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Yokohama All-season tyre celebrates premiere in Germany

Yokohama was extremely satisfied with its trade fair presence. “We are well presented and are pleased with the numerous professional conversations at our trade fair booth”, said Sabine Stiller, Marketing and PR Manager. Apart from the product highlights, which had also been shown at the Geneva International Motor Show, the new Yokohama all-season tyre celebrated its premiere in Germany.

Yokohama was extremely satisfied with its trade fair presence. “We are well presented and are pleased with the numerous professional conversations at our trade fair booth”, said Sabine Stiller, Marketing and PR Manager. Apart from the product highlights, which had also been shown at the Geneva International Motor Show, the new Yokohama all-season tyre celebrated its premiere in Germany.

The BluEarth-4S AW21 carries both the M+S and the snowflake symbol. Yokohama focuses with this product on compact vehicles, smaller middle-class saloons and modern SUVs and CUVs. According to company information, the tyre convinces with good tyre performance all year round. When developing the tyre, special attention was paid to grip on snow and ice. Moreover, it is to satisfy with its mileage.

The broad tread pattern of the BluEarth-4S AW21 is very striking. It is meant to provide good performance on dry and wet roads, as well as on snow and ice. According to company information, so-called Crossing Narrow Grooves are responsible for safety on snow and ice. A so-called All-Season Sipe is to support the driver on dry roads and big shoulder blocks are similarly important for performance in dry conditions. At the moment, the new all-season tyre is available in sizes from 14 to 19 inches.

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ADAC Winter Tyre test 2016: Bad ratings for all-season tyres

All-season tyres are a highly discussed topic in the industry – each relevant manufacturer reacted to the demand in the market and added a tread to the portfolio in the meantime. In the framework of its Winter Tyre Test units, ADAC also tested seven all-season products. The result is devastating. Concerning the seasonal experts, the Goodyear UltraGrip9 stands out in the small and compact class.

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Conti’s presence in prestige segment

Presence in the prestige segment is an essential factor of strengthening your image – and it is proof of your development competence. Continental will equip sportscars and highly powerful, handling-oriented passenger cars with the new WinterContact TS 860 S. Original equipment will be the main focus of the luxury rubber, but the tyre will also be available in the replacement business.

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The Tire Cologne: Key players agree to come

The tyre trade fair REIFEN experienced its final issue in Essen this year. The Tire Cologne, which was invented by Koelnmesse and BRV, positioned itself as new industry trade fair. When looking at the communicated registration figures the first edition seems to turn into a superlative industry event in 2018. According to responsible trade fair people, all the key players were already on board for 2018. After important key players of the industry had already expressed their support for the event in the framework of the campaign “We are taking part” in May, the list of participants seemed to have grown considerably nearly a year later.

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Download new overview now: All-season tyres

All-season tyres are trendy. In the meantime, several brands have added all-season tyres to their range of products. Please find a table of the current all-season tyres in the download area of this website (the editors make no claim to completeness). You can find a list of 113 treads in the table, which we added to our supplement database, and which were provided by the industry.

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