Chris Anthony

Highlands

Editor at Tyrepress

Child of God. Husband of @SusanAnthony_ Father of 4 amazing people. Journalist. University of Birmingham theology PhD.

Articles

Lothian extends long-term Michelin tyre supply deal

4 days ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

A shared vision on sustainability and a strong, established working relationship has seen Scottish bus operator Lothian commit to a new three-year contract with Michelin. The latest agreement continues a partnership that spans more than three decades and will see the manufacturer’s Connected Solutions Division supply, fit and manage the tyres across a fleet of 730 single and double-deck buses.
Hella brakes available in UK aftermarket

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

Hella has officially launched its range of brakes into the UK aftermarket, after more than a decade of doing business with brakes in continental Europe. According to the company, the braking lineup goes well beyond pads and discs. It additionally includes calipers, drums and shoes, master and wheel cylinders, and wear indicators, and is complemented by Hella electronics such as brake-by-wire pedals and ABS sensors. This is a short extract.
Zamarro: Goodyear Chemical business is ‘inherently more valuable’ now

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

In November 2023, Goodyear announced that its Chemical, Off-The-Road, and Dunlop brand business were under strategic review. Deemed to be non-core businesses, they were put up for sale with a view to raising “gross proceeds in excess of US$2 billion”. A-year-and-a-half down the road, the Dunlop and Goodyear OTR deals are done. Executives always said the Dunlop negotiations were furthest down the road, but analysts expected the Chemical business to be amongst the most straightforward sales as well.
Goodyear “anticipates” European “tariff determination”

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

Following yesterday’s confirmation from ITMA that the “the Chinese Mission in Brussels have been informed by the EU” of an anti-dumping investigation into Chinese-produced car tyres, in addition to a number of other corroborating sources including – for a short time – the European Commission’s own web site, Goodyear’s most senior executives have stated that the US-base tyre maker “anticipates” such a European tariff investigation and subsequent “tariff determination”. This is a short extract.
Goodyear's US tariff exposure a quarter of industry average

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

During Goodyear’s first quarter 2025 earnings presentation (on 8 May), chief financial officer and interim Goodyear EMEA president, Christina Zamarro provided some insightful context on the US tyremaker’s position in relation to the round of import tariffs implemented by the Trump administration in early April.
2.15 million tyre-related MOT failures last year lead to mandatory advisory follow-up calls

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) data shows that 2,152,849 vehicles failed the MOT due to tyre defects in 2023/24. That figure was just over 2 million the previous year and has been rising steadily from 1.83 million in 2019/20. If that wasn’t bad enough, 36 per cent of these failures – which equates to more than 750,000 vehicles – had previously been flagged with tyre-related advisories. This is a short extract.
Confirmed: Europe to start Chinese-produced car tyre anti-dumping investigation

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

After the European Commission (EC) published and then withdrew a web page stating that it will initiate an anti-dumping investigation into Chinese-produced car tyres, news of the investigation has now been confirmed by sources in the UK and Europe. In answer to questions from Tyres & Accessories, ITMA chairman Alfred Graham confirmed that “the Chinese Mission in Brussels have been informed by the EU”. This is a short extract.
Q1 2025: Nokian reports 14% sales increase, but operating loss remains

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

Nokian Tyres has reported first quarter 2025 net sales of 269.5 million euros (January–March 2024: 236.6), an increase of 14.2 per cent. And what’s more, sales growth outperformed the market in all regions, according to the company. However, the segment operating result remained in negative territory (-18.5 million euros). Indeed, it decline from -15.1 million euros in the same period in 2024. This is a short extract.
US Department of Commerce finds 125.5% counter-veiling duty for Jiangsu General, rescinds investigations of 9 other firms

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

While on this side of the Atlantic, all parts of the market have been looking for details of the apparently forthcoming European anti-dumping investigation into Chinese-produce car tyres, on the other side of the Pond, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has released preliminary results of its administrative review of 2023 countervailing duty on certain passenger car and truck tyres imported into the USA from China. In short, Jiangsu General Science Technology Co., Ltd.
Nexen Tire partners with LD Carbon in long-term recovered carbon black deal

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

Nexen Tire has signed a long-term supply agreement with LD Carbon Co. Ltd. for recovered carbon black (rCB). Nexen reports that LD Carbon’s recovered carbon black is generated by pyrolyzing end-of-life tyres in an oxygen-free environment, greatly lowering carbon emissions and promoting resource cycling thereby helping the South Korean tyremaker expand its use of sustainable…This is a short extract. Tyrepress and Tyres & Accessories subscribers can log in below to read the full article.