Falken Tires Introduces All-Season Azenis FK460 A/S Tire
Falken Tires has introduced the Azenis FK460, the company’s latest all-season tire. Falken says the new FK460 was developed from the company’s 4D nanotechnology. Falken says the nanotech produces a rubber compound that achieves four-season traction and long tread life. The tire’s tread pattern features emerging grooves and interlocking sipes which Falken says ensures that
Falken Tires To Launch Commercial Van Sizes In Wildpeak H/T02, A/T3W
Falken Tires has launched multiple sizes for the commercial van segment in both Wildpeak H/T02 and A/T3W. Two sizes in the Wildpeak H/T02 – 235/65R16C and 225/75R16C – with the same sizes in Wildpeak A/T3W – will become available for Ford Transit and Ram ProMaster van fitments beginning in August. In addition, coming in 2023
K&M Tire Dealer Benefits: Falken Tire’s Boost Program
K&M Tire’s Mr. Tire and Big 3 Tire Dealer Programs are full of tools for independent tire dealers to maximize their profitability while keeping true to their shop’s identity. Just ask Travis Saari, a K&M Tire dealer with Duluth Tire in Duluth, Minnesota. Travis has taken advantage of K&M’s rewards program with Falken Tire, called
Falken Scores Three Podiums at Amsoil Championship Off-Road Series
Falken drivers scored a second place and a pair of thirds in the season-opening rounds of the 2022 Amsoil Championship Off-Road Series at Antigo Lions Roaring Raceway. The triple-podium results came from the efforts of Trey Gibbs of Murrieta, CA, who earned third in the ProLite race in Round 1, having started in 22nd. Gibbs during
Sumitomo Rubber North America Announces Price Increases
Sumitomo Rubber North America will increase prices in the US and Canada on Falken-brand passenger, light truck and medium truck products and implement online adjustments on a per-size basis. The price increase will be effective July 1, 2022. Sumitomo says several factors have driven the need for this price increase including increased costs in both
Sumitomo Recalls Almost 7,000 Sumitomo and Falken Tires
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo) is recalling certain Sumitomo and Falken tires. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said a deformation may occur in the tires near the bead, which could result in bead separation. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 119, “New Pneumatic
Team Falken Takes Multiple Off-Road Awards in April
Falken Tires says its off-road Motorsports team placed among the top three in multiple races in the month of April. In the early part of the month, Falken veteran Cole Mamer had two of his drivers at the Great American Short Course (GAS) San Bernardino County (SBC) Fairgrounds in Victorville, California for rounds 1 and
Two Formula Drift Podium Finishes for Team Falken
Falken Tires says its team of drivers, Matt Field and Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis finished second and third, respectively, in the first round of the 2022 Formula Drift Championship on the streets of Long Beach. Field qualified third, followed by Bakchis in fourth, new team member Dylan Hughes in sixth, and Justin Pawlak in 27th. A
CUV Drivers Stretching Road’s Boundaries Means New A/T Tire Alternative
Put yourself in the shoes of a typical consumer. After spending way too much time cooped up inside over the past year two years, all you want is to pack a cooler full of bologna sandwiches and cart the kids out to a wild adventure in your Toyota RAV4 CUV for some quality time that
Call ‘A/T Lite’ Tires What You Will – This Segment’s Making a Name for Itself
A new tire segment popped into the marketplace a few years back. It’s built for consumers I’d refer to as “mild adventurers” – those who sometimes want to take their CUV over the river and through the woods to get to Grandma’s weird forest house, but still need a quiet, comfortable ride with great fuel
K&M Tire Gives Dealers Tools for Pursuing Excellence
After two years of virtual meetings and events, K&M Tire hosted its 2022 Dealer Conference & Trade Show in person from Feb. 17-19 at the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Hundreds of dealers and their families trekked to K.C. not only for quality time together with K&M but
Sumitomo Rubber North America Announces Price Increase
Sumitomo Rubber North America announced it will increase prices in the US and other markets on Falken and Ohtsu brand passenger, light truck and medium truck tires as well as implementing inline adjustments on a per size basis. The price increase will be effective March 1, 2022. Several factors have driven the need for this
