Tires

We have just celebrated Labour Day and summer is not even over yet, and here we are writing about winter tires. Are we crazy? Not really. Depending on where you live in Canada, winter tires may or may not be mandatory for a certain part of the year. Regardless, they …

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company announced Monday a $575 million dollar to expand Ontario plant to make tires for electric vehicles. The $575 million project, which will add 200 jobs to the Napanee, Ontario site, is backed by Ottawa and the province of Ontario which are pitching in a combined …

J.D. Power’s 2024 Original Equipment Tire Customer Satisfaction Study released a couple of weeks ago shows that the satisfaction gap between electric vehicles and ICE-powered vehicles is widening. Basically, EV owners have similar expectations of tire wear as do owners of conventional vehicles, but more and more of them are …

Need some new summer or all-season tires for your car or SUV? Given the extremely wide selection of models on the market, it’s easy to get lost. Whether you’re taking your time to shop around or making a last-minute decision, remember that the price is only one factor to consider.

Hyundai may just have found the next great thing in winter tire technology. Together with sister company Kia , it has developed tire-integrated “snow chains” that provide extra grip and promise to make winter driving safer. Essentially, shape memory alloy modules are located inside the wheel and tire. When the …

Extreme winter weather events related to climate change have made winter tires more important than ever according to 76 percent of Canadian motorists polled by the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC). “It seems Canadian drivers are recognizing the changing weather patterns brought about by climate change,” says TRAC …

Canadian drivers know the value of winter tires, even those who are not legally required to put them on their vehicle during the cold season. A 2020 survey commissioned by the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada revealed that 72 percent of vehicle owners across the country now opt for …

Depending on where you live in Canada, winter tires may or may not be mandatory for a certain part of the year. Regardless, they have proven to outperform all-season and all-weather tires when temperatures drop below 7 degrees Celsius. And if you need a new set, it’s best to shop …

Winter tires are mandatory in Quebec (Dec.1-Mar.15) and British Columbia (Oct.1-Apr.30), but not in other Canadian provinces. And yet, their safety benefits over all-season tires have been demonstrated many times over. Now, a lot of drivers across the country are arguing that all-wheel drive is more effective than winter tires …

Outside Quebec, where winter tires are mandated by law, winter tire usage is up from 65 percent last year to 69 percent this year, according to a new Leger survey commissioned by the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC). In fact, 7 percent of drivers in the rest of …