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Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone is looking to scale up its manufacturing capacity by over 10 per cent next year amid the demand surge in both OEM and aftermarket segments, the company's India head, Parag Satpute has said. He also said that the company is working on rolling out its EV tyre technology in the domestic market, which is expected to see a higher penetration of electric vehicles amid the government's increasing push for green mobility. Bridgestone already has tyres catering to the EV segment in Europe, Japan and the US. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, the Pune-based Bridgestone India caters to both passenger and commercial tyre segment with as much as 20 per cent market share in the aftermarket domestic passenger car tyre market. The total size of the aftermarket domestic car tyre segment stands at around 2-million tyres per month. "We are running at a very healthy capacity utilisation across our both plants as in the last three years we have been .
JK Tyre & Industries on Thursday said it has come up with the country's first puncture guard technology in tyres for four-wheelers. The technology, with specially engineered self-healing elastomer inner coat, applied inside the tyres through an automated process, heals the punctures. The company plans to build in the technology in its range of tyres for four-wheelers. With this technology, tyres can self-repair multiple punctures, due to nails or other sharp objects, up to 6 mm in the tread area instantly, the tyre maker said in a statement. Puncture guard tyre offers hassle-free ride throughout the life of the tyre, without air loss, it added. "With the introduction of Smart tyre technology in 2020 and now the Puncture Guard Tyre technology, we have yet again delivered on our commitment to provide advanced mobility solutions to our customers. This technology offers high level of safety and convenience to vehicle owners," JK Tyre Chairman & Managing Director Raghupati ...