Strathclyde Tyres Blog

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Hardly a day goes by without a teasing taster in the press about a new model due to debut at the Geneva Motor Show, the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham, or one of the myriad other auto shows scheduled to take place this year.

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Figures from ETRMA, the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association, reveal that the management of used tyres in Europe maintained its high recovery rate of 95% in 2011, despite an increase of 3% in used tyres arisings compared to 2010.

One in four motorists have been led astray by sat navs on holiday, according to a new survey by Autoglass.

Volkswagen has chosen Bridgestone Ecopia EP25 low-rolling-resistance tyres as standard equipment for the new “up!” city car.

Hankook Tyres has announced that it is to become an official sponsor of the UEFA Europa League. The Korean tyre manufacturer will join the UEFA Europa League group of partners for the period 2012-2015 and will also sponsor the UEFA Futsal Cup finals 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Michelin is bringing two new tyre lines to market in Europe – the MICHELIN ENERGY Saver+ and MICHELIN Agilis+.

Ninety-four percent of drivers support the planned new driving offence, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, according to research by road safety charity the IAM. Six percent think it’s a bad idea.

Tyre safety organisation TyreSafe is warning drivers to check their tyres before heading off for the extra-long Bank Holiday weekend.

Goodyear tyres helped to speed Volvo hybrid truck Mean Green on its way to two new world speed records in April.

Strathclyde Tyres is pleased to announce that, in a recent survey from March 2012, 96.8% of our customers stated that they were ‘highly satisfied’ with the service they received (with only 3.2% stating that they were fairly satisfied). This was in respect of tyres purchased, MOTs, servicing and other services provided by our staff at Strathclyde Tyres across our branches in Scotland.