Ford Opens 700th Quick Lane Tire and Auto Center
18 Feb 2014, 12:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford Motor Company has opened its 700th Quick Lane Tire and Auto Center in the United States. The milestone store is located at Grapevine Ford Lincoln in Grapevine, Texas. Quick Lane sells tires ...
Goodyear Celebrates 60th Anniversary as NASCAR Tire Supplier
14 Feb 2014, 15:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This year, Goodyear is celebrating its 60th anniversary as a key supplier to NASCAR, America’s most popular racing series. The supplier relationship between Goodyear and NASCAR, which is the l...
Automotive Snow Socks – How to Escape Winter's Grip
4 Dec 2013, 18:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As one can see, all of those warm, delightful days are now gone and winter has slowly creeped its way into our daily lives. Although for some, especially children, the idea of snow is something wond...
Mercedes-Benz UK Prepares For The Harsh Winter Ahead
19 Nov 2013, 15:55 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The latest forecasts for the upcoming 2013/2014 winter in Great Britain sound a bit apocalyptic to say the least, with about three months of heavy and persistent snow and a range of temperatures tha...
Pirelli to Supply Formula One Tires Through 2018
1 Oct 2013, 15:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Pirelli will remain the official tire supplier of Formula One until 2018, after signing a five-year deal with the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). Even though the informati...
Goodyear to Debut New NASCAR Tire Technology
30 Aug 2013, 12:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tire manufacturing company Goodyear will introduce its newly-designed Eagle race tires at this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The new...
All New Porsche Panamera Models to Come with Michelin Tires
20 Jun 2013, 16:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Porsche has worked with Michelin on the development of the new Panamera range of models, which will all be equipped with their tires in all regions and for all seasons – summer, winter and all...
Future Tires May Be Tall and Narrow
25 Mar 2013, 08:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It looks like the future car industry is oriented towards reinventing the early 1930’s automobiles, as concepts like Audis’s Urban Concept or the Toyota i-Road are showing us their skinn...
Flat-Proof Tires to Enter Production in 2014
13 Mar 2013, 16:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Non-pneumatic tires, or airless tires if you will, might be put into production in a consumer version as soon as 2014. While the technology is not quite new, being showcased for the first time by...
Michelin Introduces New Pilot Sport A/S3 Tire in North America
14 Dec 2012, 10:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Michelin of North America has just announced the introduction of a special and sporty all-season tire, which is part of the Pilot family of tires. It is called the Pilot Sport A/S, and it offers dri...
Pirelli Keen to Know If They Will Supply F1 With Tires in 2014
28 Nov 2012, 13:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the 2012 F1 season now concluded, Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli, currently the sole provider of tires for the whole of F1, wants to know whether or not they will continue on, after the 2013...
Pirelli to Trial 2013-Spec Tires During Brazil GP Practice Session
19 Nov 2012, 15:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Pirelli, the sole tire supplier for F1, has announced that it will be giving teams the opportunity to try out their new, 2013 season-spec tires, during the practice session for Sunday’s Brazil...
EU Now Requiring Tire Manufacturers to Grade Traction from A to G
15 Nov 2012, 13:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As of November, the European Union has made it a requirement for tire manufacturers to now label their tires according to the traction they provide on wet roads, as well as their effect on a car&rsq...
Michelin Shows Off Energy Saver Tire in New Ad
17 Sep 2012, 07:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Good rubber is very important in absolutely any car. Regardless of whether it is a small and efficient city car, or a racing car, good rubber is vital for the vehicle to perform as intended. Micheli...
What Does F1 Have in Store for Us in 2009?
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Year after year, Formula One changes some of its coordinates – whether we’re talking about new technical regulations imposed by the FIA or simply changing the sport’s format a litt...
Rossi Wants Less-Performance Tires for Next Season
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The multi-champion Valentino Rossi talked about the possibility of a single tire manufacturer for the 2009 MotoGP season, explaining that one possible solution would be the introduction of less-perf...
How to Prepare for Long-Distance Drives
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / From the very beginning, we'd like to state that there's no illusions here about you remembering every single detail on this long-distance trip preparation guide. But if one can keep in mi...
How to Mount Tire Chains
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alexandru Stan / When Jack Frost gives you the icy look, you better be prepared for the worst. Winter-time driving can be a trouble-bringer bigger than trying to cook a full-size Thanksgiving turkey using the heat o...
German Pensioner Sentenced to Knit Sweaters After Slashing Tires
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / There is nothing worse for a guy than finding his car with its tires slashed or a big key scratch on the side. It is at that point that you try to remember all your past one night stands or any disg...
West Slams Kawasaki's Chances for 2009
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Some riders leave the MotoGP on the back door quietly and pursue their dreams elsewhere in the World Superbike or World Supersport series. But that's certainly not the case for future former-Ka...