Nihon Michelin Tire Co. Ltd. has announced plans for a Japanese launch of Michelin QuickScan, a technology for automatically measuring a tire’s remaining tread depth. The QuickScan technology sees magnetic scanners fitted to a road surface to measure tire wear status automatically, instantly and at millimeter accuracy. Data gathered from these scanners is sent to the cloud, from which a...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) began domestic and international deliveries in May of its ADVAN V 61 tire for use as original equipment on new bZ4X sport utility vehicles, Toyota Motor Corp.’s (TYO:7203) first battery electric vehicle (BEV). Available in size 235/60R18 103H, the new tire has received the Technology Development Award among Toyota’s annual supplier awards in recognition of...
The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) has established a voluntary industry standard for the testing and labeling of low-noise tires. Part of JATMA’s efforts to promote the use of tires that minimize external noise, the labeling system for the new operational standard for test methods and labeling methods for low exterior noise tires is set to begin operation in...
The first quarter of calendar 2022 saw Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) post IFRS-based results that included 250.51 billion yen ($1.96 billion) in sales revenue, marking a 17.2 percent year-on-year increase. The tire business contributed to that amount with 210.87 billion yen of sales revenue, up 16.9 percent, as well as a 20.5 percent year-on-year increase in operating profit to...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has announced its business results (IFRS) for the January–March, which include sales revenue of 891.01 billion yen ($6.96 billion), up 22.5 percent year-on-year; adjusted operating profit of 101.1 billion yen, up 19.2 percent; and net profit, including that for discontinued operations, of 53.84 billion yen, down 81.1 percent. Net profit was significantly lower due to a one-time...
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has started supplying its Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 060 as an OE tire for the bZ4X, the latest model battery electric vehicle (BEV) from Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203) that is launching this May. The same tire has also been selected as OE for the Solterra, another new BEV unveiled by Subaru Corp. (TYO:7270) last November....
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