Continental Tires has appointed Samir Gupta, who has over three decades of experience in varied industries, as the new Managing Director, India. Samir will also continue as the Head of Central Asia Region (India, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia) Passenger & Light Truck Tires Replacement Business (PLT RE), which he has been leading for the past three years. Samir has an[Read More…]
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced it has developed and is testing a custom-engineered non-pneumatic (airless) tire (NPT) to support Starship delivery robots. Starship Technologies, a Goodyear Ventures portfolio company, builds and operates a network of over 1,000 last-mile autonomous robots that carry and deliver packages, groceries and food directly to customers. To address Starship’s request related to tire[Read More…]
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced a collaboration agreement and letter of intent with Monolith for the development and potential use of carbon black produced from methane and/or biomethane for tires. Goodyear is embracing this form of carbon black produced through a plasma-based methane pyrolysis process, which will help advance Goodyear’s work to identify and use more sustainable materials.[Read More…]
Bridgestone India announced the launch of its new tyre for construction vehicles segment, which is meant specifically for tipper/dumper owner who operate in high load segment. The L370HL is claimed to be made of special tread compound for excellent cut-chip resistance on off-road. L370HL Tyre is claimed to be suitable for heavy load segment and will be available in the[Read More…]
Continental Tires continues to serve as the Preferred Partner of the Global Mercedes-Benz After-Sales Tires Program in the Asia-Pacific markets. The partnership extends within the APAC region, which started September 2020 in Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Republic of China (R.O.C., Taiwan), India, and starting September 2021 in Indonesia. The partnership involves intensive cooperation with the development of special marketing[Read More…]
Maxxis India has introduced an exclusive range of tyres for the sports segment, Maxxis M6311/M6312 under the MAXXCEED series. The M6311/M6312 tubeless tyres claim to provide significant control while riding along with greater resistance. The tyres are currently available for the replacement market across leading two-wheeler line-up like Bajaj Pulsar (150,160, 180, 200, 220), TVS Apache (160, 180, 200), Yamaha[Read More…]
German luxury car manufacturer, BMW is relying on SportContact 6 tyres from Continental as original equipment for the new M4. The SportContact 6 has been developed in particular for sporty vehicles and is specially designed for handling, precision and driving stability at high speeds. In addition, it has been rated best in the EU tyre label in the wet grip[Read More…]
Continental India has announced the ‘Conti Bharosa’ program that provides a five-year warranty policy for bus and truck tyres. The program covers the first retread of tyres used under normal load applications. The company says that its tyres are globally known for their casing strength and retread ability, retreading as a practice is commonly used abroad and gradually catching up[Read More…]
After the successful partnership with Hyundai Creta, Indian tyre industry major, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., is proud to deepen its relationship with Hyundai Motor India – one of the largest SUV car manufacturers in the country, by joining hands with them for its latest SUV Hyundai ALCAZAR. Driven by the technological expertise of producing high-performance tyres suited for Indian conditions, JK Tyre yet again[Read More…]
Mumbai, 24th June 2021: Leading Indian tyre manufacturer CEAT Tyres Ltd has announced the launch of a new premium tyre range for the Compact SUVs segment called SecuraDrive SUV. The new range of tyres will cater to the ever-growing compact SUV segment. Also, the new tyre borrows its name from the SecuraDrive platform, which is a platform for premium hatchbacks[Read More…]
