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Better alternative – Auto Bild Sportscars tests all-season tyres
7 Nov 2025
Auto Bild Sportscars argues there is no alternative to “genuine summer tyres” for those wanting “to get the best possible performance out of a sports car on the asphalt,” at least in the warmer months of the year. But UK summers are a fleeting phenomenon, and tyres that deliver top performance in warm weather can struggle on winter roads. All-season tyres offer a practical alternative; the performance motoring publication has tested ten products in 225/45 R18.
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Yokohama ends Chelsea shirt sponsorship
29 Jan 2020
Yokohama has ended its Chelsea shirt sponsorship after “five very successful years”. However, the Japanese tyre manufacturer will now be the team's Official Global Tyre Partner.
Mobile network Three has since been named as the new shirt sponsors in a three-year deal. Three’s logo will appear on all of Chelsea’s shirts from 2020/21, including Chelsea Women and Academy sides as well as the men’s team.
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Vredestein tyres a factory fitment on VW Golf 8
29 Jan 2020
Volkswagen has approved a trio of Vredestein tyre models for the latest generation of the UK’s second-best-selling car. In addition to offering the Golf 8 with the Vredestein Sportrac 5 in size 195/65R15, buyers wanting winter tyres can receive their car equipped with the Vredestein Wintrac Pro in the same dimension or the Snowtrac 5 in size 205/55R16.
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All MOTs cancelled in Northern Ireland
29 Jan 2020
Vehicle lift safety issues have led to the suspension of all MOT tests for cars and light vehicles in Northern Ireland. On 27 January 2020 the Driver Vehicle Agency (DVA) said: “Anyone due to get their car or light vehicle MOT [28 January] should not attend.” However, “tests on heavy goods vehicles and buses will continue.”
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Yokohama shows classic car tyres at Autosport
21 Jan 2020
Interest in classic cars has boomed over the past decade and with it demand for authentic-looking tyres. Yokohama is increasing its activities here and presented several ranges at Autosport International. Rally legend Paddy Hopkirk even stopped by to lend a hand.
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Hankook Tire continuing as Real Madrid sponsor to 2022/23
21 Jan 2020
Real Madrid CF has extended its sponsorship agreement with Hankook Tire until the end of the 2022/23 season. This continued collaboration between Spanish La Liga football club and tyre maker was sealed during a ceremony at Santiago Bernabéu stadium. Florentino Pérez, president of Real Madrid, and Sang Hoon Lee, Hankook Tire’s president in Europe, signed the deal.
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Linglong tyres for China’s most expensive car
15 Jan 2020
Consumers are more likely to favour brands of tyre factory-fitted on performance or prestige cars. It’s no wonder then that all leading tyre makers strive to gain original equipment approvals. Linglong Tire recently scored a coup when FAW Group chose its tyres for what’s said to be China’s most expensive car, the Hongqi L5.
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