Zhongce Rubber Group Co., LTD (ZC Rubber) is launching Winter-rated medium- and heavy truck tires in the Westlake-brand for the European market. NS785 is a steer tire in size 315/70R22.5 ND783 is a drive tire in size 315/70R22.5 Zhongce says TüV tests showed that the new tires perform much better than the previous model and provides
Aeolus has launched a new range of truck tires in China based on a sailor theme. The 50th anniversary editions are said to be milestone products for Aeolus. They include the steer tire ASR79 (“navigator”), and drive tire ADR78 (“Helmsman”) trailer tire AGR29 (“Skipper”). The ‘Sailor’ theme derives from the recent Volvo Ocean race, in
Shandong Linglong has been named as one of ten top enterprises to enter the ASEAN region. An awards ceremony in Beijing named Linglong as the only tire maker in the “Top-10 companies to successfully move into ASEAN in 2015” (2015中国走进东盟十大成功企业). The award cited Linglong’s Thailand factory with capacity for 12 million sets of PCR, and
Linglong has profiled the recent achievements of company chairman and general manager, Wang Feng (王锋). The move follows the award of Taishan industry leading talent (泰山产业领军人才) by the Shandong Government. TaiShan is the mountain upon which Confucius wrote his Analects around 2500 years ago. Many Chinese revere it as a near-holy shrine. Around 100 industry
In a somewhat rambling piece, China Tire Dealer reports on a visit to Wanli (South China) Tire to learn about Wanli’s newest ranges of tires. The story argues that few in China understand the need to change tires when temperatures fall. In Northern China temperatures fall well below freezing, but precipitation such as snow is
Dongfeng-Renault has picked Sumitomo’s Dunlop tires as OE on its Ke Leijia (科雷嘉) compact SUV model. This model is based on the Renault – Nissan CMF platform. Sumitomo is supplying 17-inch SP SPORT MAXX 050 in size 215 / 60R17 96H. Source: CRIA
As reported in the Western press, two former Goodyear employees have been arrested by the FBI in connection with alleged kickbacks over NR purchasing. Both are Chinese nationals working in Goodyear’s Singapore office. The Chinese press has more details. According to the FBI (see press release), Xin Franco Fan, 40, and Rex Xu Yu, 41,
Kumho Tire held its 2016 dealer meeting in Suzhou on 23 Feb. The company said despite difficult times in the tire industry, the brand power and reputation of Kumho improved in 2015. Source: Tire China
During a dealer conference ahead of the New Year, Sumitomo said it is now the sponsor of the Chinese National athletics team. Source: Tire China
Statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, showed that January 2016 domestic sales of 304,000 commercial vehicles fell once more. Although the year-on-year decline is still serious, there are signs that the downturn may be approaching bottom, since the decline is now down to single figures compared with a year ago. Furthermore, 11 Provinces
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