
ATS Euromaster opens mobile servicing to private customers
ATS Euromaster is extending its mobile fitting service to non-business customers. Drivers will be able to request an appointment at their home or place of work and benefit from the tyre fitment service, which takes approximately 20 minutes per tyre. A minimum of two tyres applies when requesting the service.
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Yokohama exclusive tyre supplier for Scottish Fiesta ST Cup
Yokohama has become the single tyre supplier for the popular Scottish Fiesta ST Cup. Yokohama has previously been a tyre supplier to the championship which had more than 20 drivers competing in 2024, and it was reportedly their choice that sees the premium tyre brand make an eagerly anticipated return in a multiple year arrangement.
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NTDA names DTM as new Tyre Industry Conference partner
DTM is the headline partner for the 11th NTDA Tyre Industry Conference taking place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Milton Keynes on Thursday 9 October 2025.
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Oak Tyres secured 7th warehouse at end of 2024
Oak Tyres confirmed is move into a large new warehouse in Warrington, the company’s seventh according to CEO Peter Cross. At the end of 2024, Warrington Borough Council confirmed it had received a planning application seeking advertisement consent for two fascia signs – which, incidentally, will be Davanti brand focused. These are planned for the main northern elevation of the existing warehouse building at plot 9000, Lingley Mere Business Park.
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Point S partners Peugeot Sport in FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC)
Point S is partnering with Team Peugeot TotalEnergies in a move that marks Point S’s first venture into motorsport. According to the well-known international tyre retail organisation, the partnership is part of a broader global collaboration between the Point S group and the Stellantis group.
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Tyres Northampton: 50% of deferred work converted through Auto 3iii system
One forward-thinking customer has reported a 51 per cent success rate in follow-up bookings by using Auto 3iii’s technology, according to the company. Auto 3iii, which is new to the UK market, provide workshops with app-based software to identify more work, connect to customers and keep them coming back. For their part, Tyres Northampton reported significant success after trialling an outbound calling exercise.
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Supertracker: Green lasers are ‘the bright choice’
Supertracker reports that one loyal customer, who used their original Supertracker system for an impressive 22 years, recently decided to upgrade to the latest STR1 green laser wheel alignment system. The feedback from Auto Exhaust and Tyres highlights why Supertracker remains a trusted name in the industry: We are still using the Supertracker I bought in 2002, so very happy to buy the same again. Its incredible how the green light is so much brighter than the red light. This is a great product.
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UK new van market grew 3% in 2024, but electric share struggled
In 2024, a total of 351,834 new LCVs were registered on the road this year, an increase of 3.0 per cent from 341,455 units in 2023, though electric van sales undercut total market demand. “December marked a disappointing conclusion to the year for new LCV registrations, as dealers and manufacturers worked to close the gap and meet the ZEV target for 2024” said Sue Robinson, chief executive of the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA), which represents franchised car and commercial vehicle retailers in the UK commenting on the latest SMMT’s new van registration figures.
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2024 motorcycle registrations surpass 2023 total
UK motorcycle and two-wheeler registrations in 2024 rose to 116,399 units, reflecting a 2.5 per cent increase and narrowly surpassing 2023 total registrations. “The new motorcycle market ended 2024 somewhat positively, with December recording growth of 114.0 per cent, climbing from 5,236 units to 11,206 units. This marks the second consecutive month of growth, and the December surge helped total registrations for 2024 surpass those of 2023” says Symon Cook, head of National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA), commenting on the latest MCIA figures.
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IN’n’OUT garage chain hires technician from India
The Lincoln branch of national garage chain IN‘n’OUT Autocentres has become the latest workshop to tackle its own staff shortage by taking on a technician from India through Easy2Recruit, the agency helping garages hire overseas talent.
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Hyde Parker Farms: Better yields and soil sustainability with Michelin
Hyde Parker Farms is getting the optimal performance from its recently acquired New Holland T7.340 HD tractor having specified the new addition on Michelin AxioBib 2 tyres.
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Sumitomo: We’ll triple Dunlop brand tyre sales via Micheldever
Sumitomo Rubber Industries’ (SRI) purchase of the Dunlop tyre brand has huge implications for the European tyre markets and beyond. Within that, the SRI-owned Micheldever Tyre Services (MTS) tyre wholesale operation finds itself at the centre of ambitious plans to triple sales volumes in the UK.
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ATSE: Presurised maintenance and repair budgets will be a hallmark of 2025 says ATS Euromaster
ATS Euromaster is warning that the impact of recent National Insurance and minimum wage chances combined with other items such as the ZEV Mandate means fleet managers are facing presurised budgets in 2025. Indeed, ATS Euromaster has seen the impact of this already as fleets squeeze maintenance programmes. One sign that SMR budgets are being constricted in 2025 is the de-tiering in tyre brand policy for some businesses. According to the company, “budget tyres will help ease pressures on SMR budgets in the short term but may not provide the same level of in-life longevity and require changing more often”.
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Goodyear agrees $701 million sale of Dunlop brand to Sumitomo Rubber Industries
Goodyear has agreed to sell its Dunlop tyre brand to Sumitomo Rubber Industries in a deal worth an estimated $701 million. The definitive agreement will see the “trademarks and intangible assets necessary for operations of the brand business in Europe, North America and Oceania for consumer, commercial and other specialty tyres, together with certain associated intellectual property” transferred to SRI. The terms of the deal are relatively complex, including a Transition Offtake Agreement in Europe that will last for five years, as well as Goodyear immediately licensing back Dunlop trademarks for use on commercial vehicle tyres. Goodyear will also retain its rights to Dunlop trademarks for use on motorcycle tyres in Europe and Oceania. Goodyear expects the transaction to close by mid-2025, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions and consultations.
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VRA to discuss electric vehicle battery repair at first 2025 meeting
The UK’s Vehicle Remarketing Association has released details of its first meeting of 2025. The association will discuss the key topics of electric vehicle (EV) battery repair and handling the fallout from motor finance discretionary commission arrangements (DCAs). The meeting will be hosted by member epyx at its Meriden, Warwickshire offices on Thursday, 6 February.
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