Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced that it has begun supplying the Alenza Sport A/S as an OE tire for the new Nissan Rogue SUV, which launched in the North American market this October. The tire is equipped with Enliten technology, helping to provide both environmental performance and driveability. Enliten is a fundamental technology under Bridgestone’s lineup. By significantly reducing tire...
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Bridgestone Supplies OE Tires for Kawasaki’s Ninja ZX-10R Supersport Bike
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced that it is supplying tires from its Battlax Racing Street RS11 series as OE for the 2021 model of the Ninja ZX-10R, a superbike launched this month by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (TYO:7012). The Ninja ZX-10R serves as the base model of the Kawasaki Racing Team, which has won the World Superbike Championship six years...
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Yokohama Rubber Rolls Out Extensive Lineup of Studless Winter Tires to Meet Demand for Almost Every Car Type
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) is making a push to grow sales for its lineup of studless winter tires. Efforts here are centered on the iceGuard 6 line, which launched around four years ago and is known internationally as the iceGuard iG60. However, there is also a focus on the iceGuard 5 Plus, a mass-market line; the iceGuard SUV G075,...
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Bridgestone Works With Kumamoto University to Develop Electric Bus Tire
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has developed a prototype tire specifically for electric buses, achieving this by way of joint research with Kumamoto University’s Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology. The hope is that this will contribute to the rollout of sustainable public transport. Intended to help reduce the total running costs of electric buses, the prototype tire has been designed specifically...
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Sumitomo Rubber Tests TPMS to be Used in Level 4 Autonomous Driving
Looking to help achieve Level 4 autonomous driving, Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has built an integrated system that handles everything from obtaining tire pressure data through to facilitating maintenance for detected issues. The company recently subjected this system to proof-of-concept testing on public roads in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, on Nov. 12. This system comes as part of a joint...
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Carbon Black Production Rises as North American Tire Demand Trends Toward Recovery
Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.’s (TYO:5301) carbon black business is on the rebound after bottoming out during the April–June quarter, says President Hajime Nagasaka. Speaking at a financial results briefing on Nov. 5, Nagasaka said that demand is recovering particularly in the U.S. and Thai markets, adding that the company’s U.S. production bases have utilization rates up in the 90–95 percent...
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