Toyo Tires is planning a Sept. 1 launch for the M937, a studless winter tire made specifically for community buses. The tire will be made available in a single size. While designed as a studless winter tire, the M937 was developed with year-round use in mind. The tire features a wider tread – which provides contact between the tire and...
Bridgestone is set to consolidate part of its aircraft retread tire production facilities in Asia. As part of this move, production in Hong Kong, China will cease at the end of June 2023, and will then be consolidated at Bridgestone Aircraft Tire Manufacturing in Thailand. The Hong Kong subsidiary currently supplies retreaded tires to airlines in Asia and Oceania except...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) is planning a September domestic launch for the 905W, a truck and bus tire made with a focus on ice and snow performance. Set to be offered through Yokohama tire distributors across Japan, the new tire will come in a total of 12 sizes, ranging from 295/80R22.5 to 225/90R17.5. As a next-gen studless winter tire...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) announced on June 24 that it will be raising its manufacturer’s selling prices for domestic aftermarket tires as of Sept. 1. The change is set to apply to Japanese sales of aftermarket summer and winter tires, as well as tubes and flaps. Prices will rise by 3–8 percent depending on the specific product. In commenting on this...
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp., a local sales subsidiary of Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105), announced on June 21 local time that it will be raising its dealer base prices on a range of tires. The decision will see prices rise 5 percent starting Aug. 1 for select passenger car tires, light truck tires, and truck and bus tires. Winter tires for...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has begun shipment of BluEarth-FE AE30 tires as OE for the eK X EV, a new electric vehicle (EV) being launched in Japan this month by Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211). The size to be used here is 155/65R14 75S. The BluEarth-FE AE30 is a fuel-efficient standard tire under Yokohama Rubber’s BluEarth global tire brand, which...
