Nexen Tire Selected as OEM Tire Supplier for New Kia Hybrid, EV
Nexen Tire‘s N Priz S grand-touring tire has been selected as original equipment on the 2023 Kia Niro and 2023 Kia Niro EV models for the U.S. market. Kia says its compact SUV offering will feature either 205/60R16 or 215/55R17 N Priz S grand-touring tires from the factory depending on the selected trim level. Nexen
Pirelli Equips The Aston Martin DBX707 with P Zero Tires
Pirelli is equipping the Aston Martin DBX707 with Pirelli P Zero tires. Pirelli says its engineers have created new tailor-made tires for the vehicle on top of the 22-in. tire already made for the DBX: P Zero in 285/35R23 size at the front and 325/30R23 for the rear. Pirelli says these P Zero tires benefit
Hankook To Equip The Audi Q4 e-tron And Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron
Hankook Tire will supply the latest Audi electric vehicle (EV) models with tires specially developed for electric cars. The Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron will be equipped with the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 ev tire, designed for the unique needs of EVs, such as low rolling resistance, low weight and high load capacity, the
How Can Cars Communicate With Your Shop Equipment?
OEMs do not just manufacture vehicles out of steel, rubber and plastic. They are producing code for software or firmware at a staggering rate. This code is hardly ever finished. As vehicles in the field rack up the miles, they will update the code to cure problems the engineers did not originally anticipate. This code
Pirelli Doubles OE Efforts on Electric, Hybrid Plug-In Cars
Pirelli has doubled the total number of tire approvals on electric and plug-in hybrid cars in 2021. Since the launch of the company’s “Elect” marking in 2019, Pirelli has expanded its homologation portfolio, exceeding 250 total homologations on “green” cars, the company says. Pirelli estimates that it will reach its target for market share in
Dunlop’s Grandtrek AT25 is OE on South Africa’s Isuzu D-Max
Dunlop’s Grandtrek AT25 is original equipment fitted to South Africa’s Isuzu D-Max, launched in April. The Dunlop Grandtrek AT25 is manufactured by Sumitomo Rubber South Africa at its Ladysmith factory. “The Isuzu D-Max is the latest in a line-up of vehicles to sport the Dunlop Grandtrek AT25, which is also specified as original equipment on
Hankook Tire Equips BMW i4 with Ventus S1 evo 3
Hankook Tire says it is equipping the BMW i4 Gran Coupé with its ultra-high-performance (UHP) Ventus S1 evo 3 tires. Hankook says the tires come in mixed sizes in 18- and 19-in. widths. In addition, the manufacturer supplies a 19-in. run-flat option and an 18-in. all-position option. According to Hankook, the Ventus S1 evo 3
Hankook Tire Named OE for Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Hankook Tire says it is equipping the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class for the first time, with three different tire types for summer, winter and all-season conditions. Hankook says its tires will be equipped with the “MO” label on the tire wall, which stands for “Mercedes Original.” Only tires with this seal of approval are approved as
Hankook Announces OE Fitment for VW Golf GTI, R and Tiguan R
Hankook Tire says it is equipping three additional vehicles from Volkswagen with its tires. Hankook’s Ventus S1 evo 3, will be fitted on the Golf GTI and Golf R, and the Ventus S1 evo 2 SUV or evo 3 SUV will be fitted on the Tiguan R. Hankook says the R variant of the Tiguan
Bridgestone Investing in Mobility; Tire Business Still at Core
In line with Bridgestone’s tagline, “Solutions for Your Journey,” President and CEO Paolo Ferrari reviewed how Bridgestone is providing both dealers and consumers solutions in an evolving mobility landscape.
Bridgestone Custom Designs Tires for Lamborghini Huracán STO
In addition to custom-designed Bridgestone Potenza sport tires, the Lamborghini Huracan STO can now also be fitted with custom Bridgestone Potenza race semi-slick tires.
Hankook Tire Selected as OE for Two BMW Models
The brand new Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z was specially developed for the UUHP segment for use on sporty high-performance vehicles, according to the company.
