Category: Industry News

Nokian launches new summer tyres

The Nokian summer tyres, Nokian zLine for fast driving and Nokian Line with strong grip on wet surfaces, offer high levels of safety and satisfaction in challenging summer conditions. As the cool top model, the sporty Nokian zLine Ultra High…

Nissan picks Bridgestone tyres

The Bridgestone Ecopia H/L 422 Plus RFT will be original equipment on select 2014 Nissan Rogue vehicles. The run-flat tyre is included with the available third row Family Package on 2014 Rogue S and SV models. It offers temporary mobility…

Michellin unveils new sport touring tyre range

The launch of the new MICHELIN Pilot Road 4, the fourth generation of Michelin’s acclaimed motorcycle sport touring tyre range, sees the brand continue to push out the envelope in overall performance terms. The MICHELIN Pilot Road 4, which joins…

Continental opens plant expansion

International automotive supplier Continental celebrated in the end of March the 8,200 square meter expansion of its manufacturing facility located in Fletcher, North Carolina, USA. The 35 million US-Dollar investment added production and warehouse space, new manufacturing infrastructure as well…

Conti launches latest winter tyres

Continental launched its new premium winter tyres, Winter Contact TS 850 P. The tyre range will be available at leading tyre dealer stores from coming fall. New Generation Winter Tyres Continental Winter Contact TS 850P is the new generation of…

Nokian Tyres posts 2014 sales drop on weak economy

Due to a weaker forecast for the economy in Russia and CIS, Nokian Tyres downgrades its guidance for 2014. The clearly devalued Rouble has hurt Russian economy and the purchasing power of Russian consumers, thus weakening tyre demand and Nokian…

MRF and Apollo lead in Indian Tyre Market

India is a fast developing economy and also one of the largest automobile markets across the globe. Easy availability of finance, rising disposable income levels and favorable government initiatives are the major supporting factors for the automobile industry in the…

Conti unveils new touring performance tyres

Continental Tire the Americas LLC has introduced the TrueContact, a touring performance, all-season tyre. The company says its proprietary technologies can save the consumer up to $550 over the life of the tyre. “The TrueContact brings together many of our…

Recent fall of rubber prices probed

The recent fall in natural rubber prices has attracted wide attention of the media and hectic parleys between the stakeholders and the concerned authorities. The monthly average price of RSS-4 grade (the most popular form of rubber processed in the…