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Uniroyal: Optimistic Outlook for Winter Tyres

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Uniroyal is optimistic as it enters the upcoming winter tyre season. The wet tyre brand is seeing a trend toward higher demand for winter tyres. Between 2012 and 2018, experts believe that European demand for winter tyres approved for speeds of between 190 km/h and 240 km/h will rise by a quarter. In percentage terms, demand will be focused primarily on models approved for speeds of up to 210 km/h and 240 km/h, but the "T" segment (speed approval up to 190 km/h) is also proving highly popular.

The European winter tyre market is as dynamic as ever. Experts at Uniroyal believe that demand for tyres approved for speeds of between 190 km/h and 240 km/h will rise by around 25% between 2012 and 2018. Winter tyres approved for speeds of up to 240 km/h (speed index "V") will be the main beneficiaries of this trend, where demand is expected to increase by more than 45%. Market researchers are also expecting a further increase in demand for products approved for up to 210 km/h (speed index "H"). An increase of 22% is predicted here. Currently occupying the top spot in the European popularity scale, winter tyres approved for speeds of up to 190 km/h (speed index "T") will account for the lion's share of the most popular winter tyre in the future too. With sales of 43.3 million out of a total of 71 winter tyres sold, this trend underscores a forecast for 2018 where they are expected to have a good 60% of the market share. The Uniroyal experts therefore see good market opportunities for their new winter tyre MS plus 77. Approved for speeds of between 190 km/h and 240 km/h, this tyre is the ideal complement to this growing market segment.

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The Belgian manufacturer of rubber goods, Englebert, had been producing tyres (for Continental AG, among others) since 1895. Following the merger with US Rubber in 1958, the company came to be known as Uniroyal Englebert. Uniroyal, the inventor of the wet tyre, has been a European brand of Continental AG, Hanover, since 1979.

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