Tires

Pirelli Develops Tire Capable of Transmitting Information Over 5G

Pirelli & C. S.p.A. recently announced that it has developed the Cyber Tyre, a new tire capable of transmitting information over 5G networks. The technology developed by Pirelli for this utilizes the potential of 5G to inform the vehicle and driver about all sorts of road surface conditions. Going forward, the tire will be able to convey data on tire...

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Toyo Tires Agrees to Sell Half Its Stock Holdings in Bridgestone

Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) announced on Nov. 28 that it intends to sell off half of the stock that it holds in Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108), a company with which Toyo Tires has business and capital partnerships. Back in 2008, the two companies formed a capital partnership to help establish a strong relationship of trust. And now, Toyo Tires says, this...

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Toyo Tires Set to Appear at Essen Motor Show

Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) recently announced that European sales subsidiary Toyo Tire Europe GmbH will be setting up a booth at this year’s Essen Motor Show, which is set to be held over Nov. 29 – Dec. 8. The booth will feature a number of different cars, helping Toyo Tires to show its company philosophy to the world. This will...

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Bridgestone Supplies OE Tires for Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced that its Battlax Hypersport S22 tires have been selected as original equipment for the 2020 Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX, a sport tourer motorcycle released this month by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (TYO:7012). In addition to impressive dry grip and light handling, the Battlax Hypersport S22 provides excellent wet performance. This allows the tire to give riders...

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Yokohama Rubber Falls Short of Projected Sales in Retread Business Amid Shortage of Tire Casings

Yokohama Tire Retread Co. Ltd. (YTR) has managed to achieve year-on-year sales growth for this January–September, due in part to customers looking to get in before Japan increased its consumption tax rate in October. However, these results still fall short of the forecasts that YTR had for the January–September period. One of the main factors here has been a shortage...

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Yokohama Rubber Subsidiary Wins Silver Medal for Agricultural Tires at World-Leading Trade Fair

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that Alliance Tire Group KK, a subsidiary focused on off-highway tires, has won an Agritechnica Innovation Award Silver Medal for its Alliance 398 MPT agriculture tire. Medals here were awarded based on an advance screening of products exhibited at Agritechnica 2019, which is the world’s leading trade fair for agricultural machinery and was...

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