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Kumho Tyre has agreed to extend its role as Official Tyre Partner with Tottenham Hotspur. The partnership between the Korean tyre manufacturer and Premier League football team started in 2016, with both partners helping to adapt and diversify the partnership since then.

Kirkby Tyres has moved to a new base in Dublin in a deal costing just over EUR 3.5 million. The team moved to the more central base in July 2021.

Tyre testing is an important part of Goodyear's development process. Goodyear tests truck tyres intensively at the Goodyear Innovation Center in Luxembourg and in Mireval in the south of France. Both locations have different test set-ups in which different conditions can be simulated. This allows tyres to be tested, for example, on road surfaces with varying grip and on slippery surfaces.

North Carolina-based GoDurham’s bus system saves an annual cost of USD 1,000 per vehicle through Tyrata’s IntelliTread tyre monitoring system while maintaining the same level of safety.

Since Tiresur starting exclusively distributing Triangle truck tyres across Portugal and Spain in January 2019, the company has continued to grow exponentially.

In an industry first, Goodyear has developed a non-pneumatic (airless) tyre (NPT) and wheel assembly to support autonomous vehicle transportation in a city setting for in-field use with the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA). 

At Tire Cologne 2018, the RONAL GROUP presented two models of the RONAL R64 with an eye-catching design for the first time ever. This wheel has now been launched in Jetblack and all three surface finishes are also available in 16 inches. 

Goodyear and TyreOps have launched a connection to allow fleet, job and inspection data to be synchronised when carrying out work for fleets, eliminating double entry. 

Held in Beijing in May 27th – 29th, 2021, China International Mining Expo (CIME) is a leading mining expo in China and one of the most representative and influential mining expos in the world. MAXAM Tire presented its top products to an international audience. 

Tyre manufacturer Vaculug has signed an exclusive five-year agreement with CAM International, which will allow its service partners subscribed to the e-jobsheet tablet app for truck, bus, van, industrial and car fleet work to be integrated with its systems via the TiDaeX™ platform.