The Hokkaido Plant of Yokohama Tire Retread Co. Ltd. – itself a group company of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) – has become the first tire manufacturer to receive an award for excellence in 3R activities. This comes as part of a broader set of annual awards sponsored by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment in recognition of those who have...
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Nippon Goodyear K.K.’s Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 ultrahigh-performance tire has been adopted for use on the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class vehicles. The new C-Class represents the first full model update in seven years, incorporating a plethora of safety functions and other design elements from the flagship S-Class models. New C-Class sedans feature a fully electrified drive train, highly efficient motorized energy...
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has launched domestic sales for the Taxi Touring A/S, an all-season tire for the JPN Taxi sold by Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203). The tire comes in one size: 185/65R15 88H. With accidents caused by heavy snow in urban areas becoming an issue for Japan in recent years, the country has tightened its laws around the...
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that it has started practical testing of a newly developed sensor that is to be attached to the inner surface of tires. Carried out in collaboration with mapping and navigation company Zenrin Co. Ltd. (TYO:9474), this testing will take place across Japan on vehicles outfitted with sensor-attached tires. To facilitate the testing, Zenrin...
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that it is planning a staged domestic launch of the BluEarth-Es ES32, a standard tire that offers excellent fuel efficiency and economy, starting Oct. 1. The tire will be offered in a total of 92 sizes – ranging from 245/40R19 94W to 135/80R12 68S – and will be compatible with a wide selection...
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) recently announced its establishment of Nano Black, a new design technique able to improve the visibility of lettering and patterns on tire sidewalls. In creating Nano Black, Sumitomo Rubber focused on the idea that the more times light strikes a light-absorbing surface, the blacker the resulting material looks. This then saw the company adopt a...
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