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 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.
Continental plans to expand the production process of the passenger and light truck tires plant in Timisoara by building a new unit for processing the master batch. The investment will allow the company to have a completely integrated production unit.
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations announced today that its Turanza EL400 Run-Flat tires featuring the company’s latest “3G RFT” technology will be fitted as standard equipment on select models of Toyota’s new 2011 Sienna minivan.
Bridgestone has developed the new Battlax BT-023 tyre for consistent high-level performance in both touring and sport riding. By combining good wear life and wet performance for touring, with the grip and steering control for sport riding, the Battlax BT-023 provides a wider range of choices for larger bikes.
An innovative tire from Goodyear, with elements such as a Fuel-Saving Tread Compound, has been named one of the "100 Most Innovative Products of the Year" by Popular Science magazine.
The 2010 Toyota Prius, with its excellent fuel economy and low emissions, now comes standard with Goodyear’s new fuel-efficient tire, Assurance Fuel Max. The fitment for the popular Prius will be Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max tires in size P195/65R15.
Maintaining its status as a facility focused on environmental conservation and education, the 300-acre Freedom Wildlife Habitat and Refuge at the Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) plant in Wilson, N.C., was recently re-certified under the Wildlife Habitat Council’s Corporate Lands for Learning and Wildlife at Work programs.
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