Yokohama Advan shod GT500 racer wins at Suzuka
The TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh’s WedsSport Advan GR Supra of Yuji Kunimoto and Sena Sakaguchi won in the GT500 class in round three of Japan’s 2023 Autobacs Super GT Series, giving tyre supplier Yokohama and its flagship Advan brand a long-awaited victory. The third round of the country’s premier touring cars series was hosted by the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on 3–4 June. Yokohama has positioned Advan as headline sponsor of the series, and targeted victories on its rubber to maximise the impact of this sponsorship. Yokohama’s corporate strategy in the passenger car tyre market is to increase sales of its high performance products for premium vehicles, chasing the generally higher margins offered at this end of the market.
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Triangle highlights segment-defying performance of EffeXSport range in Budapest
Triangle’s EffeXSport passenger car tyre range is not new to the market. The high-performance tyres were previewed at Tire Cologne in May 2022 and Triangle highlighted the initial line-up’s strong labelling performance in March 2023. However, Triangle’s EffeXSport event at the Hungaroring near Budapest, Hungary sought to offer key distributors and journalists the chance to “EffeXperience” the tyre’s performance when pushed to the limit.
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Kumho’s all-season van tyre leads light commercial range
The PorTran CX11 joins the KC53 and CW51 as Kumho’s comprehensive van tyre range. The latest light commercial vehicle product is an all-season tyre for vans and light commercial vehicles. It was created by combining the strengths of the company’s much-praised all-season Solus 4S HA32 passenger car pattern and its existing winter specification van tyre, the PorTran CW51. The result is the PorTran 4S CX11 that ensures safe, secure driving and excellent braking performance throughout the year.
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Hankook Vantra tyre range targets efficiency, safety and durability for light commercial vehicles
Hankook’s tyre range for the light commercial vehicle sector is produced under the Vantra product name. These tyres, targeting single van operators and large fleet operators alike, are designed to optimise the performance of vans in the most common applications. Tyres for the LCV market need to be able to cope with the additional weight and withstand the strain of stop-start urban trips as well as longer journeys, reflecting the variety of conditions in which they operate, delivering essential services from local to national levels. Hankook’s portfolio for the van and light truck category include the Vantra LT, an energy efficient, safe and exceptionally durable summer tyre; and the more recently added Vantra ST AS 2, a durable, multi-performance, all-season tyre.
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TMD Friction expands into new territories with brake relining accreditation
PartsXpert Wijlhuizen BV Arnhem is the first company on the mainland of Europe to receive the commercial vehicle brake relining accreditation from TMD Friction, with other countries following soon, including Romania, Poland and additional countries as TMD Friction continues to provide customers with high levels of support across a global basis.
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Juratek expands product team
Braking brand Juratek has strengthened its product management team with the appointment of Ross Williams, who will oversee the development and launch of new brake disc and drum products. Williams joins as a new product manager, bringing a wealth of experience in the automotive industry to Juratek from a range of areas and positions, including vehicle technician, vehicle damage assessor and technical complaint manager.
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Yokohama Geolandar tyres OE on new Mazda CX-90
The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. is supplying its Geolandar X-CV tyres as original equipment (OE) for Mazda Motor Corporation’s new crossover SUV, the Mazda CX-90, sales of which were launched in the United States in April 2023. The CX-90, which is not being sold in Yokohama’s home Japanese market, is being fitted with 265/55 R19 109V tyres.
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Toyo Tyres UK presents new Open Country A/T III
Toyo has introduced its Open Country A/T III to the UK market, stating that it is “ready for anything road surfaces and weather conditions can throw at it.”
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New Bridgestone Dueler All-Terrain A/T002 tyre claims 40% better mileage
The new Bridgestone Dueler All-Terrain A/T002 offers “improved adaptation and reaction over different types of terrain, excellent wet and dry grip, and improved mileage” based on internal benchmarks comparing the new tyre with its predecessor, the Dueler A/T001 in 265/65 R17. Specifically, that means 40 per cent better mileage compared with the Dueler A/T001, due to the tyre’s maximised footprint width and optimised contact patch.
