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Yokohama Rubber Plans Japanese Launch for All-Season Tire With Excellent Snow Performance

on December 17, 2019 in Tires

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that it is planning a full-scale Japanese market launch for a new all-season tire, the BluEarth-4S AW21. Designed with the concept of excellent snow performance and year-round usability, the tire takes techniques developed from Yokohama Rubber’s IceGuard studless winter tires and combines them with the summertime technology behind the BluEarth line. The company...

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Bridgestone Selects Shuichi Ishibashi as New CEO, Looks to Become Dominant Global Solutions Company

on December 16, 2019 in Tires

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) announced plans on Dec. 13 for a reshuffle of its top leadership, with Vice Chair Shuichi Ishibashi slated to become CEO next year. Ishibashi will be inaugurated following approval at a Board of Directors meeting that is scheduled for after the company’s annual shareholders meeting in late March. Masaaki Tsuya, who currently serves as CEO and representative...

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Mazda Selects Toyo Tires’ Proxes R56M as OE Tire for New Crossover SUV

on December 11, 2019 in Tires

Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) recently announced that it has started supplying its Proxes R56M to Mazda Motor Corp. (TYO:7261) for use as an OE tire in the automaker’s new crossover SUV. Named the Mazda CX-30, this new SUV launched in Japan on Oct. 24. The Proxes R56M employs a newly combined rubber compound brought about by Nano Balance Technology, a...

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Bridgestone Looks to Create New Value by Building Innovation Park in Kodaira

on December 10, 2019 in Tires

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is reconstructing an existing technological development base in Kodaira, Japan, to build the Bridgestone Innovation Park. The rebuilt facilities here will form a globally oriented base from which to achieve innovation as the company positions 2020 as the start of a new era of value creation. Bridgestone Innovation Park will serve as a composite area. On top...

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Toyo Tires Plans 2020 Launch for New Truck and Bus Tire With Improved Fuel Efficiency

on December 6, 2019 in Tires

Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) has announced plans to launch the Nanoenergy M176, a ribbed truck and bus tire that is able to reduce rolling resistance by around 9 percent – and in turn improve fuel efficiency – when compared to the company’s existing products. The new tire is set to hit the Japanese market this upcoming January. Making use of...

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Pirelli Develops Tire Capable of Transmitting Information Over 5G

on December 4, 2019 in Tires

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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