Tyre News
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26 Feb 2009
Toyo delights at the Autosport show
Toyo have yet again showed their “commitment to grass roots motorsport” (Sarah Clavey, Senior Marketing Executive – Toyo UK) at this year’s Autosport show with stand “much larger than in previous years” which was “designed to deliver impact.”
21 Feb 2009
Nissan chooses Goodyear Dunlop
Dunlop has announced that it has been chosen to equip the fastest and most powerful Nissan ever.
16 Feb 2009
Yokohama ADVAN Sport, the OE fitment of choice
Nissan has joined other manufacturers, such as Porsche, Bentley, Audi, as well as the new Tesla Roadster, the world’s first electric sports car, in choosing Yokohama ADVAN tyres as the original equipment on their latest sports car.
In a recent tyre test, by Track and Race Car magazine, the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT, received 5 Stars, due to its quality of road feedback, wet and dry handling, mileage performance, and cornering and high speed stability.
10 Feb 2009
Goodyear wins in Luxembourg
Chosen for distinction by a jury panel, ahead of 21 other applications, Goodyear Optigrip - SmartWear Technology has been chosen as last year’s Innovation award winner by the Luxembourg Business Federation (FEDIL).
Both tyres have been awarded a “highly recommendable” rating, as 85% of the summer tyres produced by the Michelin group have in the past in tests Carried out by ADAC and its Austrian and Swiss counterparts — Österreichischer Automobil Motorrad und Touring Club (ÖAMTC) and Touring Club Suisse (TCS).
02 Feb 2009
Goodyear Dunlop Bucks the trend
“In December, more than 1 in 4 car tyres sold in the UK was from the Goodyear Dunlop brand portfolio.”