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Continental rolls out 3rd generation truck tyres at IAA

Continental is rolling out a new generation of tyres in the truck segment at the 65th IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in Hanover this week. The German automotive supplier is displays its new 3rd gener...

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Dangerous tyres responsible for more than 40% of vehicle defect related deaths

Figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT) in the UK have highlighted the need for drivers to check their tyres regularly after more than 40 per cent of vehicle defect-related deaths in th...

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Pireli tops tyre tests

Pirelli’s renowned P Zero and P7 Cinturato Blue tyres have achieved top results in two separate tests recently conducted by renowned British car magazines ‘Evo’ and ‘Auto Express’. Evo, w...

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Continental adds function to simplify tyre Pressure Monitoring

Continental has added a new feature to its successful ContiPressureCheck™ tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS). Automatic Trailer Learning (ATL) can now monitor the condition of tyres on trucks an...

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Goodyear Dunlop drives premium

Mondello International Racing Circuit recently hosted The Goodyear Dunlop Drive Premium event, designed to showcase its range of premium consumer tyres. In attendance on the day were over 50 key deale...

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Gardai to target motorists with poor tyres

MORE than a quarter of tyres on our roads are dangerously under the legal tread limit, according to a new study. The startling figures are revealed as gardai prepare a roadside blitz on this key ar...

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Workshops get TPMS advice from Continental VDO

Every new car in the European Union will have to be fitted with a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) after November 1. As a result, workshops will have to check that the TPM system is functioni...

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How Pirelli develops high performance tyres

Pirelli’s family of high performance tyres carry the same names as those seen on the sidewalls of the Italian’s firm’s Formula One rubber: P Zero (for the four dry-weather F1 tyres) and Cinturat...

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Goodyear Dunlop signs Eddie Stobart deal

Goodyear Dunlop, the premium tyre manufacturer has won a five-year contract with Eddie Stobart, one of Britain’s most well-known brands. The deal will see the leading logistics brand fit its 2,50...

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Petrol stretching now major danger for Irish motorists

While the tide seems to have turned significantly in the war on diesel laundering, due to greater levels of investigation and significantly increased enforcement, a new scourge has emerged, which prov...

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Surge in car sales drives 4,200 new jobs in Irish auto sector

Latest Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) figures show 89,279 new cars have been registered so far in 2014 - 15,000 more than all of last year. SIMI estimates that 4,200 new jobs have been ...

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Continental to showcase tyre pressure monitoring system at IAA

Continental will showcase its tyre pressure monitoring system – ContiPressureCheck at the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover, Germany next month. Continental says its ContiPressureCheck tyre ...

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Bridgestone Dueler OE on new Lexus NX

Bridgestone Dueler H/L 33 tyres will be original equipment on the new Lexus NX compact crossover SUV launched first in Japan on July 29 and then globally. Engineered with low rolling resistance, th...

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Goodyear and Dunlop tyres get Which? Best Buy recommendations

Goodyear Dunlop is celebrating receiving Which? Best Buy recommendations for both the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance and Dunlop Sport BluResponse, in size 195/65 R15 V, as each received the covete...

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F1 resumes with change in tyre strategy at Spa-Francorchamps

The Formula One season resumes after a three-week break for one of the most eagerly-anticipated races of the year: Spa-Francorchamps, where the P Zero White medium tyres and P Zero Yellow soft tyres h...

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Van owners and drivers get tyre safety warning

TyreSafe, the leading UK tyre safety organisation is urging van owners and drivers to check their tyres regularly in a bid to improve road safety. TyreSafe says that light commercial vehicles (LCVs...

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Latest Continental Innovations at IAA Hanover

“Driving the Future”, the motto of the world’s biggest commercial vehicle show, the IAA in Hanover, is underlined by the new products launched by Continental at the show this year under its own ...

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Pirelli launches new RK asphalt tyre evolutions in Germany

Pirelli will debut the first evolution of the RK tyre, a tyre that was introduced only at the beginning of this year specifically for the latest World Rally Championship regulations, at Rallye Deutsch...

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Continental Tyres to become official partner of 
women’s soccer in Ireland

Continental Tyres and the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) have announced a partnership that will see the German-based tyre manufacturer become an official partner of women’s soccer in Ireland....

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Dunlop’s Future Race Car Unveiled

As part of the collaborative design project ‘Dunlop Future Race Car Challenge’, the leading tyre brand has gathered the opinions of industry experts and motorsport fans about what the ‘race car ...

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10 most popular cars among footballers

New research by a UK-based luxury finance broker has revealed the ten cars that are most popular with Premiership footballers. Oracle Finance says that a large number of Premiership players fund th...

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Tyre labels yet to have effect – Dennigan

Labels that tell consumers about a tyre’s fuel efficiency, wet grip and noise levels have not worked – yet, the Irish Independent has reported. Continental’s chief Tom Dennigan, says the...

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Bridgestone exclusive tyre supplier for BMW i8

Bridgestone has been chosed by BMW as exclusive tyre supplier for the new BMW i8, BMW’s revolutionary new electric hybrid car. Following hard on the heels of Bridgestone’s selection as exclus...

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European tyre market set to continue to grow

With more than 91 tyre manufacturing facilities, 15 research and development centres and 12 leading tyre manufacturers currently operational in Europe, the region continues to be the epicenter of all ...

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Goodyear DuraTrac wins Off Road Award

For the second time in a row, Goodyear’s Wrangler DuraTrac tyre has been chosen as the best off-road tyre by readers of the specialised German magazine Off Road. It won in the category “Tractio...

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New 142 plates see car sales jump by over 50% in July

The number of new cars licensed for the first time increased by 50.8 per cent to 14,037 in July compared with the same month last year. The jump, detailed in figures released from the Central ...

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Dunlop Sport BluResponse rated Best Buy by Which? Magazine

Dunlop is celebrating a Which? Best Buy recommendation after its Dunlop Sport BluResponse, in size 195/65 R15 V received the coveted endorsement. The Dunlop Sport BluResponse was recognised for its...

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RSA criticised over delay in responding to tyre industry submission

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has been criticised over the delay in responding to a submission by the tyre industry calling for regulation of the sale and use of part-worn tyres. Continental Tyre...

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Continental leads leads the field with Conti.eContact tyre

Hybrids could account for up to eight percent of cars on the roads by 2020 and Continental Tyre group believes it is leading the way in the development of a product specifically designed for use on th...

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