Tyres & Accessories Magazine February 2024

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The February issue of Tyres & Accessories Magazine is now available as an e-paper for subscribers to Tyrepress, following the distribution of the print edition. Non-subscribers can gain access to Tyrepress with a print or online subscription, or tyre professionals can take advantage of the current Tyrepress Membership offer, helping to drive business online and stay informed with the industry’s leading magazine and websites.

Passenger Car Tyres

Tyres & Accessories’ first light vehicle tyre feature of 2024 will focus on mass market car tyres. With container prices and European energy costs remaining relatively high, as well as pressures caused by the cost-of-living crisis, Far East tyre imports have the opportunity to improve their position again in 2024. However, the largest tyre suppliers from China have continued to build off-shore regional production bases, meaning their fortunes are less tied to exports from their home production facilities, which are quite tied up supplying increased demand in Asia. Meanwhile, product innovation is largely focused on sustainable motoring in one way or another. Manufacturers are supplying increasingly efficient tyres to anticipate the rise of electric and hybrid vehicles. While EV market development has cooled somewhat, it is still set to be a driver of new car sales growth, meaning original equipment supply has increased purpose. The replacement tyre market will also be buoyed in Europe by increasing average vehicle ages. Socioeconomic flux is often a catalyst for change, and there remains the opportunity to disrupt established patterns in the car tyre market.

Featured articles: Budget tyres gaining ground in UK (42) | Continental puts future on the road (44) | Jinyu restarts car tyre business (50) | Hankook’s cross-segment strength (54)

Motorcycle tyres

Whether you’re heading out on the highway and looking for adventure or just seek a cost-effective way of getting from A to B, motoring on two wheels demands a good set of tyres. Luckily, suitable products exist for every budget and riding style. In our February magazine we look at the latest two-wheeler tyres for everything from mopeds to the largest cruisers, racers and off-roaders. Turn to February’s motorcycle tyre feature for more.

Featured articles: Cambrian expands house brands (32) | Pirelli Scorpion Trail III (35) | MTS racing into 2024 (39) | Continental ContiAttack SM2 (40)

EDITORIAL
EC investigates price-fixing (3)

NEWS IN BRIEF (6)

UK TYRE MARKET
Bond International buys Viking (14)
UK drivers better at pressure checks (16)
Dynomec invests in development (21)

COMPANY
Online tyre brand rankings (22)
Stewart new Goodyear CEO (26)
Tire Cologne exhibitors up 50% (28)

PRODUCT
Webfleet debuts EV Services Platform (56)
OE update (58)
Magna Tyres launches TPMS (60)

INTERNATIONAL
China expansion (64)
Italian online tyre fraud case (71)
Next stop Mexico? (74)

CAREER TRACKS (76)