EU sourcing data, smart tyre evaluation and materials development lead this week’s roundup.
DC Kim returns to lead Nexen’s combined European sales organisation, while Jeff Roh moves to global sales planning.
Techking and Boonray expand their mining truck partnership into joint tyre R&D, service support and data research.
POLYN is supplying VibroSense engineering chips for evaluation in tyre-mounted sensor nodes.
West Yorkshire Police joins TyreSafe to promote routine tyre checks as part of the county’s wider Vision Zero work.
Bridgestone will place Consumer, Commercial and OE tyre sales in Europe under Stefano Sanchini from 1 October.
Final tickets remain for The Blend 2026, with Rory Sutherland set to headline the Birmingham garage conference on 10 October.
Ville Mansikkamäki will lead Nokian Heavy Tyres, bringing senior experience from Ponsse, CNH Industrial, Valtra and AGCO.
BTMA will represent nine national tyre associations at Tyres Europe Board meetings for a one-year mandate.
Yokohama's RAG deployment raises a bigger question: could proprietary engineering knowledge become tyre makers' real AI advantage?
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