November 2nd, 2007
Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. and Corsa Motorsports have reached an agreement for Hankook to be a sponsor and the exclusive tire supplier for Corsa Motorsports and will compete in the 2008 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) in the GT2 Class.
ALMS is the premier road racing competition in North America. The sponsorship within the series will
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Posted in Motorsports | Posted by admin
October 11th, 2007
When the weather outside turns frightful, motorists turn to the tire that makes driving delightful – the Bridgestone-brand Blizzak tire, “The Official Tire of Winter.”
Introduced in North America in 1992, the Bridgestone Blizzak – developed in the 1980s for the Japanese market – is an original pioneer of the dedicated, studless snow and ice tire
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Posted in Marketing | Posted by admin
October 1st, 2007

Uniroyal is introducing the Tiger Paw® AWP II tire to provide the perfect combination of durability and affordability for value-conscious customers.
The new tire, which will be launched in the Fall with a consumer promotion and in-store POP materials, is available in 26 sizes (21 T- and 5 S-speed rated) to fit many of today’s most
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Posted in Car Tires, Summer Tires | Posted by admin
September 14th, 2007
When the all-new 2008 Chrysler Town & Country Limited rolls into U.S. and Canadian showrooms this fall, it will be fitted with tires from Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT).
BFNT will exclusively supply the 2008 Chrysler Town & Country Limited with specially tuned Bridgestone-brand Turanza EL40002 tires in size P225/65R17 100T. The Bridgestone Turanza
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Posted in Original Equipment | Posted by admin
June 25th, 2007
US safety officials have ordered a tiny tire importer to recall as many as 450,000 tires that it bought from a Chinese manufacturer and sold to U.S. distributors. Foreign Tire Sales Inc., of Union, said an unknown number of the light truck radials it imported since 2002 from Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co., of Hangzhou, China, could
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Posted in Recalls | Posted by admin
March 29th, 2006
Consumer tires have been added to the list of applications for carbon fiber with the introduction of the Goodyear Eagle® featuring ResponsEdge Technology™, a tire available in May for drivers of high-performance touring
automobiles.
Carbon fiber is a substance that is strong and lightweight, is used to help dampen vibrations, and it resists abrasion. As a woven
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Posted in Tire-Technology | Posted by admin
March 29th, 2006
Carbon fiber comes to tires in the new Goodyear Eagle® featuring ResponsEdge Technology™, a product announced today and available to consumers in May.
With threadlike strands of carbon that are strong and flexible, carbon fiber is a substance that weighs much less than steel of similar strength. As a woven composite fabric, it is increasingly used
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Posted in All Season Tires, Tire-Technology | Posted by admin
February 14th, 2006
Fulda, the German tyre manufacturer, has launched Progresso, a new high performance summer tyre fitting most of today’s popular mid and top range cars. The Fulda Progresso offers outstanding all-round performance, but excels particularly in two of the most critical situations on wet roads: ‘braking’ and ‘aquaplaning’.
Short stopping distance
The tread compound is a key performance
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Posted in Summer Tires | Posted by admin