Goodyear's smart tyres will be integrated with PlusDrive with the purpose of collecting data for the improvement of autonomous truck technology.

All of the 50 CV tyre service centres across India belonging to Apollo Tyres have received quality assurance certification from the automotive certification agency, TUV-IRF - an industry first, according to Apollo.

Continental India has launched a warranty programme, called ‘Conti Bharosa’, that covers truck and bus tyres for a full five years, which is greater than the 2 to 3 years warranty provided by most other tyre manufacturers.

ZF Group has entered a long-term agreement with Goodyear Operations SA whereby the companies plan to offer combined solutions for fleet and tyre management solutions.

The plan to purchase Cooper Tires was first announced in February 2021

Bridgestone Americas has made a minority investment in Kodiak Robotics. The partnership will allow Bridgestone to integrate its smart-sensing tyre technologies and fleet solutions into Kodiak's level 4 autonomous trucks.

Stuttgart-based Robert Bosch is to fulfil a major order for electric air compressors with integrated power electronics from cellcentric, the joint venture between Daimler and Volvo.

Bridgestone Americas is expanding its Williamsburg, Kentucky, air springs manufacturing plant. The USD51m investment in the Firestone Industrial Products' plant will help meet market demand in the automotive vehicle market with a focus on making products for electric vehicles.

Scandinavian Enviro Systems is in the process of getting planning to build a new end-of-life-vehicle-tyre recycling plant in Lillesjö, Uddevalla Municipality with an annual capacity capable of recycling half of all end-of-life tyres in Sweden.

Starting in May, Michelin Group will market its first range of electric bus tyres that can also be adapted for use on traditional urban and suburban vehicles.

JK Tyre & Industries Ltd of New Delhi, one of India’s largest tyre manufacturers, says it has partnered with integral bus builder, JBM Auto Ltd1 of Gurugram (New Delhi) to supply radial tyres fitted with its smart tyres device for JBM’s CNG (JBM Citylife) and electric buses (JBM Ecolife).

JK Tyre & Industries Ltd of New Delhi, one of India’s largest manufacturer of tyres has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Automotive Test Tracks (NATRAX)1 of Pithampur towards the development of a wet grip test track at NATRAX Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh.