Apollo Tyres has secured a three year regional partnership with Manchester United Football Club, which will see Apollo Tyres become the Club’s official Tyre Partner in the UK and India.
Goodyear Dunlop’s UK and Ireland Managing Director, Erich Fric, has been elected as the new Chairman of the British Tyre Manufacturers Association (BTMA) at a recent Board meeting. He brings with him a wealth of tyre industry experience with almost twenty years’ in the business and takes over with immediate effect. Erich Fric will also represent the BTMA
Sean O’Connell Tyres, Innishannon, Co. Cork and Looby Tyre Sales, Horse & Jockey, Co. Tipperary have been appointed as joint agents for the Aeolus range of car, van and 4×4 tyres in the Republic of Ireland.
GT Radial’s winter tyre portfolio has been enhanced by the launch of the Champiro WinterPro HP, a new flagship product ranging from 16″ to 20″ wheel diameters, including dedicated SUV sizes.
The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) is holding a Retailer’s Meeting at the Mullingar Park Hotel, Mullingar, Co.Westmeath on Saturday, September 7, where it will launch its Licensing Scheme, which aims to raise standards in the industry.
FindaTyre.ie, the new dynamic online directory for tyre retailers, continues to grow in popularity and has just signed up its 90th retailer. Prendergast Tyres, in Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny is the 90th retailer to sign up for the FindaTyre.ie online directory, which is driving local business to local tyre retailers throughout the country.
The final rounds of the Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta Championship takes place at Mondello Park, Co. Kildare on Saturday & Sunday, September 14-15. The introduction of a new budget saloon racing series, the Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta Championship has been Irish Motor Racing’s success story of the year. Having only been conceived in late 2012
Delegates attending the 2013 Automotive Forum, organised by the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA) and sponsored by Continental Tyres, were given a glimpse of some of the new and emerging automotive technologies that will soon be a key feature of the cars we drive.
Pirelli will remain as F1’s sole supplier next year, despite the news that Michelin is ready to re-enter the fray, according to F1 supremo, Bernie Ecclestone.
Technology in an average car today is hugely advanced on what motorists would have encountered even just 10 years ago. The pace of change is relentless and continuing.
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