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Latest Fuel-efficient Tire Technologies – Toyo Tires, Goodyear

on May 10, 2016 in Innovation, Tires

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...

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Latest Fuel-efficient Tire Technologies – Bridgestone

on May 10, 2016 in Innovation, Tires

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...

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2015 Sees Drop in Number and Weight of Scrap Tires

on May 9, 2016 in Tires

According to a recent study by the Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association, scrap tires in Japan in 2015 numbered 95 million, a year-on-year decrease of 4 million, and weighed 1 million tons, down 52,000 tons. A look at the breakdown shows that tire replacements accounted for 81 million scrap tires (3-million year-on-year decrease) or 877,000 tons (47,000-ton decrease). These figures...

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Fuel-efficient Tire Manufacturers in Japan: Report (Part 2)

on May 6, 2016 in Interviews, Tires

Continuing on from “Fuel-Efficient Tire Manufacturers in Japan: Report (Part 1),” we are looking at what individual tire manufacturers are doing. Yokohama Rubber – Bringing Added Value With Increased Safety in Driving A bolstered product lineup in Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.’s (TYO:5101) fuel-efficient tires, namely with its BluEarth series, brought a more than two-fold increase in 2013 – with 223...

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Fuel-efficient Tire Manufacturers in Japan: Report (Part 1)

on May 2, 2016 in Interviews, Tires

The Japanese tire labeling system for defining fuel-efficient tires began in January 2010 as a voluntary industry standard, covering rolling resistance and wet-grip performance. Thanks to the continuous marketing efforts of tire manufacturers, the penetration rate of fuel-efficient tires in line with the grading system has steadily grown. However, these same manufacturers are finding it increasingly difficult to differentiate their...

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Yokohama Rubber Returns to Super Formula Racing After 20 Years – Special Report

on April 28, 2016 in Interviews, Tires

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) is supplying one-make tires for Super Formula, which just kicked off the 2016 season. In the final race held at Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture on April 24, a crowd of 32,000 excited spectators witnessed the performance of the Advan sports tires made by Yokohama Rubber, which has returned to super formula after a...

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