Tyre News

To celebrate the expansion of the brand’s distribution across London, Enso is offering a special promotion to make its segment-leading double-A rated specialist EV tyres more accessible to London’s electric taxi driver community. Specifically, taxi drivers can enjoy a 50 per cent discount, reducing the cost of a set of four Enso EV tyres, including fitting and VAT, to only £240.

Arsenal F.C. has entered into a global partnership with the company behind the Westlake, Goodride, Chaoyang, Arisun, Trazano and Yartu tyre brands. As part of its agreement with the football club, ZC Rubber will have a marketing presence at all Premier League, Emirates FA Cup, and Carabao Cup games played at Emirates Stadium, starting on 2 December 2023 and continuing for the next three years.

An estimated 6 million tyres on the road have illegal tread, according to TyreSafe’s recent Tread Depth survey, meaning many drivers risk three penalty points and a fine, which can be up to a maximum of £2,500, for each defective or illegal tyre. As well as the risks posed by illegal tread on tyres, almost 542,287 drivers are just two tyres away from an automatic driving ban and almost 100,000 who have nine points are just a single tyre away, according to a recent IAM RoadSmart report. These numbers have risen recently – the number of drivers with nine points on their licence has risen 8 per cent in the last year – indicating an urgent need for drivers to pay closer attention to road safety both in their driving behaviour and attention to vehicle maintenance.

Tuning specialist Brabus is fitting the Continental SportContact 7 to two limited edition sportscars at the Essen Motor Show 2023. WhatTyre's Tyre of the Year in 2022 was “developed for extreme challenges,” according to Conti's head of tuning tyres in Germany, Michael Schneider. The "sportiest Continental tyre of all time" certainly proves its worth on the 900-hp Brabus Rocket R Limited Edition and 750-hp Brabus 750 Bodo Buschmann Edition, both of which are limited to 25 models.

Reigning GT World Challenge Europe champion Raffaele Marciello brought his AMG-Mercedes career to an end with his second victory at the FIA GT World Cup marking a successful return to the Macau GT for Pirelli, and becoming the only driver to win the event twice. Both victories came on Pirelli rubber. Pirelli's preeminence in global motorsport was proved over the weekend of the 70th edition of the Macau GT; the tyre manufacturer also supplied tyres to Formula 1 at the Las Vegas night race and the World Rally Championship’s closing round of 2023 at Rally Japan. 

Business is booming for Cully Tyres & Autocare in mid-Devon, the biggest independent tyre dealer in Cullompton, after it invested £100,000 on a wide-ranging refurbishment, new equipment and opting to become a member of the First Stop network. Formerly known as Marsh Tyres, the depot has recruited new staff and now offers additional automotive services, such as repairs and solutions for electric vehicles and hybrids. Its First Stop membership has also given the depot broader access to a range of premium tyre brands in stock, featuring the Bridgestone and Firestone brands.