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…
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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…
India to implement national policy on rubber
The government of India has agreed to help implement an ambitious National Policy on Rubber (NPoR) developed by the All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA). Announced April 1, the policy designates the Indian rubber industry as a “Sunrise Sector” bringing…
NMCE gets approval to launch rubber mini contracts
Forward Markets Commission has permitted national commodity bourse NMCE to launch rubber mini contracts for up to 5 tonnes from next month to increase the participation of small traders. Currently, the National Multi Commodity Exchange (NMCE) offers futures trading in…
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…
Pirelli’s cintarutto tyres top performance tests
Pirelli tyres has scored well in test results carried out on its Cinturato range by leading European publications, according to Tyres and Accessories. Russia’s largest motoring magazine tested the Cinturato P1 in size 185/60 R14 against 14 competitors from Nokian,…
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
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