Hakkapeliitta Truck E Points to New Truck Tyre Range
Nokian Tyres introduced the Hakkapeliitta Truck E a new tyre for trucks and buses, designed for the most demanding winter conditions.
By The Num8ers: Medium Truck Tires
U.S. tire dealers will be happy to know that manufacturers of medium truck tires believe the market will improve considerably during the second half of 2008. This means dealers will have a choice between more tires of the brands and types they prefer to sell. Bridgestone/Firestone, Goodyear, Hankook, Michelin and Toyo unanimously agree that 2008
Continental to Relaunch ContiNetwork
When Tyres & Accessories recently attended Continental’s annual media briefing, we expected to hear details of the previous year’s market statistics and product trends.
New Sizes Coming From Pit Bull
Pit Bull Tires plans to introduce some 21 new tire sizes over the next few months, the company said.
New Reports On U.K. Tyre Market Size
One thing that almost everybody agrees on in the U.K. tyre industry is the lack of readily available, meaningful statistics on the size and value of the tyre market.
Huh? 2007 Tire Shipments to be Up
With the year almost at an end, the Rubber Manufacturers Association now predicts that overall tire shipments in the U.S. will be up “slightly” in 2007 vs. 2006.
Quarter Figures Reveal Mixed Results for Indian Manufacturers
Recently released annual results for India’s Ceat Ltd. show robust growth in the quarter to Sept. 30.
Tyre Technology – What’s Next?
(Douglasdale, South Africa/SA Treads) People often ask me what drew me to the tyre business. Why, the dynamism, creativity and sophistication of the industry I promptly reply.
Goodyear Set To End Tyler Tire Production
(Akron/Tire Review – Tyler Morning Telegraph) Despite efforts by the United Steelworkers, the Tyler and Smith County community and the state, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. on Oct. 30 gave a notification that workers in Tyler had been dreading to hear for nearly a year – that tire production at the plant would cease in January and a layoff would eliminate most of the hourly positions in the plant.
BFGoodrich Proves its Rallying Mettle in 2007
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) US tyremaker BFGoodrich claims a long motorsport heritage, entering the motor racing history books in 1915 when it became the first tyre manufacturer to enjoy victory two years in a row at the ‘Brickyard’, home of the Indy 500 race.