Bemenet plc Introduces Tubeless Michelin Tyre to Ethiopia

The authorized dealer for Michelin Tyres for Ethiopia, Bemenet plc, has finished preparations to import tubeless truck tyres for the first time. The Company displayed sample tyres at the fourth International Automotive Fair recently.

Mr. Kishore Namburi, sales manager of Michelin to Ethiopia has been giving explanations about advantages truck owners can obtain using the tubeless tyre: “There is a refusal to accept new technology by Ethiopian customers. In Kenya, almost 80 per cent of the trucks use the tubeless tyre. Cost per kilometre is cheaper than tube tyres and consumes from 6-8 per cent less fuel, because it has the ability to travel longer. The tubeless tyre has a low profile, which defines the relation between the tyres section width and cross section height and expressed in percentage, the lowest is the preferable profile.”

“It is easy to fit and remove,” said Woizero Hirut Alamerew, managing director of Bemenet plc. It takes only two minutes to fit and remove the tyre during travel, and if some thing punctures the tyre, it does not need a professional. The driver can fix it with a glue like product Michelin Tyres provided, added Hirut.