Italian tire giant Pirelli has formally greenlit a $1 billion to $1.2 billion multi-year investment in the US, marking a strategic push under its newly appointed board led by executive chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera. The plan, first outlined in Pirelli’s…
The BMW Group has announced a pair of high-level leadership appointments that take effect in July and August 2026. Sylvia Neubauer will step into the role of President and CEO of BMW (Schweiz) AG starting July 1, 2026, succeeding Sergio…
BMW AG has completed the conversion of all non-voting preferred shares into voting ordinary shares at a 1:1 ratio, effective immediately. The move, approved by a large majority at the Annual General Meeting on May 13, 2026, transforms nearly 55…
BMW M Motorsport has announced a series of successful race weekends, with customer teams securing podium finishes with the BMW M4 GT3 EVO at both the 24 Hours of Spa and the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The BMW M4…
The fifth generation of the BMW X5 has been unveiled, combining five different drive system technologies with the design language and innovations of the Neue Klasse. The new BMW X5 is the first model from the brand to come to…
The BMW Group has completed a $1.7 billion investment in its South Carolina operations, marking a significant milestone in its commitment to the United States. The company celebrated the occasion at the “Home of X” event, where it also premiered…
Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has announced plans to begin Dunlop-branded tire deliveries in Europe later this year, marking a key milestone in its RISE 2035 growth strategy. The Japanese tire giant revealed in a June 30 update that it expects…
The German tire industry, represented by ReifenDeutschland, has rejected the proposed extension of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to steel intermediate products used in tire manufacturing. The industry association supports the overall objectives of CBAM to reduce global emissions…
The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3) will host the 14th European Conference on Constitutive Models for Rubber (ECCMR 2026) in Oxford, UK, from September 9 to 11, 2026. Organized by the IOM3 Elastomer Group, chaired by Prof James…
German chemicals giant Covestro has announced plans to construct a new “world-scale” methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) production train at its integrated site in Shanghai, China, with a capacity of 660 kilotons per annum (ktpa). The project, targeting startup by the…