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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…
Continuing its journey of the “Bridges to Knowledge” project, Bridgestone Vietnam built and inaugurated the 10th bridge, Truong Tho in Soc Trang, on Dec. 27. The project was implemented by Bridgestone Tire Sales Vietnam Limited Liability Company to realize…
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…
Bridgestone India launched its new range of passenger vehicle tyres called ‘Sturdo’ in the country. The company says that the Sturdo range of tyres have a special tread compound that extends the life of the tyre by up to 29 per cent and improves ride quality…
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…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that Apollo Tyres is going all-in on AWS to digitally transform. By moving all of its IT infrastructures to AWS, Apollo Tyres can use AWS’s broad portfolio of services to innovate new customer experiences while driving…
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…
Japanese tyremaker Bridgestone has decided to “close the door” on its Bethune plant in northern France, Junior Economy Minister Agnes said on Thursday. Bridgestone said in September it wanted to close the factory in the face of low demand for its main…
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.…
The Coronavirus crisis has not only disturbed the pace of the auto industry but also of its ancillaries. One of the biggest Tyre manufacturer of India – JK Tyre & Industries has recorded a loss after tax of ₹ 202.15 crore in first of FY2021 as compared to a…
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.…
