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The secret to combating climate change is to develop a new tyre, or at least it is when change manifests itself in cooler, wet conditions. Porsche has shared details of joint development work it conducted with Michelin on a tailored version of the Pilot Sport S 5 for the 911 GT3 RS. The result is a tyre the Stuttgart-based marque considers “a perfect option for prolonging the track-day season.”
Bandvulc has doubled its Wastemaster 5 tyre range with the addition of a second size, 315/70R22.5. This addition to the fifth-generation Bandvulc product line, which debuted as a size 295/80R22.5 fitment in 2021, has a high (156/150) load rating to lend suitability to operators using vehicles in urban waste collection and recycling centre applications.
Nothing beats a sensational headline, and we certainly have one for you today. Renowned German motoring publication Auto Bild has condemned Michelin to last place in a six-way comparative test, informing its readers that despite the presence of the French firm’s Bibendum logo, the product in question is both “cheap-looking” and unreliable. But the (very) good news for Michelin is that this test didn’t involve its tyres, with Auto Bild instead evaluating tyre pressure gauges for home use.
Following the departure of Ali Yilmaz, Prometeon Tyre Group, has appointed Steve Tift as managing director for the UK and Eire.
Tift steps into the role with nine years of experience at Prometeon, where he has played a key role in developing successful sales teams and strengthening customer relationships. Joining in 2016 as business development manager, Tift’s commercial strengths saw him quickly promoted to UK sales manager and then sales director in January 2023.
Continental Tyres is celebrating decades of ongoing business with Rushlift, which supplies ground support equipment (GSE) and maintenance services at major UK airports such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham.
Changes recently made to Linglong Tire’s business scope will facilitate the Chinese tyre maker’s expansion into digital services, such as online platforms, data-related services, or telecommunications solutions. In a stock exchange disclosure published on 23 January 2025, Linglong Tire shares that it has broadened its business scope, adding Class II Value-Added Telecommunications Services to its business activities. The company also changed its company type and updated its Articles of Association.
A further 42 SKUs will join the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 line-up during the course this year, bringing the range to 233 SKUs. According to the manufacturer, these new arrivals will complete “the largest UHP summer tyre offering in Goodyear’s history.”
MRF Limited has reported a 13.76 per cent year-on-year increase in its consolidated total income for the quarter ended 31 December 2024, the third quarter of its current financial year. Income reached Rs 70.99 billion (£650.29 million), compared to Rs 62.40 in the same quarter of the previous financial year.
Remix 2 retreading represents a third life for commercial vehicle tyre users who don’t regroove, and fifth and sixth lives for those who do. Michelin has now expanded its Remix 2 range for customers in several European countries, but although Michelin performs mould cure retreading at its Stoke-on-Trent plant, UK-based fleets do not currently have access to the Remix 2 offer. Michelin emphasises that Remix 2 does not replace Encore in the UK.
Kraiburg Austria has been supplying materials that give tyres “a new lease of life” for more than 70 years. Arguably best-known for its extensive range of pre-cure retreading products, Kraiburg also has a wide variety of compounds for hot cure retreading in the company’s portfolio – which are detailed in a new brochure.
On 10 January, the Sailun Supply Chain Special Train departed from Jinan Dongjiazhen Station for the first time. This train, full of tyres, is a component of the China-Europe Railway Express, which transports products produced by Sailun to Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Goodyear Farm Tires is Talking Crop and intends to do so on a regular basis. The agricultural tyre brand debuted its new podcast today, with the inaugural episode shedding light on what happens when a police officer and a beauty salon owner decide to take over a 200-acre farm.
Anyone who likes an acronym will love the Sustainable Materials for Innovative, Low Emissions applications in the CIrcular ciTY project. The European Tyre Recycling Association (ETRA), coordinator of the European Commission-based venture, jauntily calls it SMILE CITY.
Pirelli’s second test session of 2025 got underway yesterday at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit, the track located near the Spanish town of Granollers. Having already taken part in the two-day session at Paul Ricard, McLaren F1 Racing was again working with Pirelli on 2026 tyre development, joined this time by Scuderia Ferrari HP.
An automotive retail centre in Taunton has become the first in the UK to adopt Bridgestone’s ‘e-CENTRE’ concept. At Protyre Autocare, located within the Crown Industrial Estate, the aim is to revolutionise the way that vehicles are catered for with a sustainable approach to car maintenance.
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