Catch up on last week's most popular Tyrepress news stories and business analysis
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The most popular articles on Tyrepress last week
Falken: ADAC tyre abrasion test shows durability development
ADAC's tyre abrasion test, which examined the tyre abrasion particles produced by three summer and three winter tyres from 15 tyre manufacturers, gave Falken's Azenis FK510 top marks in its 225/40 R18 test, helping the Sumitomo Rubber Industries...
A new Michelin tyre aims to satisfy demand in two-wheeler commuter markets around the world. The Michelin City Extra is available in dimensions that suit scooters, step-throughs and small motorcycles, and replaces both the Michelin City Pro and...
Yokohama's flagship Advan tyre range has secured original equipment approvals from some of the world's leading vehicle manufacturers, such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche. The manufacturer will launch a new flagship replacement market tyre in...
Capacity increase for 4 Bridgestone car tyre plants
Bridgestone Corporation is expanding production capacity at four of its passenger car tyre plants in Japan. With an investment of approximately 8.2 billion yen (£52.8 million), capacity at the Tochigi, Hikone, Hofu and Tosu facilities will...
Expansion - production changed, but ramping up again
Last month, this column suggested that "acquisitions, consolidation and sustainability" were three words that will sum-up developments in the tyre business in 2022. Judging by what has taken place in the weeks since that text was published, the...
Land Rover Defender rolls out of factories on Conti tyres
Land Rover has specified the Continental CrossContact RX crossover tyre for original fitment on all Defender models, including the plug-in hybrid. The tyre manufacturer developed the CrossContact RX for crossover and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) ...
European Tyre Enterprise Ltd (ETEL) has announced that CEO Shinjiro (Sean) Tanaka is taking on a new role as group chairman. Replacing him as CEO is Yutaka Kimbara, who is currently group director of the Europe & CIS General Products & Realty...
Falken's new Azenis FK520 tyre for performance cars, SUVs
Falken is to launch a new flagship car tyre for performance cars and SUVs in spring 2022. The Azenis FK520 is the Sumitomo Rubber Industries brand's new tyre that exhibits Falken's latest technologies, many of which are derived from its...
After 19 years with the company, Greg Ward's time as Bridgestone as commercial sales director UK & Ireland has come to an end. Ward revealed the news in a social media post dated 28 January 2022 and Tyres & Accessories understands that he has now ...
Michelin announces new generation of summer car tyres
Michelin has announced the launch of its fifth generation Pilot Sport and the upgraded Primacy 4+. The new summer tyres represent the manufacturer's newest solutions for the ultra-high performance and touring segments, following up multi-award...
Kumho Tire representatives have confirmed reports that the South Korean tyremaker has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Saudi tyre business Black Arrow Tire Co (Blatco). However, the two parties differ on the degree of progress made with...
Pirelli wins gold again in Sustainability Yearbook 2022
Pirelli has again been awarded gold with its confirmation as Gold Class in the Sustainability Yearbook 2022, published by S&P Global and based on the assessment of the sustainability profiles of over 7,500 companies.
