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Tyres, how to read the new European label
Coming into effect on 1 May 2021, with more information on safety, fuel efficiency and quietness. Focus on the environment and winter performance
Tyres, how to read the new European label
The label is changing. News concerning the European label that manufacturers must apply to the tyres they sell will come into effect on the first of May. The main changes include a
QR code and symbols including suitability for driving the
snow and
The tyre labelling regulation has been
in force since 2012 and has been providing consumers across Europe with essential information on fuel efficiency, safety and noise by specifying the rolling resistance, wet grip and external rolling noise of tyres.
ETRMA: COVID-19 pummels European tire markets in 2020
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BRUSSELS The COVID-19 pandemic and the economic turmoil it caused took a huge bite out of the European tire market last year, according to figures released this week by the European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association.
With the exception of the replacement truck tire segment, the major market sectors tracked by the ETRMA suffered double-digit drops in shipments:
OE car tires down 23.1 percent to just shy of 67 million units;
OE truck tires down 18.3 percent to 4.66 million units;
Replacement car tires down 12.1 percent to 192.3 million units; and
Replacement truck tires down 3.9 percent 12.1 million units.
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BRUSSELS The COVID-19 pandemic and the economic turmoil it caused took a huge bite out of the European tire market last year, according to figures released this week by the European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association.
With the exception of the replacement truck tire segment, the major market sectors tracked by the ETRMA suffered double-digit drops in shipments:
OE truck tires down 18.3% to 4.66 million units;
Replacement car tires down 12.1% to 192.3 million units; and
Replacement truck tires down 3.9% 12.1 million units.
The COVID-19 pandemic, the repeated lockdowns and mobility restrictions consequently imposed, together with the economic crisis that followed, with the closure of some plants, have strongly impacted the tire sector, not only in terms of sales but also in terms of jobs lost, Fazilet Cinaralp, secretary general of the ETRMA said.