremony held at the AGCO Fendt facility in Marktoberdorf, Germany.