On July 16, Ceat Limited announced that its Board approved a proposed capital expenditure plan to expand manufacturing capacity, citing high utilisation at its existing plants. The company’s currently owned manufacturing capacity stands at about 80,000 tires per day, with capacity utilisation at around 95%, excluding
AUMOVIO SE announced that its concept tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) has been featured in Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)’s Cornerstone circular, low-carbon concept vehicle.
The concept TPMS is designed to improve resource efficiency and extend product lifecycle compared with the conventional TPMS solutions. It featu
Kumho Tire Europe announced that its ECSTA HS52 has been selected as the original equipment (OE) tire for the Skoda Scala. The tires will be supplied in sizes 205/55R16 and 205/50R17. The tires’ solid block tread design ensures even contact pressure between tire and road, reducing vibrations and road noise.
Based on
On July 7, the European Commission published a regulation imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of passenger-car and light-lorry tires originating in the People’s Republic of China. The definitive anti-dumping duties imposed range from 4.3% to 45.3%.
The imposition of definitive duties follows an investi
Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. (Pirelli) presented its new P Zero tire family at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2026 in the UK. The new P Zero tires are fitted to many of the latest models and vehicles tackling the event's Hill Climb.
The company secured more than 300 homologations for the new P Zero family following the comple
Based on a release dated July 9, 2026, Nippon Express Logistics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (NX Logistics Thailand) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Thai Bridgestone Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Bridgestone, on June 17 to collaborate on sustainability and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
The partne
On July 6, 2026, Wanli Tire Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Guangzhou Industrial Investment Holdings Group Co., Ltd., signed a joint venture agreement with Malaysia's Berjaya Property in Kuala Lumpur under which the companies plan a joint investment of approximately USD 320 million in a high-performance tire manufacturing
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Yokohama Rubber) has started supplying its ADVAN Sport V107 tires as original equipment (OE) for the BMW iX3 battery electric vehicle (BEV), which the BMW Group began selling in March 2026. The tire sizes are 255/40R21 102Y for the front and 275/40R21 107Y for the rear.
The ultra-high-p
Continental AG (Continental) announced plans to build its first company-owned wind farm in Twistetal, near its tire plant in Korbach, Germany, with an investment in the mid-double-digit million-euro range. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2026, with commissioning planned for approximately a year and a half later
In its annual report for FY 2026, Apollo Tyres reported that its R&D function is focused on technology absorption to support the future of mobility, combining advanced tire technologies for conventional and electric vehicles with sustainability and digital innovation. The company is integrating renewable and recycled
On July 6, Falken Tyre, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, announced that it has engineered a custom version of its AZENIS FK520 (NG0) tire for factory fit on the all-new Porsche Cayenne Electric. The new original equipment (OE) tire further strengthens Falken’s long-term collaboration with Porsche. The Pors
On July 4, Continental announced the sale of its ContiTech group sector to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds for EUR 4.0 billion. The sale of its industrial business is the final step in Continental’s realignment. Lone Star is a leading investment firm with its principal office in London, UK. Lone Star Funds will take
On July 1, the Government of Egypt announced that Zenith Group will invest USD 300 million in the Suez Canal Economic Zone to produce components for the automotive tire industry and steel wire. The Prime Minister of Egypt witnessed the signing of the contract for the Zenith Group project. Zenith Group is affiliated w
Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. (Pirelli) has entered into an agreement with RIDEsense, a start-up spun out from the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II and the MegaRide Group, to jointly develop new software solutions for integration into the Pirelli Cyber Tyre ecosystem.
Pirelli has acq
On June 30, ZF Group India secured three separate orders for test systems from independent automotive testing agencies operating under NATRiP, MoRTH and the Government of India, covering battery testing, tire testing and e-axle testing. The orders mark the first time ZF has won business from independent government-af
On June 30, Apollo Tyres Ltd announced that its Netherlands-based subsidiary, Apollo Tyres (NL) B.V. (ATNL), has discontinued tire production and production-related operations, leading to the closure of manufacturing activities at the Enschede plant. The company has obtained the necessary approvals from the ATNL Work
Michelin announced plans to ramp down operations at its BFGoodrich Tires plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, as part of a reorganization of the manufacturing operations of its BFGoodrich Tires brand in the U.S.
Operations will begin winding down in phases in early 2027 and are expected to conclude by the end of 2028.
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