Yokohama extends E+ mark to CV tyres
Yokohama recently joined the ranks of brands with a symbol denoting a tyre’s suitability for electric vehicles. This is the E+ sidewall marking, which Yokohama Rubber debuted on the Yokohama Advan Sport EV last year. The tyre maker is now extending the E+ mark to commercial tyres, initially on two Yokohama bus tyre models, one sold in the European market and one in Japan.
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Dunlop Trailmax Raid for Suzuki special edition
Suzuki Italy has revealed a special edition of its popular V-Strom model, featuring Dunlop Trailmax Raid tyres as part of a package of adventure-focused upgrades that aim to “evoke memories of Suzuki’s historic off-road prowess.”
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Vredestein to launch Ultrac Pro UUHP tyre in spring
Vredestein will launch a new ultra-ultra-high performance summer tyre, the Ultrac Pro, this spring. Featuring innovations in the structure and tread compound, Vredestein has engineered the tyre for “superior handling and class-leading comfort.” It will be presented for a wide range of performance vehicles and supercars with 18-24 inch wheels.
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Kumho presents ‘next generation’ EV tyre
Kumho entered the replacement electric vehicle tyre market in 2016 with its Wattrun VS31, a tyre that was an early forerunner of the current wave of products designed to meet the particular needs of battery-powered cars. The tyre garnered both the prestigious German Red Dot Design Award and American Green Good Design accolades, demonstrating the Korean manufacturer’s innovation in that field. The Wattrun VS31 has now been superseded by the Ecsta PS71 EV, the company’s next generation electric vehicle tyre.
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Hankook’s comprehensive car tyre range demonstrates cross-segment strength
Hankook’s comprehensive range of summer, all-season and winter car tyres has received excellent reviews from testers and tyre review platforms over the past year. This acclaim extends to the iON tyre family specially developed to meet the demanding requirements of electric vehicles. The core summer collection comprises Ventus S1 evo Z, Ventus S1 evo 3, Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV, Ventus Prime 4, Kinergy ECO 2, iON evo and iON ST AS both for cars and SUVs. The all-season range includes, the Kinergy 4S2, Kinergy 4S2 X for SUV’s and the iON FlexClimate for cars and SUVs. The core winter collection comprises the Winter i*cept evo 3, Winter i*cept evo 3 X, Winter i*cept RS 3 and the iON i*cept for cars and SUVs.
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Continental puts the future on the road, transferring sustainable concepts into production tyres
Continental is styling itself as a “pioneer in innovation” by accelerating the evolution of its sustainability concepts into production tyres. The manufacturer is using silica from rice husk ash, carbon black from end-of-life tyres, and polyester from recycled PET in series tyres already, backing up head of sustainability Jorge Almeida’s maxim that “Sustainable innovations belong on the road and not in a showroom.” The UltraContact NXT car tyre, launched in 2023, is the current apex of this strategy, its most sustainable production tyre to date. Conti innovated the use of silica from agricultural waste, polyester from recycled PET and other renewable and recyclable materials from 2021 with the Conti GreenConcept concept tyre. Many of these technologies have subsequently been used in its series tyres. Overall, Conti says this underscores its claim to be “the most progressive manufacturer in the tyre industry when it comes to sustainability.”
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Bridgestone building consumer tyre sector position thanks to Turanza range
With the recent launch of the Bridgestone Turanza 6, the manufacturer presented a touring summer tyre built on its Enliten technology platform that offered maximum applicability to the general motorist market. Succeeding the award winning Turanza T005 and the T001 Evo before it, the Turanza 6 incorporates electric vehicle-readiness and is presented in a wide range of sizes for both passenger cars and on-road SUVs, whether they are internal combustion engine, hybrids, or EVs. The tyre meets the demands of both general driving and the specific requirements of electric vehicles such as improving energy efficiency, maximising battery range, and accommodating the increased weight and torque of EVs.
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Budget tier tyres continue to gain ground in UK car tyre market – GfK
The UK is nearing half a decade removed from general economic conditions resembling normality, four years since Brexit was (arguably) completed, nearly the same amount of time since the start of the Covid-19 novel coronavirus pandemic, heralding the world’s descent into an age of militarisation, and the continual flux of UK politics. Tyres & Accessories’ regular February Car Tyre feature has presented an overview charting the progress of the car tyre market over these years – readers can now access the preceding years’ issues in the T&A digital archive, hosted by Tyrepress. While change has remained reassuringly slow compared to the economic and political context, the latest panelmarket data from market analyst GfK – which uses point of sales tracking of sell-out tyres to produce an overall picture of the whole replacement market in the calendar year 2023 – demonstrates the ship-like progress of various trends since the relatively major disruption of 2020.
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Continental tyres for Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Mercedes-Benz has a new E-Class, and Continental is supplying original equipment tyres. The tyre maker shared news of this OEM arrangement today, but the cat actually made its way out of the bag when Continental announced tyre supply to the new BMW 5 Series last December. Like its Munich-based rivals car, the E-Class will wear Continental EcoContact 6 Q tyres, with seven dimensions approved for original equipment fitment. Mercedes-Benz has also homologated the WinterContact TS 860 S in five sizes.
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Goodyear expands Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 range
No less than 95 new SKUs will join the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 range in the coming weeks and months. Announcing the new sizes, Goodyear says it will particularly focus on 19-inch and larger rim diameters, catering to growth in the SUV market across Europe.
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Dynomec invest >£1 million developing new locking wheel nut removal tool
Two decades after the introduction of Dynomec’s patented locking wheel nut removal tool, 2024 saw the Wakefield-based company introduce a brand-new version in January. The company has also been working with the RAC in order to bring it to market.
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Yokohama OE on 2025 Subaru Forester
The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. is supplying Geolandar G91 tyres as original equipment (OE) for the 2025 US model Forester, which was unveiled in November 2023. The SUV is being fitted with 225/60R17 99H tyres.
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Pirelli launches Scorpion Trail III motorcycle adventure-touring tyre
Pirelli has launched the latest generation of its adventure-touring motorcycle tyre series in the Scorpion Trail III. The manufacturer describes the new tyre as the “sportiest ever on asphalt” among its Scorpion range; the tyres was designed for modern adventure and crossover motorcycles. Its versatility, the result of Pirelli R&D’s latest technologies and materials, means that the tyre is suitable for use on dirt roads as well as on asphalt. Pirelli uses the Scorpion name to indicate tyre products intended for off-road use. It is present in two- and four-wheel competitions such as the Enduro World Championship and the Motocross World Championship. Pirelli categorises the Scorpion Trail III as a street enduro tyre.
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Vredestein launches additional Wintrac Pro sizes
Apollo Tyres has added 11 new options to its award-winning Vredestein Wintrac Pro range. According to the company, the Wintrac Pro is suitable for a variety of vehicles, including the Peugeot 3008, Volkswagen ID5 and ID Buzz, and Tesla Model Y. The Wintrac Pro portfolio now encompasses 120 different dimension options, for rims from 17 to 22 inches.
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Machine Mart adds Clarke MIG103NG no gas MIG Welder
Machine Mart has added the Clarke MIG103NG MIG Welder to its catalogue of garage equipment. The company describes the welder as ideal for automotive and general fabrication, signposting its ease of transport and storage, since it does not require a gas cylinder. The MIG103NG uses flux cored steel welding wire, a type of wire which produces its own gas shroud as it burns. This means the welder can weld steel, without gas, whilst providing optimum performance and reliability.
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