Double Coin Tyres and China Manufacturers Alliance have unveiled at SEMA their new tyres with super wide sizes.
Conti introduces driverless braking test facility
Leading German auto and truck parts maker Continent AG has built a driverless brake testing facility to test the tyres and brakes without needing a human test driver.
Japanese: Michelin is No. 1
According to the J.D. Power and Associates’ 2012 Japan Replacement Tire Customer Satisfaction Index Study, Japanese thinks that Michelin is the no. 1 when it comes to mini-car tyres.
Hankook to export tyres to Middle East
Hankook Tyres’s new facility in Indonesia will produce tyres to be exported to Saudi Arabia.
Garlock to make larger conveyor belts
Conveyor belt manufacturer Garlock Rubber Technologies is producing larger and longer belts to met the needs of multiple industries.
Goodyear: Drivers not ready for winter yet
Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company founds out that 75% of the drivers in North America are still not prepared to drive on wet, snowy and slippery roads.
Philippines: Makilala rubber project shines
Makilala rubber development project is making its name in Mindanao, Philippines.
JK Tyre to boost Chennai plant production
Indian tyre maket JK Tyre & Industries is increasing its production to 75 lakh car radial tyres and 16 lakh bus/truck radial tyres per year in its Chennai plant.
Sri Lanka glove manufacturer’s profits maintained
Despite the European economic slowdown, Dipped Products maintains its profits from rubber gloves and rubber plantation.
Apollo Tyres announces Q2 profit
India’s biggest tyre manufacturer and 15th in the world, Apollo Tyres shares its three-fold Q2 earnings that is mainly a result of the dropping natural rubber prices.