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Apollo Tyres collaborates with GARC to establish test track in Tamil Nadu

Apollo Tyres has provided the technical expertise to get the track ready for testing wet grip of tyres, as per the standard specifications

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The major impediment to Government’s plan of implementing Star Ratings, was the unavailability of approved test track facilities in India, to test and assess traction on wet surface or wet grip, which means the relative braking performance on a wet s

Gireesh Babu Chennai
Apollo Tyres has collaborated with Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC) to establish a test track in Tamil Nadu. The facility will be for testing wet grip of tyres, which is one of the primary safety tests.

Apollo Tyres has provided the technical expertise to get the track ready for testing wet grip of tyres, as per the standard specifications.

The readiness of the test track is linked to the Indian government's plan to implement ‘Star Rating’ of tyres, in line with the Tyre Labelling regulation in Europe. This is with the objective to ensure safety, the economic and environmental efficiency