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Trio of Kumho tyres aim to provide broad 4×4 market applicability

Kumho has enhanced its comprehensive 4×4 tyre range with the addition of the Crugen HP91, a high performance tyre for an SUV segment that has never been so important.

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15.09.2016

Toyo launches Open Country UT SUV tyre

Toyo’s latest all-purpose Open Country UT tyre is aimed squarely at pickup and SUV owners. The explosion in the popularity of off-road, all terrain vehicles has meant a corresponding increase in the call for specialist, 4×4 focused tyres. Enter Open Country UT, a tyre designed to “brush off the challenges associated with urban environments, and perfect for fitment to mainstream pickups, 4x4s and light trucks”.

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21.03.2016

Yokohama increasing capacity for larger car & SUV tyres in Japan

Over the next two years, production capacity for 18-inch and larger high-performance tyres will increase by about 20 per cent at Yokohama rubber’s Shinshiro plant in Japan in order to meet growing demand for these highly profitable products.

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12.02.2016

Nokian claims world first with AA-labelled winter SUV tyre

The introduction of the European tyre label in November 2012 resulted in murmurs from some tyre makers – most notably Nokian Tyres – about its unsuitability for appraising their winter ranges, and the Finnish manufacturer even went as far as introducing its own ‘winter grip label’ that aimed to place labelling criteria within a winter context.

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14.05.2015

Primewell launches first SUV tyre as segment continues European growth

As the SUV segment continues to reach new heights of popularity in Europe, Giti Tire has introduced its first ever Primewell brand 4×4 tyre, expanding its passenger car tyre portfolio.