Finnish tire maker Nokian has announced, “The world's first non-studded winter tire with studs.” Beyond that brain teaser is an innovative concept, whereby the driver can deploy tire studs with the ...

The sound can be repetitive but it's also familiar at this time of year. In a backroom located off a second-floor metal catwalk above the garage at Pittsfield Tire & Auto Services on West Street, an ...

OSTERSUND, Sweden — Continental A.G. is developing a rubber-coated tire stud that it claims can deliver greater ice grip while reducing the negative impact on dry road surfaces. Conti claims the ...

AUGUSTA, Maine -- Studded tires work best on snowy and icy roads across the nation's snowbelt, but highway officials wince at the damage they cause when roads are dry. Promoters of a new type of ...