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Bridgestone Vietnam recently inaugurated the Noc Soa 2 Bridge in Cao Bang Province, providing safer school access for 40 children and restoring transportation infrastructure for 51 households impacted by Typhoon Yagi. The bridge, measuring 25 meters in length…
Pirelli has expanded its range of P Zero tyre series with the new semi-slick Trofeo RS. Pirelli says that the tyres are the technical successor of the Trofeo R and unlike the latter are available to manufacturers for use as an OEM part. The Trofeo R were only…
Goodyear has launched the new Assurance ComfortTred range of tyres in India. Targeted at luxury vehicles, the company says that the new range of tyres combines advanced technology, sophisticated tread pattern and a consumer-focused design to offer a quieter…
Tyre firm Goodyear on Tuesday said that it would be recalling 1.73 lakh G159 recreational vehicle (RV) tyres in the US. As per a report by Reuters, the recall was issued because of the potential for catastrophic tread separations and after mounting pressure…
Goodyear has introduced a new set of tires called the ElectricDrive GT which is the first replacement tires for the North American market, designed specifically for EVs particularly for the Model Y. The ElectricDrive GT is a high-performance, all-season tire…
Apollo Tyres will increase prices by 3 to 5 percent in the domestic market in the third quarter of this fiscal to offset the rising cost, according to top company officials. The company may further increase prices in the fourth quarter if the commodity rates…
Michelin today announced that it will be hiking tire prices in India, Africa & the Middle East region. The increase in price is effective from June 18 in India and July 1 for the Middle East region and is applicable to all Michelin Group brands. This is the…
South Korea’s Kumho Tire plans to invest $305 million to expand its plant in Vietnam. The expansion, when completed in the first quarter of 2023, is expected to nearly double the plant’s capacity to 9.3 million tires a year. “After considering our plans to…
The U.S. has made a preliminary determination that most Vietnamese tire exporters did not dump products in the U.S. and not subjected them to anti-dumping duties. Six producers and exporters of passenger vehicle tires from Vietnam, who account for over 95…
The U.S. has slapped preliminary countervailing duties of 6.23-10.08 percent on Vietnamese tires, alleging they are subsidized by an undervalued currency. The duties, which apply to imported passenger vehicle and light truck tires, were announced by the…
Yokohama India has begun manufacturing tires after the completion of its second phase of expansion. The company began its manufacturing operations in India in 2014 with an annual capacity of 0.7 million and now it has gone up to 1.6 million tires per year.…
Michelin has announced entering a new partnership with Swedish start-up Enviro, to introduce a new technology to recycle end-of-life tires. Under the new partnership, the companies will work towards industrializing an innovative pyrolysis technology on a…
2019 has been one of the hottest years in recent decades, marking a new milestone in the worldwide increase in greenhouse gas emissions and extreme weather events. The transportation sector alone is responsible for 23 percent of CO2 emissions worldwide.…
A slowing auto sector prompted profit warnings from supplier Continental and paint systems producer Duerr late on Monday.Jungheinrich also lowered its outlook citing a downturn in the forklift truck sector. It marked a fourth profit warning from Continental…
Giti Tire, the 10th largest tire company in the world based in Singapore, is on track to open its first first North American manufacturing facility on a 1,100-acre site, 170 miles northeast of Charleston, in Richburg, South Carolina. The company expects to…
Tyre maker Michelin has today announced the availability of Michelin LTX Force range of SUV tyres in India. Designed for all types of terrain, Michelin LTX Force tyres offer durability, superior grip on-road and higher traction off-road, claims the company…
