Timo Röbbel Takes Charge As Continental’s Head Of Public Relations In EMEA
Timo Röbbel Takes Charge As Continental’s Head Of Public Relations In EMEA
  • August 24, 2021

Continental has appointed Timo Röbbel as Head of Public Relations, Media and Communications for the company’s Replacement Tyre Business Unit in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Röbbel previously held the position of Head of Brand Manageme

Black Bear Carbon Appoints Victor Vreeken As CEO
Black Bear Carbon Appoints Victor Vreeken As CEO
  • August 23, 2021

Black Bear Carbon, a recovered carbon black (rCB) manufacturer, has appointed Victor Vreeken as its CEO. He will be replacing Silvio Ghyoot. Vreeken joined the company as its Chief Technology Officer in January 2020. Prior to holding the position at Blac

Time To Go Racing
Time To Go Racing
  • August 20, 2021

Automotive manufacturers in India noticed how popular the motorcycle racing segment was becoming and started investing in it. One such manufacturer is TVS Motor Company. They began in the 1980’s with their 50cc Mopeds crossing the finish line in 1st pla

Smart Tyres For Autonomous Trucks
Smart Tyres For Autonomous Trucks
  • August 20, 2021

Ready or not, autonomous vehicles (AVs) are on the way! The Level 5 autonomy, known as "anytime, anywhere" technology that can drive a vehicle under all conditions without a driver, is ways off. However, Level 4 autonomy is already here, enabling vehicles

Racing Tyres As A Branding Scheme
Racing Tyres As A Branding Scheme
  • August 20, 2021

The benefits of this are multiple. First of all, they don’t need to offer the full range of sizes to stake their claim as a racing tyre manufacturer. And I need to stress I’m talking about road car racing, not F1 racers, as those tyres are basically r

Globalisation: Thoughts Of A Bystander
Globalisation: Thoughts Of A Bystander
  • August 20, 2021

It was only many years later that we learnt about the atrocities and the inhuman ways the natives of the Amazon Valley were subjected to by the white barons to develop exporting of natural rubber to Europe to provide the main raw material for the automoti