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Tires with a “sixth sense”

It was November 1, 2014, when all newly registered vehicles were required by law to be equipped with tire pressure measurement systems (TPMS). Since then, the offer on the market in terms of sensors, programs and diagnostic tools has undergone major developments.

The Service Giver

Without making any reference to organisations that were recent­ly forced, due to the Covid 19 pandemic, to cancel or postpone events at the last minute.

Autoattrezzati

Coronavirus: Egea calls for support measures for the supply chain in a letter to the European Commission

ELT: a new decree now in force

After years of waiting, the new decree by the Ministry of the Environment on the management of end-of-life tires came into force last April. In fact, Decree no. 182 dated November 19, 2019 was published

A year to forget

The year 2020, will probably be remembered as the most difficult ever for the automotive industry, as the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented. Truth be told, even before the current emergency, the situation in the car market was far from reassuring, consistent with a stagnating economic scenario. In our country, for example, after a negative 2019, the number of new registrations in January 2020 

Retail channels move toward digitization and additional services

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown on the auto-repair industry compelled distribution networks to review their plans and accelerate the digitization process of their affiliates. During the two months of lockdown, many companies took the opportunity to make the technological leap needed to remain competitive in an ever-changing automotive world

Road transport: structural projects needed to relaunch the sector

A general mobilization in favour of a sector that, despite the recent difficulties has never stopped, supporting the country not only from an economic point of view, but also socially, guaranteeing the necessary supplies at the time when the Covid19 pandemic was at its fiercest

Password: go digital!

From games to motorsport, from eSports to new product development, simulation systems are now making their way in the world of tires with Goodyear and Pirelli leading the way

To each his own

With sales totalling over one million since 2008, the year of its first appearance on the European market, the Kuga quickly established itself as one of the most successful models in the Blue Oval range, behind Ford’s Fiesta and Focus, and by far the most popular sport utility vehicle among Ford customers.

The evolution of tire changers

Tires are changing and consequently also the equipment used for their maintenance in the workshop. Tire changers are no exception. In recent years, technological advancements in the tire industry resulted in the development of products able to adapt to wheel with Tpms sensors, run-flat tires or super-low profiles.