IAA world premiere for Continental SportContact 6
Continental says it will publicly display its new ultra high performance summer tyre for the first time at September’s IAA Cars exhibition in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The tyre maker isn’t giving much away, however it shares that the SportContact 6 will provide “maximum grip, maximum control, and maximum stability” at speeds of up to 350 km/h.
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Ford is developing new lighting technologies that will enable drivers to more easily identify potential hazards, including pedestrians, cyclists and animals. Ford’s camera-based advanced front lighting system can widen the beam at junctions and roundabouts to better illuminate hazards that are not in the direction of travel.
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Brake Engineering expands disc range
Seven new brake discs have been added to the Brake Engineering range, covering no fewer than 70 vehicle applications.
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Triangle begins renewal of passenger car tyre range
Two products in what Triangle Tyre calls its ‘new generation’ of passenger car tyres have been officially launched in the European market, and Triangle says the new lines – the Protract and Sportex – represent the start of its strategy of filling existing gaps in the Triangle portfolio and ensuring its range is completely up to date.
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Sigmavision’s 3D scanning TreadReader addresses tread depth safety implications
TyreSafe’s annual industry briefing this month made it clear that illegal tread depth remains a problem in the UK. In its survey of Britain, TyreSafe found that 27.1 per cent of tyres inspected had less than the legal limit, 1.6mm of tread, while another 39.0 per cent were close to the limit (between 1.6 and 2.0mm. Given this context, the presence of a new, technologically advanced tread depth measurement system, present in a handheld device called the TreadReader, and in drive-over products manufactured by Hunter and distributed in the UK by Pro-Align, is significant. Sue Pryce, marketing director of the British firm behind the technology, Sigmavision, provides an additional perspective on the “unsettling” tread depth statistics.
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Apollo launches 100,000km tyre for Indian market
On 22 July 2015 Apollo Tyres Apollo Amazer 4G Life, especially for the Indian market. Its unique selling points? The tyre has been developed jointly by the company’s global R&D centres in Chennai, India and the Netherlands and offer customers the promise of 100,000kms of wear and beyond.
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Arcom introduces new tyre display trolley
Folding metal racking for tyres producer Arcom has introduced its new AR37 display trolley, designed for use at shows or in stores. The new trolley, which has four wheels for manoeuvrability, is available in any colour, incorporating panels for company logos. It is designed for passenger car and van tyres.
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Chicago Pneumatic launches new balloon jack range
Chicago Pneumatic has launched a new series of balloon jacks. The high lifting capacity CP882XX is recommended for light vehicle tyre changing applications and auto body shop work. They are available with a short or long handle, with two or three balloons, and in two trolley models to best suit users’ needs.
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RH Alurad launches new WM wheel
Available in Hyper Silver, Racing Matt Black, or Glossy Black, the WM wheel combines sporty features with a stylish appearance and a high degree of detailed work. The geometry of the spokes of the aluminium rim in multi-spoke wheel design scores with its fine edges and filigree gradations. The subtly tapered surface of the […]
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Continental previews ContiSportAttack 3 tyre
The third generation of Continental’s ContiSportAttack hypersport tyre has been launched ahead of its market introduction early next year. The official ContiSportAttack 3 debut took place at the Red Bull Ring in Austria earlier this month. Former MotoGP rider Alex Hofmann was present at the event and led other launch attendees, including ContiMoto UK, as they put the new tyres through their paces on the latest BMW S1000RR.
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Barkley – focusing on price and quality in the agricultural tyre market
After obtaining regional exclusivity, Heuver Tyrewholesale has begun sales of the Barkley agricultural range in Europe, including the UK. The Netherlands-based wholesaler expects sales interest due to the variety of fitments available and the price/quality ratio on offer (Heuver Tyrewholesale says it extensively tested the brand before taking it on), and anticipates that Barkley will play an “important” role in Heuver’s exports to Eastern and Southern Europe, as well as to Scandinavia.
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Trelleborg exclusive OE on Massey Ferguson ‘Antarctica2’ tractor
Towards the end of last year, ‘Tractor Girl’ Manon Ossevoort drove a Trelleborg-shod Massey Ferguson MF 5610 tractor across Antarctica to the South Pole. The agricultural equipment manufacturer is celebrating this chilly 3,000 mile round trip with the release of a new limited release product – the MF 5610 Antarctica2 Special Edition tractor. And Trelleborg is once again on board, this time as exclusive fitment for the ‘Antarctica2 Special Edition’ line.
Continue ReadingContinental launches voluntary truck tyre recall
Continental AG has announced what it is calling a voluntary tyre exchange programme (as opposed to a recall) of approximately 12,000 truck tyres. The tyre in question is a 205/75R17.5 Conti Hybrid LS3, produced from calendar week 27 in 2014 to calendar week 26 in 2015. The product was mainly sold to original equipment manufacturers in Europe and – to a lesser degree – into the replacement market. Continental stressed that there have been no reports of accidents or injuries.
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Goodyear launches UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
UltraGrip is the family name given to Goodyear’s winter tyre portfolio, and so far a total of 60 million UltraGrip tyres have been sold since the moniker first graced a sidewall. This year sees the introduction of a successor to the UltraGrip 8 Performance winter tyre – the UltraGrip Performance Gen-1. Shipments to retailers began in June 2015.
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New Matador TBR range for regional, motorway applications
Matador has released new steer and drive axle tyres for the European market. Both the F HR 4 steer tyre and the D HR 4 drive tyre are available in the popular size 315/80 R22.5, and Matador reports that these are merely the initial dimensions in a whole new Matador truck and bus tyre range; additional fitments will join the portfolio at a later date.
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