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Hubtrac's European division has long spoken of plans to position Hubtrac not just as a tyre brand but as a “fleet management expert”. That can’t happen without the company’s Hubtrac distributors across Europe. Moving forward, the goal is to “commit to providing comprehensive, intelligent fleet management solutions for truck and bus fleets across the continent”.
Pirelli has published its Tyre Market Watch statistics for January 2025, and these show contrasting trends. While the original equipment tyre sector declined in most regions, the replacement segment showed resilience. As Pirelli is only active in the consumer and van tyre segment, Tyre Market Watch does not cover commercial vehicle markets.
Kumho Tyre UK is continuing to strengthen its commercial vehicle tyre market positioning. Its comprehensive range has been developed to deliver superior performance, dependability and safety across diverse driving conditions. With robust and reliable truck tyre products, Kumho has expanded its presence in the UK truck tyre market by enhancing its service provider network and stock position. Its extensive truck tyre range includes the KLT23, a top choice for mega trailers, known for delivering excellent mileage and reliability.
The FIM Motocross World Championship season begins this weekend with some of the series’ top competitors once again equipped with Dunlop tyres. Supporting top teams and independent riders alike, Dunlop says it ”looks ahead to another season of sharing its expertise and race-winning Geomax motocross tyres on the world stage.”
Pirelli & C. Spa has announced its preliminary, unaudited financial results for the year ending 31 December 2024, alongside the approval of its 2025 budget during a recent Board of Directors meeting. The company not only exceeded its 2024 financial targets, but also set new benchmarks in terms of sustainability and set new goals for 2025.
Three years ago, Black Arrow Tire Co. (Blatco) announced its plans for a tyre factory in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Shortly afterward, Kumho confirmed it was in talks with Blatco. In March 2024, Kumho and Blatco signed a technology license agreement, which is purportedly a 20-year deal. The latest news is that, in mid-February 2025, under the auspices of the Saudi government’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) summit, Blatco signed a “strategic partnership” with both Kumho and another Korean company, Misong Tech.
Under a new partnership agreement, energy infrastructure company VTTI and pyrolysis tyre recycling specialist Pyrum Innovations plan to establish a thermolysis tyre recycling plant at VTTI’s Antwerp Terminal. The VTTI-owned facility will have a processing capacity of up to 45,000 tonnes of end-of-life tyres in the first project phase and double this in the second. Going forward, VTTI aims to develop similar plants at its sites across the globe.
Enthusiasm about the use of artificial intelligence in the manufacturing sector is growing. But behind the understandable excitement there is also a great deal of hesitancy and confusion. To offer a tyre industry perspective, Hizmy Hassen, Chief Digital Officer and Supply Chain Officer at Apollo Tyres Ltd, shares his thoughts on AI and its role in manufacturing.
Jet Wheel Tyre reports more than 100 new business leads per month after working Auto3iii’s electronic vehicle health check technology. In other words, Essex-based Jet Wheel Tyre says it has transformed its operations since adopting Auto3iii’s unique eVHC solution, which they have adopted for their Benfleet workshop for tyres, brakes, and TPMS sensor health checks. Since implementing the system in November 2024, the workshop has generated around 300 new leads, with over 100 secured in January alone.
The UK is renown, amongst tyre buyers at least, for an almost complete absence of winter. Although the all-season segment has steadily grown in recent years, the temperate, nearly tropical clime of Albion endows many with the confidence to drive the entire year on summer tyres. But winter tyres are available for anyone seeking extra grip in the less balmy months, including an all-new tyre from Yokohama.
On 24 February, King Charles visited the headquarters of well-known off-road equipment manufacturer JCB in Staffordshire. Not only did His Majesty use the visit to celebrate JCB’s 80th anniversary, he also took the opportunity to try his hand at some tyre-related work.
Exmile (Jiangsu) New Material Technology is a newly-established car tyre factory in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China. Known for its industrial and construction tyres, the company’s latest manufacturing venture represents a step into the mass-market vehicle sector.
With its newest rubber additive, Lanxess aims to support tyre makers who wish to produce “more sustainable, longer-lasting tyres.” Introducing the Vulkanox HS Scopeblue antidegradant, a sustainable variant of the proven antioxidant Vulkanox HS (TMQ) that manufacturers already use to protect their tyres from adverse effects of oxygen and heat.
Goodyear has begun its second season as exclusive tyre supplier for the LMGT3 category of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), and for 2025 it is introducing a new slick compound, the ‘Eagle Hard’ specification tyre. This will debut at the 6 Hours of São Paulo in July before returning at Circuit of The Americas and Bahrain; three tracks known for high temperatures or abrasive surfaces.
Following the news in September 2024 that HiQ Tyres & Autocare and Carsa are cooperating, they are expanding their strategic partnership with the opening of two new autocare centres in Greater Manchester and Leicestershire. The two new centres in Bolton and Mountsorrel aren’t the end of it either, with more locations “already in the pipeline”.
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