Catch up on last year's biggest tyre and wheel business articles, including tyre tests, EU duties, mergers and acquisitions, and more
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The ten most important articles on Tyrepress in 2018
Possible restructuring, breakup: Continental confirms...
Continental confirms it is evaluating its options, however no plan has been developed at this stage German tyre maker and automotive technologies provider Continental AG has confirmed a report made by Bloomberg News that changes to the company's...
ETEL announces senior promotions, new management team
Kenji Murai (left), ETEL CEO, has been promoted to COO of Itochu's global Forest Products and General Merchandise Division; Yasuyuki Harada (right) will become the new CEO of ETEL Leading UK tyre group, European Tyre Enterprise Ltd (ETEL), has...
Weather Control A005: Bridgestone boasts 'A' wet grip...
Bridgestone's Sebastian Grimm points out the Weather Control A005's key features With the introduction of its newest all-season tyre, Bridgestone claims a segment first. Every dimension in the Weather Control A005 range has achieved an EU label...
Is Continental about to break into PCLT tyre global big 3?
Conti is poised to take third position in the global car and light truck tyre market, Astutus Research suggests A glance at the archives of Tyres & Accessories' global tyre manufacturer rankings reveals that the 'Big Three' are quite stable...
Tructyre, ATS Euromaster merging heavy tyre businesses
Tructyre's business model in the south of England will be replicated on a national scale When Michelin acquired truck tyre supplier and service provider Tructyre almost a year ago, it gained one of the UK's most successful independent commercial...
Michelin most consumer researched tyre brand - Tyre Reviews
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Consumers are increasingly likely to research their tyres online pre-purchase, regardless of whether they complete an e-commerce transaction.
Zhongce Rubber enters global top ten tyre manufacturers
China's largest tyre manufacturer, Zhongce Rubber, has entered the global top ten, research published today by Tyrepress shows. Best known in Europe for its Westlake brand, the company has pushed up in the rankings past Giti Tire - manufacturer...
The Michelin brand's value has grown some 30 per cent to US$7.9 billion in the latest Brand Finance Tyres 10 ranking. As a result Bibendum is now the world's most valuable tyre brand. According to Brand Finance's data, the Michelin brand is now...
Chinese truck/bus tyres: EU introducing anti-dumping...
As of tomorrow, Chinese truck/bus tyres will become more expensive in Europe As of tomorrow (8 May 2018), the European Union will apply anti-dumping duties to certain Chinese-made truck and bus tyres entering the European Union.
Auto Bild names 20 finalists for its 2018 summer tyre test
It may be early in the year, but thanks to Auto Bild the first summer tyre test results from Europe are already with us. The German car magazine has stuck with its jumbo-sized format and evaluated a wide field of contenders for its 2018 summer...
