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OBO Tyres celebrates 5 years of Ecotrac retreading brand

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OBO Tyres has marked the fifth anniversary of its retreading brand, Ecotrac, with discounts available on sever Ecotrac models. The manufacturer says its Ecotrac rubber compound, for retreading earthmover, agricultural and transport tyres, was the result of “years of market research,” which have made it “strong, durable and safe”. OBO said it is “proud” of the results, adding that “service and customer satisfaction is of paramount importance.”

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Tyres & football: Goodyear becomes Bayern Munich platinum partner

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Top-level football has become a sponsorship favourite for tyre makers, with Nexen’s partnership with Manchester City and Yokohama’s sponsorship of the Chelsea home shirt just two of the agreements announced in the second half of 2015, But the Goodyear name has been absent from such dealings for quite a while. This is now set to change following yesterday’s signing of a platinum sponsorship partnership with high-profile German club FC Bayern Munich.

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Marangoni Commercial Tyres at Ecomondo 2015

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Marangoni Commercial Tyres will present its wide range of products at the next Ecomondo exhibition, held in Rimini from 3 to 6 November. Customers visiting the company’s stand (Pav. C3, Stand 174) will have the opportunity to view Marix retreads for trucks, light transport vehicles and earth-moving machinery. Marangoni says its event highlight will be […]

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Yokohama to supply tyres to reconfigured Clarkson, Hammond & May Live tour

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The Clarkson, Hammond & May Live tour will feature Yokohama as its Official Tyre Supplier. A renegotiated deal was struck to allow the motoring presenter trio to fulfil its live commitments despite Jeremy Clarkson’s infamous removal from the flagship BBC show. The result of the renegotiation was the removal of Top Gear branding and pre-existing material filmed alongside the presenters’ work on the TV show. The Japanese tyre manufacturer told Tyrepress that it has agreed to maintain its tyre supply deal for the three remaining weekends, with Yokohama branding and promotional materials to appear in and around the arenas in Belfast, Sheffield and London.

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MAN chooses Continental’s EcoPlus tyres for TGX EfficientLine 2

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Continental’s original equipment supply to truck manufacturer MAN has grown with the announcement that the MAN TGX EfficientLine 2 long-haul vehicle will be fitted with Conti EcoPlus tyres. The Conti Hybrid and Conti Scandinavia have also been added to the MAN original equipment portfolio.

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10 million Ecopia tyres sold in Asia Pacific – Bridgestone

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More than 10 million original equipment and replacement market Ecopia tyres have been sold in the Asia Pacific region since the brand was first launched there in 2009, reports Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. As of 2014, Ecopia tyres accounted for more than 20 per cent of Bridgestone’s replacement market sales in Asia Pacific.

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On-road test: Fuel efficient tyres make ‘economic and environmental sense’

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The average difference in fuel consumption gained by fitting tyres with a ‘B’ EU tyre label fuel efficiency rating instead of ‘F’ rated tyres is around 4.1 per cent, suggests a test carried out in Germany. The six-vehicle test was jointly conducted by Chemical manufacturer Lanxess and energy provider RheinEnergie as part of a project run together by RheinEnergy and the City of Cologne over the last few years.

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Valtra sets new tractor speed record on Nokian Tyres

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Nokian Tyres and Valtra have combined their expertise to set a new record for tractors, clocking 130.165km/h (80.88mph) on a snowy and icy road in Finnish Lapland. Multiple World Rally champion, Juha Kankkunen drove the Valtra T234, which ran on the world’s first winter tyre for tractors, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta TRI (440/80R28 151D & 540/80R38 167D). Click through to the full story to watch a video documenting the new World Record.

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Sailun Tyres becomes World Child Cancer charity sponsor

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Sailun has announced that it has become the exclusive automotive sponsor of global charity World Child Cancer. The charity is dedicated solely to addressing the global inequality in diagnosing and treating children with cancer. Of the more than 200,000 children who develop cancer worldwide each year, 80 per cent are from low or middle income countries where fewer than five per cent will survive. The survival rate in high income countries is 80 per cent.

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1-2 seconds faster lap times for Pirelli’s 2015 F1 tyres

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Formula One has completed its pre-season testing schedule, with Pirelli’s P Zero and Cinturato tyres improving lap times by one-to-two seconds. The full range of P Zero slick compounds was tested at Barcelona, and while the Cinturato Blue full wet was unused, the Cinturato Green got some limited track time in brief rain showers. Pirelli Motorsport director Paul Hembery believes that most of the teams “are already well-prepared for the season ahead,” compared to 2014, with “significantly quicker” cars likely to become even faster in hotter track conditions when the season starts.

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Vertu Motors becomes TyreSafe member

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Vertu Motors, the sixth largest dealer group in the UK, a group encompassing well-known dealers such as Bristol Street Motors, Macklin Motors, Farnell Land Rover and Vertu Honda, has become the latest company to join tyre safety organisation TyreSafe.

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MRF Tyres becomes Cricket World Cup sponsor, ICC global partner

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Leading Indian tyre manufacturer MRF Tyres has agreed to become an ICC global partner, which includes sponsorship of the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2015. MRF has had a long-standing involvement in cricket as bat sponsor to famous players Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh. And, according to the company, MRF’s ‘Pace Foundation’ has earned itself […]

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