Bridgestone Europe NV/SA has started discussions with stakeholders with the aim of closing its Bethune plant in France. The plant is currently used to manufacture passenger car tires. This comes as the Bethune plant finds itself in an increasingly difficult competitive environment. Business profitability in the European passenger car tire market has fallen in recent years; then there is the...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) is looking to bolster its production capacity for off-highway tires, such as those used on agricultural machinery, via production subsidiary Alliance Tire Group (ATG). To this end, the company has announced that it will establish a new plant under new subsidiary ATC Tires AP Pvt. Ltd. within India’s Atchutapuram Industrial Park. With a planned capital...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5180) has announced that Turanza Eco tires featuring the Enliten tire technology will be used as OE for the upcoming Volkswagen Golf 8. Developed by Bridgestone, Enliten technology achieves both superb environmental efficiency and driving performance. Enliten is a fundamental Bridgestone technology that excels at reducing tire weight, cutting down on raw material use and lowering rolling resistance....
Continental Tire Japan Co. Ltd. has implemented seamless digital tracking for its Indonesian rubber supply chain, ranging from rubber cultivation through to processing and tire production. The company has achieved this via collaboration with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). By using this system, Continental Tire Japan is now able to evaluate its rubber production and...
Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) is planning to launch an additional 13 sizes for its Celsius series of all-weather tires in the Japanese market. The new sizes are being prepared for rollout starting this November. The Celsius series has been performing well in the market, capitalizing on customer desires to cut down on the need for maintenance, such as the need...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) is updating its next-gen IoT-based tire management system (TMS), with the updated service here set to be rolled out over September–October. At the same time, the company will launch HiTES4, the fourth generation of its tire pressure monitoring system for trucks and buses. Linking up tire-related data with the internet will allow the technology to...
