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Auto Express makes Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 all-season tyre of the year

Three of Hankook’s flagship tyres have been recommended in consumer motor magazine Auto Express’s Product of the Year Awards. The all-season Kinergy 4S 2 won the all-season tyre category, following its tyre test victories in 2022 and 2021.Hankook’s Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV tyre and new Winter i*cept RS3 also received the magazine’s “Commended” rating in other categories. “Once again, we are delighted with these Product of the Year awards from Auto Express and this proves that Hankook tyres are a great choice for our UK customers all year round. Hankook is committed to ongoing investment in research and development to continue improving our portfolio of products and their performance,” comments Chang Yool Han, managing director of Hankook Tyre UK.

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  1. New awards, test wins show quality of Hankook’s winter and all-season tyre ranges
  2. Hankook Tyre UK sponsors Auto Express New Car Awards 2022
  3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 wins Auto Express 2021 Summer Tyre Test
  4. Bridgestone Potenza Sport best in wet and dry in Auto Express 18” tyre test, good result for Maxxis
21st June 2023 by
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Toyo hosts event to mark Serbian plant’s first tyres shipped to Europe

Toyo’s European operation held an opening event at its Serbian factory on 5 June. The company was celebrating the start of deliveries to Europe of tyres manufactured at the plant; it had already been producing tyres for the North American market in Serbia as the plant went through the process of obtaining the correct certifications for Europe. With these procedures completed, the plant is now producing two patterns for Europe: the best-selling Proxes Comfort and the increasingly popular all-season tyre, Celsius AS2. These two products alone represent around 30 per cent of all of its tyres sold in Europe.

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  1. Toyo debuts Proxes Sport 2 at Autopromotec 2022
  2. First Toyo Serbia tyres arrive in the UK
  3. Toyo Proxes R39 original equipment on new Mazda 2
  4. EU-27 plus UK tyre imports rise 11% as winners and losers emerge from turbulent market
20th June 2023 by
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New GT Radial dual approach to electric vehicle tyres “a game changer”

GT Radial has unveiled its “dual approach” strategy to the electric vehicle tyre market. The headline news is that the brand’s manufacturer Giti Tire has produced an initial three 18-20” sizes of the specialist GT Radial SportActive 2 EV tyre, with the 19 and 20-inch variations achieving the top AAA label rating. GT Radial has also introduced 16 “EV Ready” tyres in the brand’s popular SportActive 2 and FE2 portfolios, demonstrating the manufacturer’s strategy to supply both specialist EV tyres and products suitable for EVs and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Giti’s European managing director – product technology, Stefan Fischer explains why the tyre manufacturer views this approach as “a game changer”.

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  1. Balance of performance – GT Radial SportActive targets a changing UHP segment
  2. Giti Tire launches Giti PCR brand in Germany, debut at Automechanika Frankfurt
  3. New Giti flagship UHP tyre, GT Radial SportActive, coming soon
  4. GT Radial FE2 summer tyre launched with 15% wet braking improvement
20th June 2023 by

Toyo Proxes Sport 2 UHP tyre receives Red Dot Design Award

Toyo’s Proxes Sport 2 ultra-high performance tyre has been presented with a Red Dot Design Award in the 2023 competition. The Proxes Sport 2 was launched in 2022, engineered using nano technology for the high torque of performance vehicles. The tyre gained recognition from Auto Bild Sportscars, awarded a “Good” recommendation in its product testing. Toyo says the Red Dot design award underlines its product design “excellence”.

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  1. JD Power Success For Michelin
  2. Toyo Proxes R39 original equipment on new Mazda 2
  3. Red Dot Awards for five tyres
  4. Toyo Proxes chosen for Mazda3
19th June 2023 by

Hankook sponsors EG Wholesale Charity Golf Day

Hankook Tyre UK partnered EG Wholesale, one of the ten members of independent tyre wholesaler Grouptyre, for its annual charity golf day at Goodwood Golf Club in West Sussex on 18 May 2023. Attending were 48 representatives from the tyre and motor industry in twelve teams of four, including two teams from Hankook’s UK operation. The tyre manufacturer presented each golfer with a sleeve of Titleist golf balls, golf tees, scorecard holder and baseball cap. 

