Duratread Unveils OTR, Steel Radial Tires at Latin Tyre Expo

Published: July 26, 2013

Visitors to this week’s Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo will see Duratread’s latest additions to its line of specialty tires, as well as the new lineup of Steel Radial Truck Tires.

This will be the first opportunity to view the tire since the inauguration of the company’s new factory in Vietnam. The factory is the first of its kind in the country and will produce a range of 20- to 24.5-inch tires for both local and export markets.

Senior managers from the DRC factory in Danang will be at the Duratread booth during the show to answer questions and discuss the new developments. The booth also features the Duratread conventional truck tire range, port, industrial and construction tires.

Yokohama Rubber partners with Haupt Racing Team

Yokohama Rubber said it is aiming for victories at the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race and Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS) with Advan tires.

By Christian Hinton

Published: April 24, 2024

Yokohama Rubber has signed a partnership agreement with Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing’s Haupt Racing Team (HRT). As part of the Advan Challenge that seeks to maximize sales of Advan tires, Yokohama Rubber said it is aiming for victories at the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race and Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS) by supplying its Advan racing tires for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 being entered in those races by HRT.