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This years’ Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) Briefing Day event will take place on Tuesday 16 September 2025. The venue will be the Ardencote Hotel in Warwickshire’s Shakespeare’s country, which has the capacity to accommodate ever increasing attendance numbers at the UK tyre recycling’s premier event. Further details are expected to be released soon.
LKQ Euro Car Parts has increased its braking offering ahead of the beginning of what it calls “MOT season”. Data from the DVSA showing that faulty brakes account for 29 per cent of dangerous MOT defects, making them the second most common cause behind tyres at 60 per cent.
Michelin is offering help to farmers in optimising tyre pressures based on load, speed, and application via its free AgroPressure app. Farming equipment running on optimised tyre pressures will experience improved efficiency and more soil protection, ultimately improving productivity and reducing operational costs. The app is available on Android and iOS devices in the Google Play and App Store.
The news that one of the UK’s largest tyre retailers is shutting roughly a third of its traditional garages in favour of a more diversified and mobile-integrated model, simultaneously provides opportunities for independent tyre retailers and other garages. The opportunities are two-fold. Firstly, franchise opportunities under the ATS Euromaster banner. And secondly, opportunities to fill...
Europe’s automotive industry is facing an existential crisis, and you can be sure that the solution will involve much discussion, new regulations and public spending. The European Commission’s new Action Plan builds upon the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry, which launched in January. Amongst other points, the Commission “will make available 1.8 billion euros to create a secure and competitive supply chain for battery raw materials.” The ETRMA calls instead for an “inclusive approach” that “considers the actors and stakeholders in the automotive ecosystem, including the tyre industry.”
If our interactions with tyres were a relationship, it’d quite possibly be a toxic one. No matter how much our round, rubbery partners deliver, we demand more and more. They’ve given us durability, increased grip, high-speed performance, traction in the wet, run-flat capabilities, low noise and reduced rolling resistance, but in the end, it hasn’t been enough – now we want our tyres to be sustainable, too. Tyre makers have responded with products that claim to satisfy this wish; motoring publication auto motor und sport (ams) puts six of these through their paces.
Kordsa recently participated in Tire Technology Expo 2025 in Hannover, Germany where the company highlighted its advancements in tyre reinforcement technologies while sharing its vision of “providing solutions to the global tyre industry with the advantage of local production”.
AutoBild has made the Hankook iON Evo the top product in its electric vehicle test. The winner of the 2024 WhatTyre Tyre of the Year and Electric Car Tyre of the Year impressed the German motoring magazine’s independent testers with its all-round abilities, notably matching Continental’s PremiumContact 7 at the top of the table in wet performance. It was one of two tyres developed specifically for EVs included in the test, the other being Falken’s E.Ziex, which distinguished itself particularly well in the rolling resistance test, the only tyre to achieve the top grade, as well as recording decent performance marks. All eight tyres were tested on Hyundai’s electric powered SUV, the Kona, in size 215/55R18 99V/Y.
Red Avenue is preparing to invest in Thailand’s rubber additive production capacity. Specifically, Red Avenue, through its wholly owned subsidiary Red Avenue Group Limited in Hong Kong and an affiliated company called Gold Dynasty Limited, is jointly building a 30,000-ton rubber additive production base in Rayong Province, Thailand. The Thailand factory is expected to be completed in 2027.
Electric vehicle tyre specialist Enso has become an official tyre supplier to LEVC. The tyre supplier’s advanced TX1B tyre has been approved as a replacement option for the UK’s electrified taxi fleets and individual taxi drivers. The tyre, which Enso calls the first range-extending, double A-rated replacement tyre for electrified taxis, was designed specifically for the LEVC London taxi. The TX1B is already fitted to more than 1,000 London taxis, delivering high durability, safety, and performance, helping to reduce emissions and lower total cost of ownership.
Tyres & Accessories’ monthly News in Numbers column identifies the most important statistics of the month, giving you a quick snapshot of some major industry stories. Below, we look at the numbers, big and small, that made the news in the March 2025 magazine. Click the embedded links to read more on each article.
Choosing the right tyre for sporty compact cars such as the VW Golf GTI is crucial for performance, safety, and driving pleasure. The latest test from Die Reifentester evaluates eight tyres in the popular 225/40 ZR18 size. Tyre tester and former tyre developer Dirk Vincken, together with experienced motoring journalist Joachim Fischer, compared the tyres at the ATP proving ground in Papenburg, Germany.
Point S has set its sights on becoming the largest automotive service network in the UK within the next ten years. Referencing the ongoing contraction of retail outlets, exemplified by ATS Euromaster’s plans to close more than 80 branches reported by Tyrepress in February and currently being enacted, the network’s UK managing director Ali Yilmaz said there is now a “fertile planting ground” for growth. Point S unveiled its latest plans during the network’s annual conference on the weekend of 8-9 March, as well as discussing its shorter term goals for 2025; launching new products and continuing its innovation
Richard Hardie Group has opened a new HiQ Tyres & Autocare centre at its Ashington, Northumberland premises. The family-run business, which has been serving motorists in the North East for more than 50 years, reportedly sees this move as “a natural progression in response to evolving automotive customer needs”. The goal is to offer “a complete combination of vehicle sales and autocare for customers under one roof while also expanding its service offerings”.
Koala Technologies LLC (KTL) describes Te.Sense Bloom as “an affordable, reusable kit enabling OEMs and tyre manufacturers to take control of their test programmes and costs.” A non-destructive rapid tyre deflation testing, Te.Sense Bloom is compliant with FMVSS 110 and emerging EV stability test standards. The first US-specification kit has been delivered to the Transportation Research Center in Ohio for initial evaluations.
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