More Than Just Winter Tires
Las Vegas isn’t a place someone would typically associate with a Nokian Tyre ride-and-drive event, but in late September the tiremaker chose the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to debut its latest tire offering – the zLine A/S – to media and tire dealers. It was the ideal venue to remind North American dealers that Nokian
Kenda Unveils Vezda UHP A/S
Kenda USA introduced the new Vezda UHP A/S KR400 at its booth (#41087) during the SEMA Show. The all-season, ultra-high performance tire features a special silica compound combining summer levels of wet and dry performance with strong cold weather and light snow capability, Kenda said. It features a five rib asymmetric pattern with optimized footprints
Nokian Introduces UHP All-Season Tire
Nokian Tyres has rolled out its new UHP all-season tire for North America – the zLine A/S. Designed to perform safely and precisely under all weather conditions, the zLine A/S provides mileage and fuel saving benefits and responds well to changing road conditions at high speeds, Nokian said. “The new Nokian zLine A/S immediately responds
Cooper Rolls Out Passenger Tire
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. unveiled a new all-season tire for high performance vehicles – the Cooper Zeon RS3-G1. “This new tire gives high performance a ‘gut check’ because it redefines what it means to participate in that category at a higher level. The RS3-G1 ushers in a new era for Cooper in terms of
Omni Launches Value, All-Season Patriot Line
Omni United has added a new value broad-line brand of passenger tires – Patriot – to its product portfolio. “This new brand is targeted at customers who want a tire that is reliable, stylish and affordable,” said GS Sareen, founder and CEO of Omni United. The first product offering from the new line, the Patriot
Hercules Rolls Out Roadtour 655 MRE
Hercules Tire & Rubber Co. has added a mid-range all-season touring tire, the Hercules Roadtour 655 MRE, to the Roadtour line. “We are excited to be able to offer the Roadtour 655 MRE,” said Jedd Emans, vice president of marketing for Hercules. “The original Roadtour 655 has been a bestseller since it came on the
Hankook UHP is OE for Lincoln MKX
Hankook Tire Co. has been selected as OE supplier for the 2016 Lincoln MKX. The vehicle will be fitted with Hankook’s 20-inch UHP all-season tire, the Ventus S1 Noble 2. The Ventus S1 Noble 2 was developed for drivers who want a comfortable drive, Hankook said. The tire features an asymmetric four-channel rib design to
Zafco Debuts Two New Tires at SEMA
Zafco International debuted two new tires at the 2015 SEMA Show/Global Tire Expo last week at the Las Vegas Convention Center. “The traffic this year was exciting,” says Giovanni Arrigone, COO of Zafco International. “With the current market situation and raging price wars, our brands, which are manufactured primarily in Indonesia, continue to provide an
Conti Wins Best New Product Award at SEMA
Continental Tire the Americas’ new all-season, UHP tire for sports cars, luxury sport cars and luxury sport crossovers – the ExtremeContact DWS06 – was named Best New Product in the Tire & Related Product category at this year’s SEMA Show. This is the second year Continental has claimed the award, winning with the TrueContact in
Encountering Value
Outside of the medium truck tire realm, the Sumitomo brand and independent tire dealers have not enjoyed a close relationship. Often associated with Sears Auto Centers (not any longer), judging by the results in the most recent Tire Review Tire Brands Study, dealers don’t see a lot in Sumitomo consumer tires; they rated near the
Toyo’s Celsius Plans to One-up All-Season Tires
Toyo Tire USA Corp. is rolling out a new tire that’s not quite an all-season tire, but not quite a winter tire; the Toyo Celsius is what Toyo is calling a “variable-conditions” tire. Built to perform in ice and snow and have traction in all-season conditions, the Celsius is the unusual hybrid between your typical
WR G3 All-Weather Tire
The Nokian WR G3 SUV all-weather tire is designed to handle snow, slush and dry road conditions. According to Nokian Tyres, the new tire features a symmetric and directional tread pattern for better handling, even in winter weather, to provide a stable drive. The WR G3 is available in rim sizes from 15 inches to