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India’s leading tyre maker, MRF has recently launched a new tyre model called the Nylogrip Ezeeride. This new tyre is available in both tubeless and tube forms, and comes in 10 sizes which will fit across many popular motorbikes such as Hero Splendor, Bajaj Discover, Royal Enfield Bullet, Honda Shine etc. The company has launched … Continue reading

ICRA, an Indian independent and professional investment information and credit rating agency has recently said that the domestic tyre demand is expected to grow. According to the agency, this growth is expected to be between the range of 7–9 percent over the next 5 years period, during 2019–2023. The rating agency also added that the … Continue reading

The German tyre making giant, Continental AG has started production at its latest car and light truck tyre plant in Rayong, Thailand. The company started working on this $265 million project in the Southeast Asian country in 2017. The new plant has the capacity to produce up to 4 million tyres in a year for … Continue reading

MRF Tyres’ Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Mr. K. M. Mammen Mappillai has recently been elected as the new Chairman of Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA). Moreover, JK Tyre & Industries’ whole-time Director, Mr. Anshuman Singhania has been elected as the Vice-Chairman of ATMA. The core group of the body has also been reconstituted with Rajat … Continue reading

Indian tyre major JK Tyre and Industries Limited will now feature in the coveted Limca Book of Records with their largest off-the-road tyre — the VEM 045. The mammoth tyre, 40.00-57 VEM 045, measures 12 feet in height and weighs approx 3.4 tons. The never-seen-before tyre manufactured by JK Tyre is exclusively developed for India’s … Continue reading

Indian tyre makers are concerned with the decrease in the production of natural rubber. They have also urged the Union Ministry of Commerce to take necessary steps making sure that the industry is not hit hard by this shortfall and there is easy availability of material for the tyre manufacturers. During the April-January period of … Continue reading