
Sailun acquires Bridgestone’s China commercial tyre business
Through its wholly owned subsidiary Sailun (Shenyang) Tire Co., Ltd., Sailun Group intends to purchase 100 per cent equity in Bridgestone (Shenyang) Tire Co., Ltd. (BSSY), Bridgestone Corporation’s truck and bus radial tyre manufacturing operation in China. Sailun will pay RMB 265 million (£27.5 million / US$37.0 million) for the business.
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Aeolus Tyre net profit halved in H1 2025
In its 2025 semi-annual earnings forecast published earlier today, Aeolus Tyre Co. Ltd. shares an expectation of achieving a net profit of RMB 90 million to 105 million (£9.3 million / US$12.6 million to £10.9 million / $14/6 million) in the first half of 2025. This represents a year-on-year decrease of 54.49 per cent to 60.00 per cent.
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500+ Continental tyres in use at Port of Tilbury
The Port of Tilbury, part of the Forth Ports Group, has partnered with Continental for its tyre-related needs. With over 500 tyres in use across their fleet of Kalmar, Hyster, and Liebherr GB cranes, reachstackers, forklifts, and straddle carriers, Continental was selected to deliver both tyre performance and digital innovation.
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TIA elects Gary Schroeder as secretary
During its recent mid-year board meeting, the Tire Industry Association (TIA) voted to elect Gary Schroeder of Bob Sumerel Tire Co. to serve as Secretary. An active member of the TIA Board since 2021, Schroeder will officially begin his term on 3 November during the board of directors meeting in Las Vegas ahead of the 2025 Global Tire Expo/SEMA Show. His election to secretary also positions him in the TIA officer rotation, placing him on track to serve as TIA President for the 2027–2028 term.
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Linglong Tire a Best Managed Company
For the first time, Linglong Tire is a ‘China Best Managed Company’. Deloitte China, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School and the Chinese edition of Harvard Business Review recently jointly published their 7th China Best Managed Companies (BMC) list, and the tyre maker was one of 12 companies to debut. Linglong Tire says it achieved this distinction thanks to its outstanding overall management capabilities.
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P Zero & 10,000 hp – Pirelli at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Pirelli marked the opening of the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed and celebrated the debut of the fifth generation of its P Zero tyre with a parade of supercars boasting a combined output of over 10,000 horsepower. The event also honoured the 40th anniversary of a tyre that pioneered the ultra-high performance (UHP) segment when […]
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Nexen gains EcoVadis Gold for second straight year
Nexen Tire has confirmed that it has received the Gold rating from EcoVadis. That places the company among the top 3 per cent of more than 150,000 companies evaluated worldwide. Nexen representatives report that the company achieved “strong, balanced improvements across all assessment areas, reflecting the company’s ongoing investment in ESG systems and practices.”
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Top Tyres – and others – from 2025 summer testing
The team at Tyrepress.com enjoys a good tyre test, and we’re spoiled for choice in summer 2025. In the run-up to these warmer months, UK and European motoring publications and associations have shared details of their comparative evaluations. To provide you with an overview of the best performing products, we’ve brought the results of multiple tyre tests together into our Top Tyres table.
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Mahle appoints Mike Smallbone brand ambassador
Mahle Aftermarket has welcomed industry expert Mike Smallbone as a consultant to support its work with motor factors and garages across the UK. With a career spanning more than four decades, Mike brings exceptional experience and a deep understanding of the automotive aftermarket to this newly formed role.
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Magna Tyres debuts 24/7 multilingual chatbot
People can be troublesome employees. Not only do they call in sick and occasionally request a pay rise, but team members are typically not around when you need them at night or on weekends. Magna Tyres has eliminated these problems by eschewing the human touch in a key customer-facing role. The off-highway and truck tyre specialist has launched a new AI-powered chatbot on its official website, which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and offers instant assistance to customers and prospects worldwide in any language.
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Linglong claims global top spot for NEV tyre sales
Based on Linglong Tire’s 2024 sales figures, consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has named the tyre maker the world’s largest supplier of original equipment tyres for New Energy Vehicles (NEVs), a category that includes all types of electric vehicles, both battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in vehicles (PHEVs). In total, Linglong supplied over nine million original equipment tyres in this segment during 2024 to manufacturers such as Hongqi, BYD, Geely and Dongfeng Nissan.
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Yokohama tyres fitted to 7 Urban Automotive cars at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Seven cars on Urban Automotive’s largest stand ever at the Goodwood Festival of Speed feature Yokohama tyres, including the Advan Sport V107 and Parada Spec-X. At the event, which started Thursday 10 July, the bespoke luxury vehicle modifier’s display includes three global debuts: the Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II redefined by Urban Automotive, the Range Rover Sport redefined by Urban’s XRS (Extreme Road Series), and the Urban Widetrack Heritage Series Soft-Top.
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New JRP annual catalogue out now
Automotive distribution company, JRP Distribution, has launched its 2025 catalogue packed full of more than 4,000 existing and new products from its premium quality and renowned brands.
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Garage Services Online to support Irish workshops at business growth event
Garage Services Online is showing its support for Irish workshops by joining leading industry figures at the upcoming Garage Business Growth Event on Saturday 2 August at the Radisson Blu Hotel and Spa in Cork.
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ETRMA shares tips for simplifying EU regulations
It is hard to dispute the European Union’s tireless dedication when it comes to introducing new legislation, with the bloc leaving no stone unturned in its quest to bring industry, business and individuals in line with its own aims. Admittedly, some stakeholders find keeping their heads above the regulatory waters an exhausting challenge. This may be why the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA) has published a set of proposals to simplify specific regulations, with the hope that Brussels will take these to heart.
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