Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s Vector 4Seasons all-season tire has obtained official technical approval from Peugeot for use on the automotive manufacturer’s 2008 Cross City, a compact SUV that has been available at certified Peugeot dealers in Japan since March 7, 2016. Developed in Europe, the all-season tire boasts exceptional snow traction that allows vehicles to run on highways in...
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Year-on-Year Tire Production Down 16 Straight Months in March
Data compiled by the Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association shows that automobile tire and tube production volume in March totaled 89,547 tons. The 6.8-percent drop compared to the prior year marked the sixteenth straight year-on-year decline. The falloffs in year-on-year volume by product type were 14.6 percent for trucks and buses, 11.9 percent for small trucks and 4.6 percent for...
Latest Fuel-efficient Tire Technologies – Yokohama Rubber
Tire manufacturers across Japan are focused on making unique technological developments in the bid to differentiate themselves from one another. This includes their respective pursuits in the delivery of driving comfort and the fundamental structures in which they maintain their definitions of fuel-efficient tires through proprietary technologies. Yokohama Rubber “Orange Oil” is one of the base materials in nano-blend rubber...
Latest Fuel-efficient Tire Technologies – Sumitomo Rubber
Tire manufacturers across Japan are focused on making unique technological developments in the bid to differentiate themselves from one another. This includes their respective pursuits in the delivery of driving comfort and the fundamental structures in which they maintain their definitions of fuel-efficient tires through proprietary technologies. Sumitomo Rubber A proprietary technology from Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110), “Silent Core”...
Latest Fuel-efficient Tire Technologies – Toyo Tires, Goodyear
Tire manufacturers across Japan are focused on making unique technological developments in the bid to differentiate themselves from one another. This includes their respective pursuits in the delivery of driving comfort and the fundamental structures in which they maintain their definitions of fuel-efficient tires through proprietary technologies. Toyo Tires Nano Balance Technology is the name of Toyo Tire & Rubber...
Latest Fuel-efficient Tire Technologies – Bridgestone
Tire manufacturers across Japan are focused on making unique technological developments in the bid to differentiate themselves from one another. This includes their respective pursuits in the delivery of driving comfort and the fundamental structures in which they maintain their definitions of fuel-efficient tires through proprietary technologies. Bridgestone Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has with its “Ultimate Eye” a proprietary testing technology...