Tires

Sumitomo Rubber Develops Tire Aerodynamics Simulation Technology

Sumitomo Rubber has developed Tire Aerodynamics Simulation, a simulation technology for the tire development process. In addition to reducing rolling resistance of tires, it is extremely important to reduce aerodynamic drag around tires in order to improve fuel efficiency (electric power consumption) of EVs. By visualizing the airflow near the tires of a moving vehicle through a proprietary simulation that...

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Yokohama Rubber Grants its E+ Mark to Truck and Bus Tires for EVs

Yokohama Rubber has begun to use the “E+” mark to indicate that its truck and bus tires are compatible with electric vehicles, following on from its passenger car tires, in order to strengthen its global promotion of tires for electric vehicles. As a first step, the mark will be applied to two tires for route buses sold in Japan and...

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Yokohama Rubber Appoints Shinji Seimiya New President and COO

Yokohama Rubber will appoint Shinji Seimiya, Director and Managing Executive Officer, as President and COO effective March 28. Masataka Yamaishi, President and Representative Director, will become Chairman and CEO. President-elect Seimiya has a background in tire design and development, as well as manufacturing, quality, and technology at the plant, and overseeing technology and production on a global scale. He will...

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Pirelli Joins JATMA as Associate Member

Pirelli Japan joined the Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) as an Associate Member on January 18. As an associate member, the company will actively participate in related activities and cooperate in the five required activities, namely tire recycling, statistical surveys, public relations, accident prevention and recalls....

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Toyo Tires Presents Open Country and Proxes Brands at Tokyo Auto Salon

“Toyo Tires has always been committed to manufacturing products so that people will share the opinion that Toyo Tires has a taste that is different from others,” company president Takashi Shimizu said during a presentation at the Toyo Tires booth on the first day of the Tokyo Auto Salon held in January. “Tires support the driving of cars, and the...

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Bridgestone Transfers Russian Operations to Investment Firm

Bridgestone Europe has transferred its Russian operations to S8 Capital, a Russian investment company. The company has already obtained approval from the relevant authorities. The transfer includes the passenger car tire plant in Ulyanovsk and the sales company in Moscow. Bridgestone began full-scale operations in Russia in 1998, but ceased all production activities in Russia in March 2022. As part...

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