Audi successful at Michelin Challenge Bibendum
Continental launches new super sports tire ContiSportContact 5 P
Continental’s large 4×4 tire range fits every need for European SUV’s
Audi has made a successful start to the Michelin Challenge Bibendum 2010. Right at the start of this forum for sustainable mobility in Rio de Janeiro, the brand with the four rings recorded two victories. Audi is very proud of these two main prizes – overall victory in the rally with the lightweight A5, and the design award for the Audi e-tron electric sports car.
Continental is opening up a new chapter in super sports tires with its new ContiSportContact 5 P- and the company is keen to highlight the approvals already gained from sports car manufacturers and top class customisers. Moreover the new summer tire from Northern Germany is designed in such a way that it neatly fits into a new niche created by the vehicle manufacturers.
The Continental tire portfolio for SUVs is one of the widest available. It offers a choice of six summer tire models for all-wheel-drive vehicles, ensuring that the right tire is available for the respective vehicle and its application. Original Equipment approvals have been granted by leading manufacturers of all-wheel-drive vehicles such as Audi, BMW, Land Rover, Mercedes, Porsche and Volkswagen.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that Curt J. Andersson has been named president of the company’s North American Tire business unit. Andersson, currently president of Cooper Crouse-Hinds of Syracuse, N.Y., succeeds Richard J. Kramer who was elected Goodyear’s chief operating officer in June 2009.
Bridgestone has announced that it will supply tyres for factory fitment on two new Citroën models: the 2010 C3 compact and the DS3, the first model in Citroën’s exciting new premium DS line. With these two new vehicles, Citroën is for the first time in more than 70 years granting its confidence to a second tyre supplier in Europe.
Car and truck tires are made up to a large extent from natural rubber - in other words, they are produced from renewable raw materials. Working in their laboratories - their mysterious 'magic kitchens' - chemists are constantly searching for new mixtures and compounds to help them to come up with tyres which meet consumers' high demands.
Dr. Felix Gress (49) will become the new senior vice president of the Corporate Communications department of the Continental Corporation effective February 15, 2010.
Bridgestone announced today that it has been selected to supply aircraft radial tires for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) by Sumitomo Precision Products Co.,Ltd. as Landing Gear System Integrator, the next-generation regional jet under development by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation.
Ferrari has chosen Bridgestone tyres as original equipment for the new 458 Italia sports car launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2009. Bridgestone will supply its new Potenza S001 ultra high-performance sport tyre which has been developed to match the high-level handling, control and safety requirements of the world’s most powerful sports car
The 2011 Toyota Sienna, recently unveiled as an all-new, third-generation model, will be outfitted with Goodyear tires on the premium XLE version.
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