Nihon Michelin Tire Co. Ltd. intends to start offering two new sports touring tires – the Michelin Road 6 and Michelin Road 6 GT – in Japan from Feb. 16. The tires will come in seven front sizes and 11 rear sizes, making for a total of 18 sizes available. These products are the latest in the Michelin Road series,...
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Bridgestone Plans April Price Hike for Domestic Aftermarket Tires
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is set to raise its manufacturer’s selling prices on aftermarket tires, tubes and flaps sold in Japan. Set to come into effect on April 1, the change will see prices rise by 7 percent on summer and winter tires for passenger cars and vans; 7 percent on summer and winter tires for light trucks and buses; 8...
Sumitomo Rubber Plans Global Launch of New Flagship Tire for Premium Vehicles
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO: 5110) is targeting a March 1 launch for the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 060+, a new flagship tire designed to bring out the full potential of premium vehicles. This tire will be released with open pricing in a wide lineup of 58 sizes. Sales will begin in Japan, followed by the Middle East, Central and...
Yokohama Rubber Plans Domestic Price Hike on All Aftermarket Tires Starting April
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) is set to revise its manufacturer’s selling prices for domestic aftermarket tires. The change will apply to all tire categories in the Japanese aftermarket sector – including summer, winter and all-season tires – as well as to tubes and flaps. Summer tires, all-season tires, tubes and flaps will see the adjustment made on April 1,...
Yokohama Rubber to Establish Tire Sales JV in Malaysia
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has announced that it is set to establish Yokohama Tyre Sales Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. as a Malaysian JV for tire sales on Jan. 1, 2022. The JV will be formed with YHI International Ltd. (YHI) – the exclusive distributor of Yokohama tires in Southeast Asia – and its subsidiary YHI (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (YHIM), which...
Yokohama Rubber Supplies Eco-Friendly BluEarth Tires as OE for Nissan Caravan
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that it has started supplying its BluEarth RV-02, BluEarth-Van RY55 and Job RY52 tires as OE for the new-model Nissan Caravan, which Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7201) launched this October. BluEarth is a global tire brand offered by Yokohama Rubber with a focus on tire solutions that are friendly to the environment, people...