T&A interviews new Halfords managing director of Garages
Following the news that Halfords Group has appointed Adam Pay as the new managing director of Garages, Tyres & Accessories contacted Pay for an interview that will be published in the August edition of Tyres & Accessories magazine. What follows is a preview of that interview ahead of publication:
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New role for Continental communications chief Hiller
Birgit Hiller, who has headed corporate communications at Continental for the past four years, will soon take on a new role outside the company. RWE Group shares that Hiller, currently Senior Vice President Group Communications and Public Affairs at Continental, will join the German energy company as Head of Group Communications and Public Affairs as of 1 October 2025.
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Prometeon supports GB Speedway team
Prometeon Tyre Group has announced “a significant commercial partnership” with the Great Britain (GB) Speedway Team for the 2025-26 season. Prometeon joins Roger Warnes Transport, a long standing Prometeon customer, in supporting the GB Speedway Team.
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Ferrari F80 riding on Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R K1
Production of the Ferrari F80 is scheduled to begin in Q4 2025, and as Michelin told us last year, this mid-engine hybrid sports car will exclusively wear tailor made Pilot Sport Cup 2 R K1 tyres. It developed these tyres, capable of withstanding all the stresses associated with the power, torque, aerodynamic load, and maximum speed of the Ferrari F80, within just 15 months – an accomplishment akin to achieving an “impossible” feat, the tyre maker comments.
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Brett Emerson joins Big Atom
Tyre recycling operation Big Atom has added Brett Emerson to its team where he will be acting as business consultant. Emerson has over 37 years of experience in the tyre industry and has held senior leadership roles within two of the worlds largest tyre manufacturers. He was most recently Business Unit Director for Consumer Products at Bridgestone and previously served as Managing Director of Hankook UK & Ireland.
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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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