Retreading product manufacturer Vipal is limbering up for Autopromotec 2025 in Bologna, where it will exhibit highlights from a broad portfolio. The exhibition in Italy also coincides with the celebration of Vipal’s 20th anniversary Europe, with operations withing the region commencing in 2005 – the same year Vipal first attended Autopromotec.
China has well and truly established itself as a major player in the global tyre market, and Tyrepress.com is committed to keeping its readers abreast of developments in this part of the world. We’re currently attending the 15th China (Guangrao) International Rubber Tire and Auto Accessory Exhibition (ChinaGRTAE), which opened today in Shandong Province, the country’s centre of tyre production. We will share information from the show here on Tyrepress.com in the coming days and weeks.
Denglish is a word Germans use to describe their unique relationship with the English language, with familiar words pressganged into a baffling context. Our Denglish radar pinged this morning when the organiser of The Tire Cologne shared news of the ‘Walk of Services’ concept it is introducing in 2026. No, we couldn’t make heads or tails either – but fortunately, Koelnmesse has provided an explanation.
The approximately 250 exhibitors at Tyrexpo Asia 2025 included a handful of firms from Europe, including Netherlands-based wholesaler TS Tyre Supply. Priority for the company – and part of its expansion aspirations – was to showcase the full range of TS products and services within the region.
Kirkby Tyres says it is excited to return to the UK’s premier agricultural machinery show, LAMMA, which takes place on 15 and 16 January at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC). Following a highly successful participation last year, Kirkby Tyres is gearing up to make an even bigger impact in 2025, with two stands in Hall 9 and a showcase of premium agricultural brands and products.
Mahle Aftermarket is showcasing its position as a full-service provider for independent workshops at Automechanika Frankfurt 2024. The spotlight will be on electrification and thermal management, two areas critical to the future of sustainable mobility. Mahle Aftermarket’s range on display includes the entire BatteryPRO product line for battery care and diagnostics, a new CO2 A/C service unit with climate-neutral coolant, and the latest TechPRO 2 diagnostic tool. Additionally, highlights from Mahle’s original equipment business will be presented to demonstrate the Group’s broad technological expertise.
Schaeffler Repxpert has delivered free LuK double clutch training sessions at the new GSF Car Parts TechFest show on Thursday, 13 June. “Schaeffler was one of only a handful of companies given the opportunity to provide a training session at GSF TechFest,” said Matthew Selby, sales and marketing director at Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket (UK) Ltd, “and we couldn’t have been more pleased by the response.”
The organiser of The Tire Cologne 2024 has expressed satisfaction with this year’s show. Koelnmesse reports that some 14,400 visitors from 109 countries attended the event in Cologne, Germany between 4 and 6 June, meeting with 430 exhibitors from 35 countries.
Since its inception in 2003, the China International Tyre Expo (CITExpo) has established itself as a prominent platform for tyre industry professionals and enthusiasts in the Asia Pacific region. Building on the success of previous years, CITExpo 2024 aims to provide a more immersive and comprehensive experience for its attendees.
Although Giti Tire will concentrate on its dual electric vehicle (EV) approach and sustainability at The Tire Cologne 2024, it’ll also find the time to unveil new tyres for the passenger car, light truck and heavy truck markets at its exhibition space (Hall 7.1, Stand: C030 D039).
MatraX Tyres plans to showcase its latest advancements and expanded product range at The Tire Cologne 2024 next month, and will be present in Hall 7.1, at Stand B008 C009. In the time since its debut show appearance in 2022, the company says it has integrated new technology and materials to develop tyres intended to meet the evolving needs of drivers across Europe, the Middle East, and beyond.
With an aim of building on a record-breaking 2022, which hosted over 600 exhibiting companies and received 18,500 unique visitors, Hillhead 2024 will take place in Buxton’s Hillhead Quarry between 25 and 27 June. The current exhibitor list contains around 600 entries, including more than a dozen firms offering tyres and related products.
TyreXpo Asia 2024 is currently taking place in Bangkok, and the organisers have presented the event’s official Gold Sponsor – the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT), the body overseeing the nation’s rubber sector under the guiding vision of “rubber management for a sustainable future.”
The organiser of TyreXpo Asia 2024 in Bangkok informs us that the show’s opening ceremony will take place at 10am on Wednesday 15 May, instead of at 1:30pm as previously stated. Captain Thammanat Prompao, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Thailand, and Mr Nakorn Tangavirapat, Governor of Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT), will attend the opening ceremony as honoured guests.
For the Sailun Group, the weeks between now and the start of The Tire Cologne on 4 June 2024 will be occupied by its Road to Cologne 2024 event. Sailun will visit six key markets in the coming weeks to help its European dealer network get better acquainted with its range, including products boasting the latest EcoPoint3 technology.
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