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The Blend 2025 invites garages to summit Snowdon this October for charity hike
14th August 2025Garages across the UK and Ireland are once again invited to lace up their boots for The Blend Social Hike 2025, this time tackling one of the most iconic routes in the UK: Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) in the stunning Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park. Set for Friday, 3 October, the adventurous loop promises spectacular mountain views, meaningful conversations, and the chance to raise money for industry charity, Ben.
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Guizhou Tyre produces 1st tyre at expanded Vietnam plant ahead of Q1 2026 start
14th August 2025It’s just over a month since Guizhou Tyre produced the first tyre in its expanded Vietnam plant after completing the site’s Phase III intelligent manufacturing project. Following this “historic moment” on 10 July, the facility is preparing to enter operation with a capacity to produce six million passenger vehicle radials a year.
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NTDA awards finalists named
The NTDA has announced the finalists for its 2025 Tyre Industry Awards, which will be presented at a ceremony sponsored by Sailun Tyres for the 12th consecutive year during the association’s 96th annual dinner on Thursday 9 October at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Milton Keynes. The dinner is, once again, sponsored by long-standing NTDA supplier member, and Tyre Industry Awards supporter, Maritime Cargo Services.
Continue ReadingContinental launches aContact tyres for autonomous vehicles
A new Continental original equipment tyre line for autonomous vehicles will soon be on public roads in US cities like Las Vegas and San Francisco. driverless vehicles. The Continental aContact combines specially developed technologies to address varying requirements and applications of autonomous vehicle fleets. The tyres are designed to suit robotaxis, shuttle vehicles, autonomous delivery services and, in the future, self-driving private cars.
Continue ReadingVaculug opens OTR Centre of Excellence in Kent to strengthen heavy equipment tyre business
UK retreader Vaculug has opened its new OTR Centre of Excellence in Kent. The company said the cutting-edge facility marks a major step forward in Vaculug’s mission to deliver world-class service, advanced technology, and environmentally conscious solutions to the heavy equipment industry.
Continue ReadingGoodyear appoints Jan-Piet van Kesteren as Goodyear EMEA MD
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has appointed Jan-Piet van Kesteren as managing director EMEA and Chief Sales Officer EMEA Consumer, effective 1 September, reporting to Mark Stewart, Chief Executive Officer and President.
Continue ReadingYokohama TWS considering Mexico amongst post-Spartanburg tyre production locations
In February we reported that Yokohama TWS North America intended to permanently close its Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA facility, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing made with the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce. That WARN notice cited 19 April as the closure date and stated that the move will affect 90 jobs.
Continue ReadingNTDA awards finalists named
The NTDA has announced the finalists for its 2025 Tyre Industry Awards, which will be presented at a ceremony sponsored by Sailun Tyres for the 12th consecutive year during the association’s 96th annual dinner on Thursday 9 October at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Milton Keynes. The dinner is, once again, sponsored by long-standing NTDA supplier member, and Tyre Industry Awards supporter, Maritime Cargo Services.
Continue ReadingContinental launches aContact tyres for autonomous vehicles
A new Continental original equipment tyre line for autonomous vehicles will soon be on public roads in US cities like Las Vegas and San Francisco. driverless vehicles. The Continental aContact combines specially developed technologies to address varying requirements and applications of autonomous vehicle fleets. The tyres are designed to suit robotaxis, shuttle vehicles, autonomous delivery services and, in the future, self-driving private cars.
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