Tyres & Accessories Magazine November 2023

In this issue:

4×4 Tyres

SUV tyres continues to be a strong growth area for UK, European and global tyre markets. Despite some concerns – many less supportable with the current crop of SUV models – around their sustainability credentials, registrations have grown to account for a sizeable chunk of the UK total and sales of SUV tyres continue to head north in line with this trend. Dedicated off-road 4×4 tyres remain a niche market. However it is also an important one, with off-road mobility essential in providing emergency services in remote areas, or accessibility for rural pursuits. Tyres & Accessories looks in more detail at this segment and the latest products in November, with a wide variety of tyres suited to climbing muddy hills as well as completing the school run.

Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac RT (32) | Falken expands 4×4 line-up (34) | Bridgestone All-Terrain A/T002 (36) | General Tire 4×4 range (40)

Garage equipment

The ability to harness the right equipment is key to business profitability. Not only are vehicle electronics continually growing in complexity, the next generation of electric vehicles also come with their own servicing needs. With the pace of evolution in the UK and European car parc accelerating, Tyres & Accessories looks at how equipment suppliers can assist garages in optimising their service offerings for a customer base that is becoming more diverse than ever, with the latest products such as wheel aligners, wheel balancers, lifts and other essential machinery.

Alignment & tyre safety (50) | Snap-on Solus+ (51) | Run-flat fitting standard (55) | Totalkare distributing Hunter (57)

EDITORIAL
Tariffs: Let’s go round again (3)

NEWS IN BRIEF (6)

UK TYRE MARKET
NTDA Conference 2023 (14)
Award winners 2023 (16)
TyreSafe joins Operation Pennine (22)

COMPANY
Goodyear’s response to challenges (24)
Michelin uncertainty in Germany (27)
Pirelli’s Saudi Arabia JV (29)

PRODUCT
Nokian updates all-season range (58)
Eurogrip two-wheeler tyres (60)
Falken Azenis RS820 (64)

INTERNATIONAL
Continental agri ambitions (68)
Renault distributing Leonard (72)
SRI South Africa investment (74)

CAREER TRACKS (76)