Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) announced on April 20 that it has been supplying Avid GT tires as OE for two new cars launched by Subaru Corp. (TYO:7270) in North America. Both of these cars – the new-model Legacy sedan and Outback crossover SUV – hit the U.S. and Canadian markets in autumn 2019. Based on the existing Avid tire...
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) recently announced that it has started supplying the Dunlop Enasave EC300+ as an OE tire for Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.’s (TYO:7201) new Nissan Roox, which launched on March 19. The new Nissan Roox is a “super-height” kei-class wagon that has excellent drivability with class-leading interior space and is equipped with omnidirectional advanced safety technologies. In...
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Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) has resumed regular operations at its Sendai Plant in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, getting back to normal here on April 10 as planned. Toyo Tires had previously been limiting the Sendai Plant’s production in an effort to deal with the global tire demand slump brought about by COVID-19. This saw the plant’s production reduced over April 3–9...
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The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) recently published the results of a survey that asked 2,000 drivers around Japan about how often they check their tire pressure. While 63.3 percent of respondents said that they check their tire pressure frequently enough, 72.5 percent of the total pool said that they were not aware of the recommendation for drivers to...
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Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has extended an official partnership agreement with the Japan Ice Hockey Federation (JIHF). Having been a supporter of the JIHF since 2012, Bridgestone recently announced that it is renewing its backing of the federation for another year, extending this out to March 31, 2021. Under the terms of the agreement, Bridgestone will support both the men’s and...
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Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) is temporarily limiting its production to respond to the reduced global tire demand being seen as a result of the novel coronavirus. The company is making a series of production adjustments at its Sendai Plant in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, halting production over April 3–9 before before plans to resume these operations on April 10. The company...
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