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Goodyear completes sale of Dunlop brand to Sumitomo
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear) announced that it has completed the sale of the company's rights to the Dunlop brand in Europe, North America and Oceania for consumer, commercial and other specialty tires, together with certain associated intellectual property and inventory, to Sumitomo Rubber Industrie
European Commission clears acquisition of Dunlop Tire Business by Sumitomo Rubber Industries
On April 10, the European Commission approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of Dunlop Tire Business of the US, by Sumitomo Rubber Industries of Japan. The transaction relates primarily to the manufacture of rubber tires. The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would n
Sumitomo Rubber acquires DUNLOP trademark from Goodyear
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Rubber) announced that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the DUNLOP trademark and other rights for four-wheel tires in Europe, North America and Oceania from The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear). The acquisition price is USD 526 million. With the acquisi
Falken Tyres provides e. ZIEX AO tires for Audi Q6 e-tron
Falken Tyres Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, announced that it is providing its e. ZIEX AO model for AUDI Q6 e-tron, which is produced at Ingolstadt facility. These tires are designed to meet the requirements of electric and hybrid vehicles, offering low rolling resistance, optimal traction,

Sumitomo Rubber installs cooling system at winter tire development facility, doubling development time
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Rubber) announced that it has installed a cooling system at its Nayoro indoor ICE field (NICE), which is located at its winter tire development facility, the Nayoro Tire Test Course, in Nayoro, Hokkaido.
As a result, the main development period, which was previously two mont
Sumitomo Rubber develops tire noise prediction method, reducing prediction error on uneven roads to 1%
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Rubber) announced that it has developed a simulation method which can predict tire noise on real road surfaces accurately and in a shorter period of time.
The newly developed method adds factors of sound pressure level changes based on tire vibration caused by road surface i