Platinum grade for 6 HiQ centres
Beginning in May, HiQ Tyres & Autocare tasked specialist automotive consultancy CAR Consulting Group with performing a nationwide audit of its network. All 160 centres took part in an audit that evaluated more than 200 parameters, including aesthetics, customer service and technical expertise. CAR Consulting Group has now concluded the audit, and HiQ reports that the results show a 27.6 per cent improvement since the last evaluation.
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New CombineMaster sizes broaden scope of application
Continental’s agricultural tyre division has extended its CombineMaster tyre range to bring very high flexion (VF) and cyclical field operation (CFO) technology to a wider variety of farm machinery. Indeed, Tom Godwin, who is Sales Manager - Agricultural & MPT Tyres (UK & ROI) at Continental, comments that the name CombineMaster “disguises the virtues of this tyre to other machines including loaders, tankers and other types of harvesting machines.”
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VW Tiguan equipped with 18-20” Hankook tyres
Hankook Tire is continuing its original equipment supply to the Volkswagen Tiguan with deliveries of the Ventus evo SUV for the third-generation model. The compact SUV wears the Hankook tyre in five 18-to-20-inch sizes.
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Michelin partners with Beontag in smart tyre cooperation
Beontag, which is known for making RFID and NFC products, has partnered with Michelin to incorporate Beontag’s technology into “millions of new commercial and passenger tyres over the next two years and beyond”. The UHF embedded tag, which consists of a jointly design pod and antenna using state-of-the-art chips and materials, will enable “complete traceability of all new tyres, including manufacture date and storage location, distribution, installation and replacement, refurbishment and more, for the entire life cycle of the tyre”.
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Alliance Agriflex+ 377XT – soil protection & high load carrying capacity
Yokohama-ATG (Y-ATG) has released a new Alliance tyre aimed at heavy machinery such as spreaders and floaters. The Alliance Agriflex+ 377XT is now available in three sizes and sell in many markets around the world. Y-ATG intends to add further sizes to the range throughout 2025.
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Navigating the future of ADAS: How tyre dealers and fast-fits are negotiating the challenges
Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) are a suite of electronic technologies designed to assist drivers in performing driving and parking functions. These systems rely on a variety of sensors, cameras, radars, and LIDAR to detect and interpret the environment around the vehicle. By providing real-time information and performing automatic operations, ADAS enhances driving safety and comfort. Key features include adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assist, collision warning systems, and parking assistance, for example. As regulations and consumer demand for safety and convenience grow, ADAS is becoming increasingly ubiquitous in modern vehicles. And – perhaps even more importantly for garages – when major work is undertaken on a vehicle as well as an increasing amount of not-so-major work – ADAS requires recalibration. In other words, the tyre and fast-fit garages of today have to know how they are going to handle ADAS-related challenges and questions.
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Shell Helix Ultra achieves 2025 API SQ Standard
Shell Helix Ultra is now API SQ ready. Indeed, it is said to be one of the first oils to meet the advanced 2025 API SQ Standard. According to the petrochemical manufacturer, Shell Helix Ultra is designed to “deliver the ultimate performance and protection which today’s high-performance engines need to stay powerful, and responsive, for longer”.
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Auto3iii deploying AI in garages
Auto3iii’s reports that it has strengthened its software solutions with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Using its own Large Language Model (LLM), the Auto3iii is now allowing workshops to compare car defects and vehicle damage with images from millions of other vehicles around the world.
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GSF Car Parts opens West Midlands NDC
GSF Car Parts has announced that its new National Distribution Centre (NDC) in Wolverhampton is now operational and delivering to branches across the UK. The company took over the 500,000 square foot facility in Wolverhampton back in May. Moving forward, it will serve as the company’s central logistics hub, modernising GSF’s supply chain infrastructure and streamlining delivery processes into its 194-strong national branch network.
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Le Mans & Donington BTRC highlights for Giti in 2024
Official tyre partner of the British Truck Racing Championship (BTRC), Giti Tire has identified Le Mans and Donington’s Convoy in the Park as 2024’s big highlights among another rip-roaring season.
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France plant closures – Michelin provides negotiations update
Michelin has shared information about its negotiations with unions on 3 and 4 December regarding the planned closure of two factories in France. These negotiations aimed to outline a structured approach to supporting employees affected by forthcoming organisational changes.
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Sword of Honour – Apollo Tyres gains British Safety Council award
The British Safety Council has awarded Apollo Tyres Ltd its Sword of Honour, demonstrating excellence in the management of health and safety risks at work. The company’s plant in Andhra Pradesh, India gained this distinction after achieving Five Stars in the British Safety Council health and safety management audit conducted in the qualification period between 1 August 2023 and 31 July 2024. The tyre maker also demonstrated, to an independent panel, excellence in its health and safety management throughout the business – from the shopfloor to the boardroom.
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Camac targeting retreading market with compounding business
Camac Tyres has announced the establishment of Camac Compounding, a new company dedicated to providing innovative, sustainable, and bespoke solutions to the tyre retreading sector across Europe. Camac Compounding is scheduled to commence production in 2025 and is, like Camac Tyres, a part of rubber compound specialist SPC Europe.
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Ceat buys Camso bias tyres and tracks business from Michelin
CEAT and Michelin have entered into a definitive agreement for Ceat to acquire the Michelin-owned Camso brand’s off-highway construction equipment bias tyre and tracks business from Michelin in a $225 million deal. The transaction includes the business with revenues of around $213 million in 2023 as well as “global ownership of the Camso brand along with two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities”.
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Petlas launches NZ310 trailer tyre
Petlas Tire Corporation has launched its “latest innovation in trailer tyres”, the NZ310. Engineered to meet the demands of both regional and long-haul applications, the NZ310 reportedly combines “advanced durability with fuel-efficient performance”, making it the “ideal choice for the modern transportation industry”.
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