Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 09:58:41 GMT From: hohnopsamlid.invalid (Goran Larsson) Subject: Re: Tire/Tyre Favorites/Favourites & Why
In article <3F5C0231.9030707nopsamo.com>, meld_b <meld_bnopsamo.com> wrote: > Ah Gislaved! was Haakapallita a model name made by Gislaved? Gislaved *was* a Swedish company making excellent winter tyres/tires. Unfortunately they were bought by the German company Continental. The Gislaved factory in Sweden has been shut down and the tyres/tires sold under the Gislaved name are now designed and manufactured by Continental. The Gislaved tyres/tires are no longer what they used to be. Hakkapeliitta is the name used by Nokian, a company in Finland, for their excellent winter tyres/tires. The former Gislaved master tyre/tire designer now works for Nokian. Btw, I use Nokian NRZi 225/45 R17 XL (summer) and Nokian Hakkapeliitta Q (winter) on my 9-5. < http://www.nokian.com/nokian_nrzi_en.html > < http://www.nokian.com/nokian_hakkapeliitta_q_en.html > -- G–ran Larsson http://www.nospam.com/saab/