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Toyo Tire’s 3rd AC Milan video goes live
The third AC Milan video from Toyo Tire & Rubber is now online. Titled ‘AC Milan vs. Drift Cars’, the video was released globally today and features players from the Italian Serie A club, including Keisuke Honda, Alessio Romagnoli, Ignazio Abate and Gabriel Ferreira, perform in a coliseum alongside Toyo Proxes-shod Nissan GT-R and Toyota GT86 sports cars. Former AC Milan great Franco Baresi also makes a guest appearance.
Continue Reading![New sizes bolster Mitas CHO line-up](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mitas-cho-in-field-web.jpg)
New sizes bolster Mitas CHO line-up
Trelleborg Group company Mitas is extending its range of Cyclic Harvesting Operation (CHO) tyres, and this month presents two new sizes - 900/60R42 CHO 183D/186A8 SFT and 900/60R38 CHO 181D/184A8 SFT.
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Hankook tyres OE on Audi Q7
Audi has approved Hankook tyres as an original equipment option on its Q7 range, including the recently-launched Audi SQ7 TDI. Together with other Q7 models, the SQ7 TDI will be available with the Hankook Ventus S1 evo² SUV in size 285/35 R 22 106 Y XL, a tyre that contains Hankook Tire’s new ‘sound absorber’-technology.
Continue Reading![Additives for diesel vehicles: Efficiency goldmine or reliability minefield?](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/klarius1-web.jpg)
Additives for diesel vehicles: Efficiency goldmine or reliability minefield?
Additives for diesel engines allow many diesel vehicles to keep pace with ever stricter emissions legislation, while also providing improved Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) performance. Typically, diesel additives will either be Fuel Borne Catalysts (FBC) or Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF); which offer differing benefits for processing the noxious gases produced by the diesel combustion process. However, the market is also flooded with fluids that make unsubstantiated claims about improving performance, so how diligently should the consumer treat these fluids?
Continue ReadingAlloyGator wins SEMA Global Media Award
Alloy wheel protection specialist AlloyGator has snapped up a 2017 Global Media Award at this year’s annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas. A jury panel of 34 leading journalists from around the world selected the company ahead of nearly 3,000 product in recognition of its products’ potential mass appeal to consumers in countries outside of the United States.
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WheelRight supplying drive-over technology to environmental US highway project
WheelRight is involved in The Ray – a unique project in the USA designed to showcase new technologies that will create a blueprint for the sustainable motorways of tomorrow.
Continue Reading![Bridgestone, First Stop survey 2,400 cars with Sigmavision TreadReader](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Bridgestone-TreadReader.jpg)
Bridgestone, First Stop survey 2,400 cars with Sigmavision TreadReader
Sigmavision has announced the findings of a recent survey conducted in collaboration with Bridgestone and First Stop at the recent Sky Sports British Masters golf event. The company’s technicians surveyed 2,400 cars over two days away from the fairways and greens at The Grove, measuring tyre tread depths with Sigmavision’s TreadReader handheld scanners. The results of the survey back up Bridgestone’s hypothesis that motorists currently do not make the regular checks necessary to ensure their tyres are safe.
Continue Reading![AlloyGator launches alloy wheel care kit](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/alloygator-wheelcare.jpg)
AlloyGator launches alloy wheel care kit
AlloyGator has launched a new wheel care kit, which it says will offer an extra income generation opportunity to complement AlloyGator fitting services. The kit has been developed alongside car care firm Angelwax. It is designed to remove baked on brake dust, dirt and road salt, while safely cleaning AlloyGator’s nylon wheel protectors.
Continue Reading![Bosch present latest balancer/changer range](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DG_TSE_WBE_4200-sml.jpg)
Bosch present latest balancer/changer range
Time is of the essence in tyre service, and if done properly it is a lucrative business for all workshops. The latest range of tyre changers and wheel balancers from Bosch offer a safe, versatile and time-saving operation.
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Hella recharges battery programme
One of Europe’s leading original equipment battery manufacturers and system suppliers has recently reviewed, updated and expanded its range for the aftermarket. Hella supplies the passenger car, commercial vehicle and agricultural segments with a range consisting of four models: Classic, Premium, Supreme and AGM. These ranges are designed to suit each conceivable application within these three segments.
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Roadlink becomes approved supplier to Groupauto/UAN
Roadlink International has become an approved supplier to Groupauto/UAN commercial vehicle trading groups. The achievement comes at the end of a very significant year for the braking and suspension parts supplier, as it has committed its future to UK remanufacturing by expanding its services with investment in a new brake caliper production facility.
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BBS presents its design contest winner
The winner of the BBS design contest has been announced, with the first prize of €10,000 prize going to two brothers. The creative minds behind the ‘Spoked wheel of today’ design are Davide and Dario Dornauer, who respectively study product design at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany and Automotive Engineering at the Cologne University of Technology. They were chosen from a total of 103 applications were received from 27 German universities and 20 design submissions.
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Machine Mart introduces Clarke micro multi-function jump start
Machine Mart has introduced the CLIPPJS, a small, lightweight lithium-ion power pack, which acts as a multi-function jump start, charger and torch.
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Corghi Uniformity – breaking the mould
Key Rema Tip Top aftermarket partner Corghi has continued to create headlines through product innovation over the past year, winning both the ‘Equip Auto 2015 Golden Trophy’ and ‘Reifen 2016 Innovation award’ for the Corghi Uniformity. This tyre changer is exclusively sold through Rema Tip Top in Great Britain and is acclaimed as the worlds first tyre changer with diagnostic functionality.
Continue Reading![‘Max’ – successor to Dunlop SportSmart2 announced](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Both2_Three-Quarter_03-sml.jpg)
‘Max’ – successor to Dunlop SportSmart2 announced
The latest Dunlop tyre for the hypersport sector has been launched, and will be available in time for next year’s riding season. The new Dunlop SportSmart2 Max succeeds the SportSmart2 and is primarily designed for street performance, with track capability also thrown into the mix. Lessons learned during Dunlop’s participation in endurance racing and when developing the sport touring RoadSmart III are both said to have influenced the new tyre.
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