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YOHT adds Galaxy OTR tyre SKUs
Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT) has added to the total range of SKUs to its Galaxy MFS 101 SDS range. The recently-introduced Galaxy MFS 101 SDS is described as “a new generation of solid, heavy-duty tyres for forklifts that are operated under the most demanding industrial and warehousing conditions.”
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GRI Green XLR Earth field tested in Germany
GRI’s recently launched Green XLR Earth Series has been undergoing field testing in Germany for the last 6 months. The manufacturer also refers to testing in “other European countries”. According to the company, the tyres contain 78.6 per cent sustainable material, including pure natural rubber sustainably sourced from Sri Lankan rubber farmers. Other input materials include: recycled carbon black, reclaimed rubber, highly dispersible silica, soybean oil and bio-sourced cellulose fibres. The use of bio-sourced soybean oil, combined with next-generation HD Silica, reportedly improves fuel economy and extends tyre life.
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Vredestein launching next-generation all-season UHP tyre
Through its premium Vredestein passenger car brand, Apollo Tyres offers one of the largest portfolios of high-performance tyres in Europe, including all-season, winter and summer options. The current includes the Quatrac Pro and Quatrac Pro EV for all-season, the Wintrac Pro for winter and the Ultrac Vorti+ and Vorti R+ for summer. Yves Pouliquen, group head of sales and marketing at Apollo Tyres, shares that this month the company confirmed details of the all-new Vredestein Quatrac Pro+, a dedicated all-season tyre for high-performance cars and SUVs, which will be available later this year.
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Budget segment making inroads in UK high rim diameter tyre market – GfK
The long-term trends associated with the UK’s ultra-high performance tyre segment have continued to develop in line with expectations, but the latest data from market analyst GfK reveals the unspooling effects of three segment defining factors: car-makers’ increased specification of 17” and 18” tyres on mass market, sub-premium models; the broader context of the UK’s high inflation-low growth economic environment; and the rising availability of low-cost tyres from manufacturers outside the premium (and even mid-range) tier. The last of these trends show why the term “ultra-high performance tyres” (or UHP tyres) is inherently suspect, just as “performance tyres” previously became a term applied to the majority of car tyres. The data we discuss in this article refers to high rim diameter products, encompassing everything from 17” up to the specialist products pushing well into the 20s. The tyre demands of new cars in the last decade and more have trended upwards to make the lower end of this range a regulation fitment on family hatchbacks and saloons.
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Yokohama BluEarth gets FAW Toyota EV sedan bZ3 OE fitment in China
Yokohama began delivering its BluEarth-GT AE51 tyres in February as original equipment for the new bZ3 electric vehicle (EV) sedan sold in China by FAW Toyota Motor Co Ltd (FAW Toyota). The manufacturer is supplying the tyre in sizes 215/65R16 98H and 225/50R18 95V. The bZ3 was jointly developed by BYD Toyota EV Technology Co, Ltd, a joint venture established by Toyota Motor Corporation and BYD Company Ltd, and FAW Toyota.
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Huasheng Rubber releases electric vehicle tyres
At the 2023 Guangrao tyre exhibition, Huasheng Rubber held a press conference and released a variety of electric vehicle tyres. Tyrepress China learned at the press conference that the new electric vehicle tyres released by the tyre manufacturer cover PCR and TBR. Passenger car tyres include three products: ultra-quiet series, self-repairing series and colourful customised series. The ultra-quiet series products use new polyurethane foam mute cotton material with an excellent silent effect. Compared with ordinary products on the market, the noise of this product is reduced by 6-10 decibels. Self-repairing series products can maintain stable performance between minus 35 and 120 degrees Celsius. Colourful customised series tyres are designed to meet the market’s demand for trends.
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