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Investments in the latest winter tyre technology have paid off for Bridgestone, with the latest independent test results. In its 2013 Winter Tyre Test, ADAC describe the all-new Blizzak LM-32s as “very well balanced” and in the ADAC Motorwelt, as “a top runner in the wet”. Recently published results from the latest Winter Tyre Test

Dunlop is launching its new Winter Response 2, a winter tyre for small and compact cars. The tyre offers an impressive performance when braking and handling in winter conditions. Building on the European tyre label which has been mandatory since November 2012, the Winter Response 2 offers a B rating in wet grip on 16

As part of its Vision 2025 strategy, Continental Tire will be investing around €40 million in its Korbach manufacturing facility in Hesse, Germany over the next five years.

Dunlop Young Racing Driver of the Year, Kevin O’ Hara, has had a weekend in Irish Motorsport he will not forget for a long time, claiming the annual “Martin Donnelly Senior Trophy” motor race title, which takes place at Kirkistown in County Down.

Continental’s ContiWinterContact TS 850 winter tyre has been named Best Winter Tyre in a winter tyre test conducted by two of Europe’s leading automobile associations.

Bridgestone is pushing back the boundaries of performance and tyre life with the R168PLUS, offering vastly superior tear resistance, lower rolling resistance and longer tyre life.

The 2013 Cooper Tires British Formula 3 Series drew to a close at the Nürburgring this weekend and it was Carlin’s Jordan King who sealed the title victory and Carlin’s sixth successive British F3 title.

Cooper Tire Europe is supporting a 1,500-kilometre mixed expedition, run in conjunction with Russian publication Off Road Drive. The manufacturer, famed for its acclaimed off-road tyre offering, is supplying Cooper Discoverer A/T3s which will be fitted to two Wingle 5 pick-up vehicles.

One of the UK’s leading home delivery specialists, Hermes, has renewed a three-year Michelin tyre contract which will see it specifying the latest generation fuel saving tyres on its trunking vehicles. Leeds-based Hermes, which operates 490 trucks and 450 trailers, traditionally fitted Michelin XTE3 ‘regional’ trailer tyres, before deciding to trial Michelin’s X Energy SaverGreen

A Paralympic gold medallist will front a week-long campaign organised by Goodyear Tyres to put the spotlight on how UK youngsters are taught to drive. Josie Pearson MBE, who won gold in the discus in the 2012 Paralympic Games with a world record distance, was paralysed in a young driver car accident when she was just 19.

Van den Ban is getting ready for winter with an expanded assortment of winter tyres, which the company says is even more extensive and complete than last year.