Rubber Stockpiles Indicate China Boom Slowing
31 May 2012, 08:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Automakers see the drop in Chinese demand this year as being something of a blip, as the market is nowhere near saturation right now. But there are indications the auto bubble has indeed burst. ...
Pirelli and Scott Campbell Release Tire Tattoo Art
27 Oct 2011, 15:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / For a motorcycle, tires are even more important than they are for a car, both in the literal and figurative sense. Pirelli has recently decided to give us a new interpretation of the latter part of ...
Price of Rubber Rises as Tire Demand Surges
27 Sep 2011, 16:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Increased demand from China and the recovery of the Japanese automotive industry after the earthquake have resulted in a surge in demand for tires, but the downside is that it has also increased the...
Michelin to Launch Flat Free Tire in 2014
24 May 2011, 09:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Germany was not only about green motoring this year. Organized by one of the largest tire producers in the world, the event was the venue of choice for Michelin to...
Alonso Happy with Tire Progress in China
15 Apr 2011, 09:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso did not score the best lap times in the Friday practice sessions of the Chinese Grand Prix – finishing 12th and 14th in FP1 and FP2, respectively – as most of his running...
Goodyear to Replace NASCAR Tires
19 Mar 2011, 09:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following a very demanding practice sessions at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday, official NASCAR tire supplier Goodyear decided it will change no less than 1,300 right side tires, after it discover...
Yokohama to Present Two New Tires
15 Mar 2011, 16:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Yokohama today announced that it will present two new tires at the upcoming Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS), which is scheduled to be held at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky, March...
Fastest Tires on the Ice: Nokian
8 Mar 2011, 12:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in February, news of an unlikely model achieving the fastest recorded speed on ice broke. The car that managed to set the new record at 205.48 mph (330.695 km/h) was a Bentley Continental Super...
Hyundai Develops New Tire Pressure Monitoring System
21 Feb 2011, 11:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Mobis, Hyundai's own parts manufacturer, announced this week that it had developed a new tire pressure monitoring system (TMPS), to be used both in the South Korean auto maker's vehicles a...
De la Rosa Promises Better F1 Show in 2011
19 Jan 2011, 10:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / So far, Spanish driver Pedro de la Rosa has been the only racer that spent a decent amount of time testing the new Pirelli tires, while also having raced on Bridgestone rubber for more than half of ...
Ford Quick Lane Sells over 1 Million Units
29 Dec 2010, 08:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It has been quite a year for one of American manufacturer's side businesses. The Quick Lane tire sales unit of Ford managed to sell over 1 million units in 2010, for the first time since its cr...
Winter Tires: What Makes Them So Special?
9 Dec 2010, 16:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Driving on snow is as dangerous as it is fun. In fact, this is what car enthusiasts from all over the world think about when it comes to difficult winter conditions. And although we really agree wit...
Toyota Launches Winter Tire Trial Program
26 Nov 2010, 11:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With snow beginning to make its presence felt across Europe, Japanese manufacturer Toyota announced it kicked off in the UK a trial winter weather tire program through which it plans to help British...
Goodyear Solve Indy Tire Problem
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Goodyear is close to restoring their reputation inside the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series after their rather disappointing performance at the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in late July. The race on the In...
Chinese Tire Production Continues to Grow
17 Nov 2010, 14:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you've been thinking that China is currently the fastest growing market only when it comes to the automotive industry, you're damn wrong. Because China continues to grow in almost every...
Tire Pressure Sensors Used to Hack Cars
15 Aug 2010, 08:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the most acclaimed innovations in recent years, the tire pressure monitoring sensors, have been found by a group of researchers to be like an open door for hackers to get into your car's...
Talking Tires to Debut in 2013
1 May 2010, 07:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The automotive industry is every once in a while "surprised" with new technologies that are often aimed at improving fuel consumption, cutting emissions or enhancing pedestrian and passeng...
Reinventing the Wheel: a Guide to Michelin’s Airless Tire
1 May 2010, 06:57 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Ever since John Boyd Dunlop patented the pneumatic tire, in 1888, the evolution of this vital item for the auto industry and for many other industries has seen many improvements, but none such revol...
WRC Secures Pirelli Deal for 2011
8 Apr 2010, 09:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Much like Formula One, the World Rally Championship is tackling tire supplier problems for the upcoming few seasons. Due to the economic crisis that hit the world a couple of years ago – and w...
Yokohama to Launch New Tire
12 Mar 2010, 07:59 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Yokohama has just announced that it will introduce its new all-position waste and sanitation tire, called MY627W, at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS). The show will take place in March 25-27, at...