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Dunlop Supercars tyre supply deal safe after company sale

by Peter Louisson
January 15, 2025

American company Goodyear has sold Dunlop, the tyre supplier to Supercars for over 20 years, to Sumitomo.  Evidently, the sale will have no impact on Dunlop's deal to supply Supercars with control tyres. Sumitomo has long produced them in Japan anyway. Sumitomo will buy the Dunlop trademark and other rights for passenger car tyres in Europe, North American and Oceania. The sale, worth approximately $US700m, should be official by June. Ownership of the Dunlop brand has been fragmented for decades. Sumitomo, Goodyear, and Continental all hold...

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Ford Ranger tops the market in 2024

by Richard Edwards
January 3, 2025

The Ford Ranger emerged as New Zealand's best-selling vehicle of 2024, recording 11,741 registrations and surpassing the Toyota RAV4 by over 1,200 units. With impressive dynamics for a commercial vehicle, the Ranger is still capturing the wallets of those with either a concrete mixer, surfboard, or both. The Toyota RAV4 maintained its popularity in the passenger vehicle segment, achieving 10,530 registrations and capturing a 12% share of that market. Its...

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