Apollo Tyres has announced the upcoming opening of its outdoor tire testing facility in Ivalo, Finland, specifically engineered for winter and all-season tire evaluation.
Developed under a long-term agreement with the United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC), the facility will feature exclusive, tailor-made infrastructure and dedicated test tracks, purpose-built for winter and all-season tire testing in real-world conditions.
Daniele Lorenzetti, chief technology officer at Apollo Tyres, said, “This is a strategic investment in autonomy, efficiency and agility. With this test track fully dedicated to us in UTAC proving grounds, we eliminate bottlenecks, increase our cost-effectiveness, gain full control of test schedules and empower our teams to iterate and validate products, both Apollo and Vredestein brand, on their terms – especially during the critical winter season.”
The facility is designed to meet all current and anticipated technical and legal standards for winter and all-season tire development.
