YOKOHAMA celebrates 100th anniversary
Since its foundation in the city of Yokohama, Japan in 1917, The Yokohama Rubber Company has evolved into one of the leading global tyre manufacturers and in 2017 celebrates its 100th anniversary.
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Tyres and Road Safety – some joined up thinking at last
Finally our friends in Brussels have started to take the bigger view on issues of tyres and road safety. Late last year the Commission published a report which at last adopted a more synergistic approach to this subject. We in Europe already have the lightest…
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Labelling Compliance
As a result of recent lobbying the European Commission has agreed to provide funding for physical compliance testing to confirm the validity of tyre manufactures’ performance labels. Several millions of euros have been assigned to this project with brand selection and testing being carried out…
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Developments at TREAD
ITMA technical partner, Tread Ltd, has made a number of refinements to its test sheets resulting in clearer explanations that will help tyre designers target specific development areas. The new sheets utilise best practice from OEM test processes and include a ranking from a reference…
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Enhanced statistics reporting
ITMA is making a number of changes to the way its members report their sales statistics that will provide members with a more comprehensive and useful market outlook.
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New advice for UK safety defects and recalls
Tyre manufacturers marketing their products in the UK are being advised to familiarise themselves with a new Code of Practice on Vehicle Safety Defects and Recalls. The Code which has been issued by VOSA, the UK’s government agency with responsibility for product safety in the…