Dunlop is, in the UK, Europe and North America, a brand that is part of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Corporation. Its headquarters are at Tyre Fort in Birmingham, a stone's throw from the original Fort Dunlop, the one time global headquarters of the Dunlop Tyre Company. Of all the tyre company's in the world, it could be said that Dunlop, being founded by the claimed innovator of the pneumatic tyre, John Boyd Dunlop, has the greatest corporate experience in the world. Certainly, the brand has a long history that has taken it into almost every area of rubber production imaginable.
Today Dunlop tyres enjoy the benefits of a long tradition of evolving with the motor car. The company also boasts perhaps the world's largest dedicated motorsport division, supplying thousands of tyres every week to global motorsport events from its base at Tyre Fort.
Additionally, Dunlop's heritage being typically British, no-one ever discarded anything that might come in useful, and the company retained many of the tyre moulds from its past production. The upshot of this is that today Dunlop is the world's largest supplier of tyres to the classic and vintage tyre market.
With the combined research facilities of Goodyear and Dunlop, the brand is once again at the cutting edge of tyre technology. At one end of the scale it supplies tyres for the family saloon, through to 4X4's and SUV's, and at the other end it is leading the way on the racetrack too.
We sell the entire range of Dunlop car and van tyres and will be fit them at a location of your choice.
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Sunday Times tackles juddering Dunlop tyres question
The Sunday Times brilliant Car Clinic column, which appears in the ingear supplement, tackled a question about juddery Dunlop tyres this weekend.
After fitting replacement Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT tyres on his Audi, GW from Oldham noticed the judder when the car was on full lock.
He asked the panel: “I drive a 2006 Audi A4 [...]
Now there’s even an App for Dunlop tyres
Dunlop tyres are the latest big name to jump onboard the apps bandwagon.
The tyres manufacturer has released an application for iPhone and Blackberry devices which allows users to search for the most appropriate tyre for their car simply by selecting their vehicle model.
And it even offers information on the features and benefits of the chosen [...]
One in Seven Cars Driven on Unroadworthy Tyres
By Oliver Hall
At least one of the tyres on a staggering 16 per cent of vehicles in New Zealand’s major towns and cities is unroadworthy, according to a recent survey.
The 1,600 vehicles surveyed in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch showed a 40 per cent increase over a similar survey conducted in 1999.
Goodyear Dunlop Tyres NZ marketing [...]
Dunlop Rolls Out Green Tyres for BTCC in 2010
By Alex Kapadia
Dunlop are introducing faster, more environmentally-friendly tyres for next years British Touring Car Championship.
The new tyres also comply with the latest European environmental regulations.
The Dunlop Sport Maxx BTCC tyres will first be used in the second round of next years BTCC at Rockingham from 24-25th April in the UK’s premier motor racing series.
The [...]
Dunlop Tyres Return as Title Sponsor of the BTCC
By Alex Kapadia
Dunlop will return as title sponsor of the MSA British Touring Car Championship from 2010 in a new four-year agreement with the UKs premier motor racing series.
The tyres company has been the exclusive tyres supplier to the BTCC since 2003.
Through this new long-term partnership, Dunlop will continue to provide the BTCC’s teams with [...]
Prices for Four Tyres Brands Set to Rise
By Alex Kapadia
Prices for Dunlop, Falken, Sumitomo and Ohtsu tyres are set to increase by between 5 and 15 per cent from next month.
SRI (Sumitomo Rubber Industries) has cited the rising cost of raw materials, including natural rubber and crude oil, as the reason for the tyres price rise.
Most of the price increases will range [...]
Michelin Wins TAFF Product Innovation Award
Michelin won two awards at the annual Tyre and Fast Fit Awards on Wednesday, including the Product Innovation Award for its lower rolling-resistance tyres. The National Tyre Distributors Association praised Michelin’s dedication to research and development and for the technical innovations that have benefited a broad area of the [...]
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