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  1. Hankook Golf Day Goes With A Swing
  2. Hankook surprises children with Europa league final tickets
  3. Hankook to host The Princess Royal at StadiumMK
  4. Hankook extends Russian Ice Hockey League until 2022
19th June 2023 by
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Metzeler tyres partnering Harley-Davidson in 120th anniversary celebration in Budapest

Motorcycle tyre brand Metzeler will be an official event partner at the European Harley-Davidson 120 Anniversary celebration in Budapest on 22-25 June. Metzeler will have a booth in the Harley-Davidson Village dedicated to its Cruisetec and ME888 Marathon Ultra tyres for the latest generation of cruisers. The brand will also offer free tyre pressure check-ups, as well as tyre sales and fitments at the event. Metzeler will also promote other initiatives, such as its sponsorship of the official Custom Bike Show on Friday 23 June – a competition for the most beautiful bikes in different categories. Metzeler will be the promoter of three special awards: Best in Show; the Metzeler People’s Choice Award for the most beautiful motorcycle chosen by a popular jury; and the Metzeler Judges’ Choice, rewarding a specialist jury’s favourite customisation.

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  1. Dunlop joining Harley-Davidson’s 120th anniversary celebration
  2. Strong Dunlop presence at Harley-Davidson anniversary festival
  3. Bespoke Michelin tyres for Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250
  4. Dunlop OE on Harley-Davidson Sportster S
16th June 2023 by

Dunlop targets back-to-back wins at 24H Spa EWC race

Dunlop is supplying its KR109 and KR108 endurance racing motorcycle tyres this weekend at the second round of the FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC). With the 2022 winner of the 24H Spa EWC Motos a Dunlop partner – the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team – the brand is seeking a repeat of last year’s successful outing. David Auerbacher, Dunlop EWC event leader, said: “BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team showed pace and determination at Le Mans, and a back-to-back Spa win is the target this weekend. We’re also impressed with the new KM99 team, which challenged for the top four at Le Mans and is sure to be a podium contender, too. In Superstock, the quality of the field increases year on year. Tecmas might be the favourite after its Le Mans success, but a whole host of teams, representing several manufacturers, will be challenging at Spa.”

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  1. Yamaha wins 24 Hours of Le Mans on Dunlop in Endurance World Championship
  2. Victories on Dunlop in two classes at Endurance World Championship opener
  3. Dunlop to tackle new challenge at 1st EWC 8 Hours of Sepang
  4. Dunlop tyre supplier to EWC Superstock class
16th June 2023 by

Airbus approves Goodyear aviation tyres for the new A321XLR

Airbus has approved Goodyear tyres for fitment on the new A321XLR. As a result of its system part certification, Goodyear’s Flight Radial will be among the tyres fitted when the aircraft enters service in 2024. Goodyear says the Flight Radial is one of its “most advanced” aviation products. It contains technologies that support the tyre’s dimensional stability for longer life and increased cut resistance. Its radial construction also offers more landings.

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  1. Goodyear supplying tyres for Boeing 777X
  2. Goodyear tyre supplier to KLM 737NG fleet
  3. Goodyear supplying summer, all-season tyres for new Renault Scénic
  4. Air Premia selects Michelin as exclusive tyre supplier
15th June 2023 by
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Birla Carbon to share specialty carbon blacks innovation, sustainability opportunities

Global carbon black supplier Birla Carbon will discuss the optimisation of adhesives and their production processes to reduce carbon footprint at the Adhesives & Bonding Expo (20-22 June, 2023; Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan, USA). Dr Reuben Correia, manager of new product development in the Adhesives & Inks division, will examine the evolving market dynamics and the imperative for sustainable innovation in Specialty Carbon Blacks. He will address opportunities and challenges in product development and environmental sustainability.

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15th June 2023 by

Record 40 entries on Pirelli tyres at GT World Challenge Asia

Pirelli tyres will be fitted on a record 40 cars at the next round of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS at Fuji in Japan this weekend. The event also represents the opening round of the Fanatec Japan Cup event. Pirelli is sole supplier to all the GT3-based championships organised by the SRO Group around the world. These events showcase racing equivalents of roadgoing supercars, making them particularly suited to Pirelli’s core business of supplying OE and replacement market tyres to performance vehicles for the road and track. The tyre manufacturer says it uses motorsport for the development of road tyre products in its P Zero and Cinturato ranges.

