Dunlop tyres will continue being the tyres used in the MotoGP World Championship for Moto2 and Moto3 respectively. “We are delighted to continue our association with a name as renowned as Dunlop for both the intermediate and lightweight class tyre…
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New ringtread partner in Marangoni European network based in Norway
Italy’s Marangoni Retreading Systems and Gummiservice Produksjon of Rade, Norway, have signed a cooperation agreement. With some 40,000 retreaded tyres per year, Gummiservice Produksjon is a highly significant market player in Norway and Sweden and has been established for many…
India’s tyre market seeks reduction in tyre prices
The All India Tyre Dealers’ Federation (AITDF) is seeking the help of the government to lower tyre prices as the cost of raw material falls continuously. This is to help the rubber growers of the state as the natural rubber…
Layoffs at Yokohama’s Salem plant
Japan’s Yokohama Tire has announced that it has laid off 31 staff at its Salem plant in the US. The Salem plant produces passenger and light truck tyres. The positions are being phased out to more effectively streamline the current…
Saudi tyre market to expand
Saudi Arabia has had to mostly rely on exports to fill its demand for vehicles – one of the highest in the world – and has a huge vehicle production deficit. However, the situation is expected to change because of…
TI Automotive to sponsor two race cars in car championship
TI Automotive will sponsor two Dodge Viper GT3-R race cars in the 2015 United Sportscar Championship (TUSC) at Daytona on January 24th and 25th, 2015. The leading global supplier of automotive fluid systems technology will act as the main sponsor…
Automotive supplier Faurecia launches new plant
Automotive supplier Faurecia (the 6th largest in North America) has launched a new automotive plant in Missouri. It measures 81, 844 sq ft and is Faurecia’s 47th production site in North America. It started production in September, and employs 180…
Indian car sales to grow only 1% this year, analysts say
The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has announced that vehicle sales in India will only hit 1% by March this year. This comes amidst criticism towards the government for scrapping tax breaks SIAM officials were initially optimistic that the…
Volvo to export China-made cars to the US
Starting this month, Swedish auto maker Volvo Car Group will start exporting China-made midsize sedans to the US, and might also build a vehicle factory there, those close to the company said. The cars include Volvo S60L (produced in Chengdu,…
TRA sets new standards for tyre recycling in the UK
UK’s Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) has added a quality protocol option standard to facilitate the re-use of materials recovered from scrap tyres. The new option will accompany the existing publicly available specification (PAS) 107:12 covering the manufacture and storage of…