Thai Bridgestone (TBSC), the main Thai subsidiary of Japanese tire manufacturer Bridgestone, has installed solar panels on the roof of its Nong Khae plant in Saraburi, Thailand. The move marks the Bridgestone Group’s largest rooftop solar installation anywhere in the world to date. The new setup has a total capacity of 9.95 megawatt peak (MWp), and will be used to...
Toyo Tires held on Dec. 14 an opening ceremony at its newly built automobile tire production plant in Indija, Serbia. The ceremony was attended by the company’s president Takashi Shimizu, Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Serbia Takahiko Katsumata, and other guests. Approximately 120 people attended the ceremony. “In this commemorative year of the 140th anniversary of...
Toyo Tires has announced that it will have an exhibit at Tokyo Auto Salon 2023, one of the world’s largest custom car shows. The event will be held over Jan. 13–15 at Makuhari Messe. Designed around the theme of “Boost Your Engine”, Toyo Tires’ booth will represent the company’s push to break new ground with its Open Country SUV tire...
Continental Tire Japan will from January 2023 sequentially launch the UltraContact UC7, a safety and comfort tire developed with a focus on superior quietness and long life with safety as the top priority. The product line-up will include 24 sizes ranging from 16 to 18 inches and will be expanded in the future. The new tire features Confidence+ technology developed...
Michelin Japan has begun supplying its Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV, a premium SUV tire, as OE for Toyota’s new-model Lexus RX. The Michelin Pilot lineup makes use of the cutting-edge technologies that Michelin has built up by taking part in races around the world. And with the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV, the company has designed a sports tire...
The Japan Automobile Tire Manufacturers Association (JATMA) recently announced its forecast for Japanese demand for automotive tires in 2022 and 2023. According to the report, demand for tires for new vehicles, replacement tires, and tires for motorcycles is expected to exceed that of 2021 in 2022, totaling 181.88 million tires, a 2 percent increase over 2021. Meanwhile, 2023 is expected...
