TyreSafe has made plenty of important safety information and online resources available to scooter riders on its website. UK’s leading tyre safety association has taken this major step in a unique initiative to enhance road safety of two-wheeler riders. A ‘PACT’ for Safer Roads for Scooter Riders Scooter riders in UK will now be safer, thanks to TyreSafe’s latest tyre ... [ Read: TyreSafe Offers Important Safety Advice to Two-wheeler Riders ]

A shocking revelation here! Close to 25% of 23mn part-worn tyres that have been sold in UK since 2009, do not adhere to safety standards. And these totally unsafe tyres are liberally doing rounds on Brit roads day in and day out. Are you among the users of those tyres? We desperately hope you are not. The Appalling Truth ... [ Read: Are You Among the 6mn Unsafe Part-Worn Tyre Users on Perilous UK Roads? ]

Bridgestone has been making moves to strengthen its position in the European bus and truck tyre segment through strategic retreading acquisitions for almost a decade now. Its targeted buyout of Bulldog Remoulds based in Lincolnshire in 2005 was one such key acquisition. About a year later, global pre-cure franchising expert, Bandag, joined this key aspect of UK’s mould-cure ... [ Read: Bridgestone Scales Newer Heights in Retreading with Bandag and Bulldog ]

MWSD plays a decisive role in phrasing the EU Roadworthiness Package. CV Wheels will finally be legally classed as ‘safety critical’.   MWSD’s Campaign Gets a New Direction Motor Wheel Service Distribution’s or MWSD’s wheel safety initiative for commercial vehicles has been finally incorporated in the latest EU Roadworthiness Package successfully. This Package will be turned into a law in May ... [ Read: European Union Laws Classify Commercial Vehicle Wheels as ‘Safety Critical Item’ ]

Goodyear’s latest SUV concept tyre sure deserves a detailed discussion. The radical design and styling enables this yet-to-be-named concept tyre to offer lower rolling resistance, improved fuel economy stats and reduction in carbon dioxide emitted from a vehicle. The Future of SUV Tyres is Here While Goodyear made substantial news in March with its latest AB rated tyres for SUVs ... [ Read: Goodyear Presents Its Innovative SUV Concept Tyre ]

SMMT study revealed that the only CV segment to indicate a downward trend in the number of registrations in 2013 was the UK coach and bus segment. However, the industry saw an impressive hike during the same period for artics and rigids, which respectively went up by 32% and 17.6%. It is noteworthy that the coach segment alone ... [ Read: European Bus and Coach Transport on a Path of Continuous Growth – Tyre Makers Gear Up for the Rising Trend ]

While Pirelli will solely supply tyres for Formula One racing till the end of 2016, it seems that another tyre manufacturer is gearing up for a top position in a different genre of motorsport. Kumho, the exclusive tyre supplier for Auto GP since the year 2012, is aiming for the ‘top spot’ in this famous single seat motorsport. Kumho ... [ Read: Kumho Aligns Tyre Supply for Auto GP 2014 with Formula One Racing ]

Continental announced the launch of its new premium winter tyres, Winter Contact TS 850 P. The tyre range will be available at leading tyre dealer stores from coming fall. New Generation Winter Tyres Continental Winter Contact TS 850P is the new generation of winter tyres from the leading manufacturer, and it comes loaded with several innovative technical features. Designed ... [ Read: Continental to Revolutionise Winter Tyre Segment with Winter Contact TS 850 P ]

Indian tyre major, Apollo tyres has launched its famous Apterra H/P, a range of on-road high performance summer tyres made especially for SUVs. Various Product Categories To be available globally, the tyres have been developed at Apollo’s high-end Global PV R&D Centre in Netherlands. Beginning April, the entire Apollo range for SUVs and the 4×4 categories will be available ... [ Read: Apollo Tyres Launches its High Performance Apterra H/P for SUVs ]