A cause of great pride: Vredestein on Auto Bild honour

Apollo Tyres expresses pride in its Vredestein brand’s podium finishes in Auto Bild’s annual Tyre Manufacturer of the Year awards. The leading German car magazine awarded Vredestein joint second in the winter tyre category and joint third place in the all-season category.

“Auto Bild conducts some of the most rigorous and demanding tests in the industry, so it is a cause of great pride for our whole team to be named as one of their top tyre manufacturers of the year,” says Daniele Lorenzetti, chief technology officer at Apollo Tyres. “We will continue this momentum into 2022, manufacturing and developing new and existing products that deliver class-leading performance and efficiency for our European customers.”

The accolades follow the expansion of Vredestein’s all-season and winter tyre ranges, which together now total 417 products. The Wintrac, Wintrac Pro and Quatrac Pro tyres performed well in all of Auto Bild’s 2021 group tests, highlighting the ongoing development effort of Apollo Tyres and the performance of its Vredestein products in extreme conditions.

In allocating its ‘Tyre Manufacturer of the Year’ awards, Auto Bild took account of all winter and all-season tests across its numerous titles in 2021, where its testers judged each product in wet, dry, icy and snowy conditions to identify the best tyres on the market. Only a handful of contenders were awarded Auto Bild’s ‘exemplary’ status.