General tire news
ZC Rubber will increase production of passenger tires by 25% in 2017
Chinese tire manufacturer Zhongce Rubber Group (ZC Rubber) is going to increase its production of passenger tires by 25% this year, and cargo radial tires - by 10%.
Mar 20, 2017
Sumitomo Rubber buys a plot of land to further expand its tire plant
The American division Sumitomo Rubber purchased a land plot of 6.4 acres (about 2.5 hectares) in the city of Tonawanda. Previously, this place was a chemical plant destroyed by fire three decades ago.
Mar 19, 2017
Continental launches new refurbished ContiRe Hybrid HD3 tires
Continental introduced a new rebuilt commercial-grade tires ContiRe Hybrid HD3, restored in a "hot" way and identical to the tread pattern of the Hybrid HD3.
Mar 18, 2017
New Firestone tires were introduced at the ConExpo exhibition
Bridgestone Americas has unveiled a new line of Firestone VersaBuilt tires at the recently held ConExpo in Las Vegas.
Mar 18, 2017
Mickey Thompson extends the line of racing tires ET Street R
Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels is expanding the ET Street R tire size range for drag racing and produces five new standard sizes: 205/50R15, 275/60R15, 295/65R15, 275/40R17 and 325/35R18.
Mar 18, 2017
Thailand becomes one of the main importers of tires in the US
According to analysts, in 2016 Canada replaced China in the first place in the list of US trade partners in the tire market, which is mainly due to the reduction in the supply of Chinese consumer-grade tires due to tariff increases.
Mar 17, 2017
The global car market grew by 8% in February
The global car market in February grew by 7.7% to 7 million 17 thousand cars and light commercial vehicles, and the annual sales level, cleared from seasonality, calculated from the results of the previous month, amounted to 96 million 309 thousand cars.
Mar 17, 2017
German magazine Sport Auto presented the results of tests of summer tires
German magazine Sport auto presented the results of its tests of summer tires, in which seven premium models of size 225/40 R18Y and three public sports half-allowed for public roads.
Mar 17, 2017
Pirelli presents colored tires P Zero and Winter Sottozero
Pirelli has presented one more curious novelty at the Geneva motor show - color versions of tires P Zero and Winter Sottozero.
Mar 17, 2017
Cooper Appoints New HR Director
From March 21, 2017 John Bollman will take the post of Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources at Cooper Tire & Rubber.
Mar 17, 2017