Nokian launches winter tyre for central Europe
Nokia, Finland -Â Nokian Tyres has developed several new products for Europe's rapidly growing winter tyre market. According to Nokian, "The winter weather in Central Europe has become more challenging. Extreme weather phenomena are becoming more common, with storms, violent blizzards and downpours becoming commonplace. Temperatures change rapidly, and road surfaces can be snowy, slushy, wet or icy."
The company says Around 67 million passenger car winter tyres were sold on the European tyre market in 2006, which is 12% more than in 2005.
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Press release from Nokian
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