Nokian Tyres has absolutely no plans to make any track focused tires.
Some people have a misconception on our competitors and us. Our only
competition for the winter tire market is Goodyear, Hankook, and
Bridgestone. We don’t directly compete with Pirelli, Falken, or any
other perfomance tire manufacturer. Still, we are the #1 European tire
manufacturer!
(CarThrottle.com)
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Thursday, March 17, 2016
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If You Ain't Cheatin' You Ain't Tryin'
Nokian cheated on tire tests with custom-made ringers
Tire maker Nokian Renkaat created custom versions of its products that performed better in comparison tests, according to Bloomberg citing a report from Finnish newspaper Kauppalehti. The paper made these claims based on internal emails and sources at the company.
Nokian CEO Ari Lehtoranta admitted to using custom tires in tests before 2014, which was also prior to him taking over as the corporation's boss. The Finnish newspaper alleged the deception began in 2005, according to Reuters. Lehtoranta claims the company has stopped giving out modified versions of its products for evaluations.
Nokian released a statement (below) about the Finnish report, and the company claimed this was an industry-wide issue. "In past years, when the testing organisations asked manufacturers to send them tyres for the tests, activities in the industry were dubious," it said. "On our behalf, we apologise and regret the mistakes we have made in the past."
(AutoBlog.com)
Tire maker Nokian Renkaat created custom versions of its products that performed better in comparison tests, according to Bloomberg citing a report from Finnish newspaper Kauppalehti. The paper made these claims based on internal emails and sources at the company.
Nokian CEO Ari Lehtoranta admitted to using custom tires in tests before 2014, which was also prior to him taking over as the corporation's boss. The Finnish newspaper alleged the deception began in 2005, according to Reuters. Lehtoranta claims the company has stopped giving out modified versions of its products for evaluations.
Nokian released a statement (below) about the Finnish report, and the company claimed this was an industry-wide issue. "In past years, when the testing organisations asked manufacturers to send them tyres for the tests, activities in the industry were dubious," it said. "On our behalf, we apologise and regret the mistakes we have made in the past."
(AutoBlog.com)
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