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  1. Pirelli’s Scorpion Graces Australia in WRC Round
  2. Pirelli Casts Doubt on Future WRC Support
  3. Pirelli concludes GT World Challenge Europe season in Spain
  4. Shandong Province Honours Pirelli Asia Pacific CEO
15th June 2023 by

Targa Telematics appoints Henning Wiefelspuetz head of OEM business integration

Connected mobility company Targa Telematics has appointed Henning Wiefelspuetz as its head of OEM business integration. Wiefelspuetz will report directly to Alberto Falcione, VP sales, and will be responsible for Targa Telematics’ strategy, which aims to develop relationships and business with the OEM ecosystem in the connected car sector. Data collection and homogenisation to increase its usability across platforms is seen as the key to unlocking increasingly sophisticated systems in the developing future mobility segment.

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  1. Richard Tawlks named as TruckForce equity business manager
  2. Tony Lee joins Kumho as senior vice-president of global marketing
  3. Nynas appoints Group Strategy and Sustainable Development VP
  4. Kenda Tire Europe names Stephane Demarteau as key account manager
15th June 2023 by
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Yokohama supplying Pikes Peak division for 6th consecutive season, looks to repeat 2022 success

Yokohama is returning as the exclusive tyre provider for the Porsche Pikes Peak Trophy Division for the sixth consecutive year. Every Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport vehicles will compete on Advan A052 tyres. In extended hill climb competition, 27 drivers in multiple divisions will run on Yokohama Advan tyres during the legendary 12.42 mile “Race to the Clouds,” which takes place June 25 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The tyre manufacturer wants to repeat its overall successes from 2022 when its Advan branded tyres were used by the overall champion, picking up 10 podium finishes, four division wins and four of the top five overall finishers.

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  1. Yokohama control tyre for Porsche Sprint Challenge North America
  2. Pikes Peak: 2 division wins for Yokohama
  3. Yokohama’s Virginia factory becomes ‘zero landfill operation’
  4. US tyre makers urge climate change action
15th June 2023 by
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Yokohama Advan shod GT500 racer wins at Suzuka

The TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh’s WedsSport Advan GR Supra of Yuji Kunimoto and Sena Sakaguchi won in the GT500 class in round three of Japan’s 2023 Autobacs Super GT Series, giving tyre supplier Yokohama and its flagship Advan brand a long-awaited victory. The third round of the country’s premier touring cars series was hosted by the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on 3–4 June. Yokohama has positioned Advan as headline sponsor of the series, and targeted victories on its rubber to maximise the impact of this sponsorship. Yokohama’s corporate strategy in the passenger car tyre market is to increase sales of its high performance products for premium vehicles, chasing the generally higher margins offered at this end of the market.

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  1. Yokohama extends sole tyre supplier deal with All-Japan F3 Championship
  2. Yokohama shares 2022 motorsports activity plan
  3. Yokohama to supply more sustainable racing tyres to 2023 Super Formula races
  4. Yokohama to launch motorsport, UHP, 4×4 tyres at Autosport International
15th June 2023 by

Apollo truck racer wants to push on with podium in sight

With the Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship’s 2023 season two meetings and eight races old, the purple-liveried SL Apollo Tyres Trucksport is competing at the top end of the driver’s championship. German 35-year-old driver Sascha Lenz says that the truck is ready to compete following mechanical challenges in pre-season practice, having stepped up the pace in the season to sit in fourth position in the driver standings. The championship has visited the Autodromo Misano World Circuit in Italy and the Slovakia Ring so far, with the new Polish round at Poznan coming up on 24-25 June. Lenz pronounced himself and the team “satisfied” with the team’s improvements in the new race truck: “My initial feeling after the testing was that we were far from where we wanted to be in terms of set-up. However, we have proved that we are going in the right direction.”

Related news:

  1. Goodyear continues as exclusive FIA European Truck Racing tyre supplier
  2. Apollo Tyres’ Thelma truck to race at Le Mans ‘one more time’
  3. Goodyear helps Volvo Trucks break two world speed records
  4. Giti Tire extends British Truck Racing Championship tyre supply, sponsorship deals
13th June 2023 by
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Tanvic Tyres completes 3-day truck tyre training course delivered by Michelin

All of Tanvic Tyres’ 25 technicians have received National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) Category One Accreditation following the company’s bespoke three-day training programme, delivered by the Michelin Training and Information Centre (MTIC). The independent business said the course would boost its staff’s career development and improve the service levels it delivers to customers. The course was delivered at the Tanvic Tyres depot in Newark, near Nottingham.

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  2. ‘Class of 2016’ assemble at Michelin’s UK headquarters for Tyre Academy launch
  3. ‘Class of 2016’ graduates from Michelin Tyre Academy
  4. Michelin Auto Professional dealers complete new Licensed Retail Tyre Technician course
13th June 2023 by

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