Maxion Jantas has completed construction of the buildings and infrastructure of a new 21,000 sq m commercial vehicle steel wheel manufacturing plant in Manisa, Turkey.

With an investment of more than USD30m, the Michelin Group of Clermont-Ferrand, France has started construction of its first ever end-of-life tyre recycling plant in the Antofagasta region of Chile, South America.

Giti Tire’s GAU867v1 all-position urban bus tyre range has been updated with core developments targeting Europe’s growing electric bus market.

Tyre giant, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and wheel-end specialist, Consolidated Metco, have announced a strategic collaboration to create combined digital solutions to provide operators better understanding of the health of their commercial fleet tyres and wheel ends.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has agreed terms to buy Cooper Tire & Rubber Company of Findlay, Ohio for approximately USD2.5bn.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio has announced a strategic relationship with TuSimple Inc*, an autonomous trucking technology company based in San Diego, California, to provide tyres and tyre management solutions to TuSimple’s Autonomous Freight Network (AFN).

Maxion Wheels will work together with early-stage investor Plug and Play Tech Center and its programme, Startup Autobahn, which is designed to guide and support start-up tech companies.

Tyre maker, Hankook Tire, has appointed Hyung Yun Kim as the new managing director of its European factory in Hungary

Passenger and CV tyre maker, Bridgestone India Pvt Ltd has launched its new-generation drive tyre for the commercial vehicle segment, which is designed for the general cargo, long haul, and highway applications

Apollo Tyres Ltd has launched the new XT-100HD - cross-ply lug (pattern) tyre for commercial vehicles.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of Akron has launched its new Fuel Max RSD tyre with enhanced fuel efficiency, mileage and traction for super-regional driving fleets.

Announcing that in 2021, the German Federal Government intends to further promote investments in modern trailer technologies as part of the ‘Fleet Renewal Programme for Commercial Vehicles’, Europe’s largest trailer builder Schmitz Cargobull AG is offering a tyre pressure monitoring system to tipper trailer operators; it is well known that under-inflated tyres or tyre pressure not matching the load on any vehicle can waste fuel and increase carbon footprint.