November 18th, 2009
Porsche has extended its demanding approval process for winter tires to include tires for young and old classics. Offering customers this unusual service, the German manufacturer of sports cars enables drivers of older models to use the best available products on their car. Porsche is therefore providing valuable help and orientation particularly in the process of choosing new winter tires with safe driving characteristics also on snow and ice.
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Posted in Car Tires, Top-Story, Winter Tires | Posted by admin
November 13th, 2009
Meeting the challenges of large capacity and car-carrier trucks, Continental today announces the addition of new drive and steer tires in ultra low profile sizes to its lineup.
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Posted in Commercial tires | Posted by admin
November 11th, 2009
Veteran racer Chris Rado of WORLD Racing will campaign his Scion tC on Continental tires during the upcoming Superlap Battle finals, as well as in the Unlimited FWD class of the Redline Time Attack Series. Rado is debuting Continental tires, the result of a new strategic alliance between Continental Tire and Hoosier Racing Tire.
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Posted in Motorsports | Posted by admin
November 2nd, 2009
Bridgestone announced today that it will not enter into a new tire supply contract with the FIA Formula One World Championship (F1) series; the current contract is set to expire at the end of the 2010 season.
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Posted in Marketing, Motorsports | Posted by admin
October 28th, 2009
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today reported improved third quarter earnings in 2009 and discussed opportunities available to it as markets recover.
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Posted in Tireindustry | Posted by admin
October 28th, 2009
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that it plans to begin production of 63-inch, 12,000-pound off-the-road (OTR) tires in the fourth quarter of 2010.
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Posted in EM-Tires | Posted by admin
October 7th, 2009
Shoshi Arakawa, Chairman of the Board, CEO and President of Bridgestone Corporation, was today presented with the prestigious Commander of the Order of Leopold of Kingdom of Belgium. The Order of Leopold is the most prestigious Belgium order that can be bestowed upon an individual for his contribution to the development of Belgium.
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Posted in Management | Posted by admin
October 2nd, 2009
Hankook Tire has developed a new radial tyre concept with the name of “e-cube” for long-haul commercial vehicles. e-cube thereby symbolises three development directions: all particularly important, equally valuable and thus – geometrically determined – homogenous for this tyre concept: energy (energy = low rolling resistance), economy (economy = high mileage) and environment (environment =
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Posted in Commercial tires | Posted by admin
September 30th, 2009
According to the state of Minnesota’s Environmental Audit Program, customers of Minnesota’s Tires Plus store locations can be confident they are receiving environmentally sensitive automotive service. The store locations were certified as “Green Star” automotive service providers through the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s voluntary Environmental Audit Program.
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Posted in Environment, Tire trade | Posted by admin
September 20th, 2009
From 1888 onwards the first pneumatic tyres became increasingly widespread. After all, they promised considerably more comfort and grip than their solid rubber, iron or wooden predecessors.
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