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Yokohama Announces Series of OE Fitments on Mercedes cars
Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd announced recently that its Advan Sport V107 tyre has been selected as original by Mercedes-AMG.
According to the company, Advan Sport V107 has been se- lected as OE for the new GLE 53 4MATIC+ Coup, which was launched in Europe in November, 2019. It was then selected by Mercedes as OE for two models in its new GLE 63-se- ries- the GLE 63 4MATIC+ and the GLE 63 4MATIC+ Coupe – which were launched in Europe in March 2020.
Furthermore, Yokohama added that the tyres were chosen by Mercedes for its new GLA 35 4MATIC and GLA 45 4MATIC+ and GLA 45 S 4MATIC+ models in June 2020.
The Advan Sport V107 is a high-performance tyre developed by Yokohama Rubber primarily for use on high-power premium cars. Yokohama said, the Advan Sport V105 improves upon the already excellent driving performance necessary for premium cars delivered by its predecessor Advan Sport V105 tyres while maintaining the superior comfort and safety of the V105.
ThetyreswerejointlydevelopedwithMercedes-AMGandbear the automaker’s ‘MO1’ mark of approval on the tyre sidewall.
Linglong Tire recently signed a collaboration agreement with the Ji- nan Municipal People’s Government to settle their R&D and techno- logical innovation base in the central district of Jinan.
On 17th July the two parties decided to join together and specialise in science and technology, ultilising their talents as part of the agreement. The relevant leaders of Jinan and Linglong's Chairman and President, Wang Feng attended the signing ceremony.
After the establishment of Linglong Tire’s R&D Technology and Innova- tion Base in Jinan, it will make full use of Jinan’s economic agglomera- tion, convenient transportation and talent concentration advantages. - nologies, as well as talent on a larger scale, achieving a high-quality
Meanwhile, Linglong will rely on the global-oriented R&D science and - tion of gathering high-end science and innovation resources; stimulat- ing the innovation vitality of market players; and promoting the up- stream and downstream research and development of the relevant industry chain. In addition to all of these developments, Linglong can promote the development of regional big data and intelligent manu- enterprise.
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