Tyre repair ‘key to more environmentally friendly mobility’ – Rema Tip Top
With more than 300 million car, light commercial vehicle and truck tyres changed every year in Europe, a lot of potential savings for the environment and mobility costs untapped. According to Rema Tip Top, professional solutions for the repair and retreading of passenger car and truck tyres as well as industrial, agricultural and off-the-road vehicles, will reduce costs and raw material consumption and therefore increase sustainability.
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Radar Tyres launches run-flat, bulletproof 4×4 tyres in South Africa
At the end of August, Radar Tyres hosted a dealer event in Krugersdorp, South Africa, titled Mission: African Terrain, where the company unveiled its Renegade AT Sport and Project SafeDrive line-ups. The latter includes key run-flat sizes and a bulletproof tyre range named “Radar Renegade Ultra”. The Krugersdorp event attracted over 150 attendees including key dealers from South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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Global truck tyre radial market to be worth US$43 billion by 2036
Analysis of the truck tyre and bus radial tyre market (TBR) conducted by Research Nester reveals that it will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.6 per cent between 2024 and 2036, reaching US$43.1 billion by 2036.
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Hankook supplies OE tyres for all-electric Cupra Tavascan
Hankook is supplying its iON evo SUV tyres for the new Cupra Tavascan. Specially developed for all-electric vehicles, this summer tyre has been developed to match the handling characteristics of the SUV, according to the tyremaker. The Hankook premium tyre, with the “+” marking for original equipment, is available for the Cupra Tavascan as a mixed tyre in the 19-inch variants and as an all-position tyre in the 20- and 21-inch sizes. The 21-inch tyre also comes in a special sport design, identifiable by the notation “e-Performance” on the sidewall. In keeping with its sporty tuning, it offers even more traction and shorter braking distances thanks to its high-grip mixture. Hankook also offers a 19-inch all-season tyre, designed specifically for electric vehicles, as original equipment for the model.
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Prometeon to debut 80% renewable material coach tyre at IAA
Prometeon Tyre Group will launch an 80 per cent recycled and renewable material A-rolling-resistance-rated coach tyre at IAA Transportation in Hanover, Germany – the Prometeon C02 Coach. At the same time, the company will use its booth, Hall 12, stand 52, to show Prometeon SuperFleet, the company’s fleet management solution.
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Hamaton to showcase retrofit TPMS at SEMA
The 2024 edition of SEMA is expected to attract over 140,000 attendees from more than 140 countries and territories. Hamaton’s team will exhibit at booth 41131 in the Lower South Hall of the Global Tire Expo and showcase their brand-new, app-based BLE Retro-Pro retrofit TPMS system for trailers, RVs, and non-TPMS-enabled passenger vehicles and light trucks.
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Apollo Tyres expands EnduRace range with new 60 Series
Apollo Tyres has expanded its EnduRace range of truck and trailer tyres for 22.5-inch rims, introducing two new long-life products designed for heavy-duty applications. These additions mark the company’s debut in the 60-profile segment. Apollo Tyres adds that it designed the EnduRace RD 60 Series drive tyre and RA 60 Series trailer tyre for heavy-duty applications, delivering “superior performance, durability and efficiency” for commercial fleets.
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UK launch for GT Radial Maxmiler WT3
The new GT Radial Maxmiler WT3 winter light truck tyre has arrived in the UK, offering an EU label A-grade in wet grip across all 18 sizes. Each tyre in the range also carries the brand’s “game-changing” EV Ready logo, positioning it for electric vehicle compatibility. Micheldever Tyre Services, exclusive distributor of GT Radial products in our market, currently holds several sizes of the Maxmiler WT3 in stock, with more expected to arrive by mid-September.
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Goodyear OE tyres on Audi Q6 e-tron
Goodyear tyres have been chosen as original equipment (OE) on the Audi Q6 e-tron, the German automaker’s new fully electric premium SUV. Goodyear’s Audi Q6 e-tron fitments come from its Eagle F1 Asymmetric and UltraGrip ranges for summer and winter applications, respectively. The approved fitments will fit multiple trim levels, with Goodyear’s SKUs ranging from 18” to 21”. Goodyear reports that it collaborated closely with Audi throughout the modelling and testing phases of tyre development, resulting in fitments specifically tailored to enhance the vehicle’s performance.
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Bridgestone Potenza Sport A tyre made of 55 per cent recycled and renewable materials
Bridgestone is launching the Potenza Sport A, Bridgestone’s first mass-produced tyre to source 55 per cent recycled and renewable materials1 in its production, following certification from International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS.
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Continental PremiumContact 7 tops What Car? tyre test
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV gave it a run for its money, but Continental’s PremiumContact 7 recently won the What Car? With a weighted score of 86 per cent, the PremiumContact 7 was one percentage point ahead of the second-placed Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV (85%). Michelin’s Primacy 4+ rounded off the podium, albeit some way back, with a weighted score of 71 per cent. The test also considered a number of tyres outside the premium stable. Interestingly, What Car? ranked Triangles EffexSport TH202 ahead of the GT Radial FE2 SUV and the Landsail LS588 SUV.
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delta4x4 introduces new Loder AT#1 winter-equipped tyres
delta4x4 has launched the Loder Tire brand. The new range’s flagship product is the Loder AllTerrain AT#1, which is specifically designed for pickups and 4x4 vehicles in EU 305/60R18, US 33x12.50R18.
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Continental names Lisa Reiners as agricultural tyres product manager
Lisa Reiners has been in charge of product management for agricultural tyres in the Specialty Tires business area of Continental AG since 1 August 2024. She succeeds Benjamin Hübner in that role. The graduate in economics previously worked as product manager for private brands in Continental’s Passenger and Light Truck Tires business unit.
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Conti changes ‘WinterContact’ range’s naming convention
If you look at the last three generations of Conti winter tyres, almost anyone in the industry could guess the next name in the range ‘WinterContact TS 850’ (2012), ‘WinterContact TS 860’ (2015) and ‘WinterContact TS 870’ (2020/2021). But we would all be wrong. As was previously the case with its summer tyres and the ‘EcoContact 7’ and ‘EcoContact 7 S’ models, the manufacturer has now also introduced a new winter profile without making a big fuss about it, which, contrary to the naming convention previously used for its winter tyres, is called ‘WinterContact 8 S’. The ‘S’ in the name obviously stands for sport, as the manufacturer describes the model as its sportiest winter tyre to date.
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Alldata Europe exhibiting at Automechanika Frankfurt
The automotive industry is currently undergoing a huge transformation – electromobility, ADAS and connectivity are changing the way vehicles are developed and built. Repairing them is becoming increasingly complex. Advanced software-defined functions are making their way into the sector. These developments are creating new opportunities across the automotive aftermarket.
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