2 new Alliance Agri Star II sizes
Yokohama Off-Highway Tires has added two sizes to its Alliance Agri Star II range. The introduction of 800/70R38 and 210/95R18 tyres brings the total number of SKUs in this range to 89.
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Magna Tyres acquires South Africa’s Tirepoint
Magna Tyres Group has expanded its global footprint with the purchase of South African tyre dealer network Tirepoint. With this acquisition, Magna Tyres’ global workforce stands at more than 700. The company has declined to disclose the transaction’s financial details.
Apollo Tyres’ 9M revenue up 19%
Apollo Tyres Ltd. maintained its market share within Europe’s passenger car and light truck (PCLT) market in the three months to 31 December 2022 (Q3 FY2023) despite declining approximately 14 per cent year-on-year in this market. The tyre maker primarily attributes this negative growth to high channel inventory, a mild winter and the economic slowdown.
Battlax Hypersport S22 OE on new BMW S 1000 RR
BMW Motorrad has selected the Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S22 as an original equipment tyre for the latest BMW S 1000 RR. The supersports bike will wear the S22 in size 120/70 ZR17 M/C (58W) at the front and size 190/55 ZR17 M/C (75W) at the rear.
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Schrader adds to OER TPMS line
Schrader TPMS Solutions is proud that more than 50 per cent of vehicles fitted with TPMS worldwide are equipped with Shrader-supplied units. Furthermore, the TPMS specialist emphasises that its “genuine OE replacement sensors are guaranteed to meet OE quality and performance standards.”
Hankook tyres for new US race series
Master Class of Racing (MCoR) is a new and – according to its promoter – “industry-changing” race series in the USA. The stated main goal of MCoR is to “offer sprint racing and a fantastic short format endurance racing at a cost that makes sense for teams and more critically, the drivers.” All of these drivers will compete on Hankook tyres.
Chinese truck tyres: EEC closes dumping loophole
Russia and its friends within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will soon extend the scope of anti-dumping duties applied to truck tyres from China to counter instances of duty avoidance. The EAEU’s Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) issued an announcement to this effect on 1 February 2023.
Heuver expands leadership team
As of today, Laura van den Heuvel and Kasper Olimulder take over day-to-day operations at tyre wholesaler Heuver. The Hardenberg, Netherlands-based business has appointed van den Heuvel its Director Sales and Olimulder Director Operations. Both report to Heuver Group CEO Bertus Heuver and CFO Elmer Wiemer.
Hankook Tire: Record sales in 2022
Announcing its 2022 financial results, Hankook Tire & Technology (Hankook Tire) shares that its consolidated global sales reached an “all time high” last year. Sales increased 17.5% to KRW 8,394.2 billion (£5.6 billion, $6.9 billion). Operating profit rose 9.9% YoY, to KRW 705.7 billion (£468.2 million, $576.7 million).
Continental restructuring ContiTech business
Continental is “strategically realigning” its non-tyre ContiTech business to lay the groundwork for its “transition from a traditional product supplier to a provider of integrated solutions.” ContiTech will expand its industrial business while consolidating the automotive business, and will gain a CTO who will “drive the expansion of its materials expertise.” The changes take effect early May 2023.
Prinx presents European line-up on new website
During last year’s The Tire Cologne show, Prinx Chengshan shared plans to bring its Prinx brand to Europe as a flagship range. It is now doing so, accompanied by a new site for the region: prinxtire.eu.
Sports touring performance for lightweight bikes: Dunlop Sportmax Q-Lite
This year Dunlop is launching a new sports touring tyre, the Sportmax Q-Lite. It says this tyre “combines hypersport-style performance with a high-mileage tread and improved handling,” a mix that makes Dunlop Sportmax Q-Lite suitable to “tackle the demands of daily riding on lightweight bikes” such as the 125cc and 250cc categories.
Prometeon extends WorldSBK engagement with Yamaha team sponsorship
It may not produce motorcycle tyres, but Prometeon Tyre Group benefits from the exposure the Pirelli brand gains as top sponsor and tyre supplier to WorldSBK. Prometeon also took on WorldSBK official sponsorship in April 2022 and now seeks to further raise its profile amongst those who enjoy riding fast on two wheels by becoming co-title sponsor of the Yamaha WorldSBK team.
New forklift tyre: Galaxy MFS 101 SDS
A new solid forklift tyre has entered the Galaxy range, and manufacturer Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT) says it developed this product “for the most demanding industrial and warehousing operations.” The Galaxy MFS 101 is already available in 31 SKUs and YOHT plans to release another 11 sizes by Q3 2023.
4Jet debuts touchless post-processing solution
LUC is the latest product from German laser systems specialist 4Jet Group. Informing tyre makers of this new solution that replaces grinding-based mechanical reworking, 4Jet states that LUC utilises “digital, precise and touchless” post-processing to improve the uniformity of tyre beads.
