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Kwik Fit offering car insurance via its website
15th July 2024Kwik Fit is now offering motor insurance to car owners via its website. The Kwik Fit brand re-entered the UK motor insurance sector last year, offering policies through price comparison websites. After seeing its offering prove popular and receive positive customer feedback, Kwik Fit is now enabling motorists to get a quote and purchase cover via Kwik-Fit.com.
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Brakeparts manufacturer Otto Zimmermann GmbH focuses on sustainable production
15th July 2024Family business Otto Zimmermann GmbH produces brake components in Baden-Württemberg Germany. Now the company reports that it is increasingly focusing on sustainability. Sustainability was already a concern at Otto Zimmermann GmbH when the company relocated to Sinsheim in the early 1990s. The internationally renowned brand manufacturer relies on the advantages of production in Germany. In this way, the company also fulfils its own sustainability standards. When selecting its suppliers, the manufacturer pays attention to resource-saving solutions and the highest quality. In addition to fair and safe working conditions in production, one selection criterion for suppliers is proximity to the Sinsheim site in order to minimize transport routes.
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- Top Chinese Tyremakers: Manufacturers ranked by tyre production capacity in 2023
- Bridgestone gains two Toyota supplier awards
- Goodbye Continental & Bridgestone – hello Gislaved
- Shandong Province relaxes restrictions on new tyre projects
- Tanzanian government seeks outside investment to re-start ex General Tyre East Africa factory
Product News
Motorsport News
- Hoosier becomes exclusive Rallycross tyre partner
- Absolute Alignment supports Power Maxed Racing in BTCC success
- Vildósola Sr wins class on Toyo Open Country tyres at SCORE Baja 500
- Pirelli – 5 F1 drivers and teams ‘evenly matched’ in Barcelona grand prix practice
- Goodyear’s ‘largest-ever’ 24 Hours of Le Mans operation proves tyre performance in LMGT3 era
Retreading News
- Zeus – Vaculug unveils AI-powered production system
- Vipal showing ‘commitment to sustainability’ at Tire Cologne
- 2024 marks 50 years of Bulldog and 20 years of Bridgestone partnership
- Brenno Benaglia, a pillar of the retreading business, has passed away
- Kraiburg Austria preparing for future retreading with “targeted measures”
Comment
- Sustainability, new European-orientated factories and EV tyres
- East meets West: The interplay between Far Eastern tyremakers and western markets
- Leading European tyremakers investigated as part of price-fixing investigation
- Backing the right sustainability horse
- Sunak’s EV U-turn is ULEZ-related smoke and mirrors
Top Chinese Tyremakers: Manufacturers ranked by tyre production capacity in 2023
In 2023, Linglong’s various factories had a production capacity of 91.34 million tyres. Including the production of PCR products at the Serbian factory, in 2025 the tyre manufacturer’s annual production capacity will likely exceed 100 million tyres. Linglong’s tyre production base in Zhaoyuan, Shandong, has an astonishing production capacity of 36.1 million sets, including 30 million PCR, 5.85 million TBR, and 250,000 OTR tyres. The Dezhou base in Shandong has capacity for 9 million PCR an
Continue ReadingGoodbye Continental & Bridgestone – hello Gislaved
At the start of July, Russian tyre maker JSC Cordiant announced completing rebranding of the former Continental tyre plant in Kaluga. The facility is now producing Gislaved tyres, thanks to a brand rights deal negotiated with Continental in May 2023. It appears the Gislaved name will also take centre stage when tyre production at the ex-Bridgestone factory in Ulyanovsk restarts.
Continue ReadingYokohama confirms interest in Goodyear OTR
Following reports that Yokohama is in “advanced talks” with Goodyear regarding the purchase of Goodyear’s OTR tyre business, Yokohama officials have released an official statement confirming that the Japanese company is interested in Goodyear OTR.
Continue ReadingYokohama the front-runner to buy Goodyear OTR in >$1 billion-dollar deal
Yokohama Rubber Co. is reportedly in “advanced talks” to buy Goodyear’s OTR tyre business. And what’s more, the Japanese tyremaker is said to be willing to pay “at least $1 billion”, according to Bloomberg reports which cite “people familiar with the matter”. The latest news confirms reports Tyres & Accessories obtained a month ago which suggested that four suitors had been particularly interested in the purchase.
Continue ReadingBuilding the road safety coalition – TyreSafe Annual Briefing 2024
TyreSafe named its 2024 award winners at its annual briefing on 13 June, highlighting its expanded road safety stakeholder connections. In its first in-person briefing since appointing Stuart Lovatt as chair, TyreSafe presented its updated plan to change UK attitudes towards tyre safety. The event detailed October's Tyre Safety Month, featuring superhero-themed characters promoting the ACT (Air Pressure, Condition, Tread) checklist, and showcased a dynamic calendar aligning with partners such as
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