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National Motor Museum to Host ‘World of Top Gear’ Exhibit

BBC Worldwide and the National Motor Museum have announced plans for a major new exhibition at Beaulieu. The new ‘World of Top Gear’ exhibition will reportedly be centred around the internationally famous Top Gear television programme. This unique agreement between the National Motor Museum and BBC Worldwide will enable visitors to experience first-hand the unrivalled atmosphere, drama and humour of the World’s Greatest Car TV Show.

The exhibition aims to recreate the feel of the famous Top Gear Hanger and will showcase some of its iconic features, in a special display area at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, set in the heart of the New Forest.

7th May 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Classic Tyre Company Uses 21st Century Methods

Another member of the elite classic tyre fraternity is North Hants Tyres, which was founded in 1948 when company founder John Pettifor senior realised that there was a market for tyres and second hand spare items that were hard to obtain in the post-war Britain.

7th May 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

VTS Witnessing a Renaissance in British Made Tyre Sales

In these uncertain times when every news bulletin reminds us of the financial difficulty the country is in, it is rare to hear a positive story about British manufacturing.

7th May 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Vintage Tyres Will Be Exempt from S-Marking Laws, Won’t They?

Continuing Tyres & Accessories recent coverage on the potential impact of the forthcoming s-marking laws, T&A asks what specific impact the rules will have on the vintage tyre market. From 1 October tyres covered by regulation 2001/43 will have to have an “S” stamped on the sidewall at the end of its 7-digit certification code – and those that don’t will be illegal.

7th May 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin, TIA Partner on Truck Tyre Video

TIA and Michelin North America have partnered to create a new training video for truck fleets. The 20-minute video titled “Wheel End Safety” is “intended to provide maintenance personnel and drivers with installation and inspection guidelines to improve wheel-end performance and safety,” Michelin said. The video is available as a free download on TIA’s Web site – www.tireindustry.org – and on MNA’s Web site – www.michelintruck.com.

In order to illustrate the danger of a wheel-off incident, TIA worked with Michelin engineers to construct a controlled test at Michelin’s Laurens Proving Grounds in South Carolina, where the tyre and wheel assemblies could be filmed after they separated from a trailer. After several successful attempts, a parked car was placed in the path so multiple cameras could record the footage. (Tire Review/Akron)

7th May 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper Announces Quarterly Dividend

Cooper Tire & Rubber announced on May 5 its intention to pay shareholders of record at the close of business on June 2, 2009 a quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents per share on common stock. This dividend, payable June 30, 2009, will become the 149th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by the company.

6th May 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Announces Proposed Senior Note Offering

On May 5 Goodyear Tire & Rubber gave word of its intention to initiate a public offering of 7-year senior notes to the aggregate principal amount of approximately US$500 million, subject to market and other customary conditions. The notes, adds Goodyear, will be senior unsecured obligations of the company.

The company reports it intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with current cash and cash equivalents and unused availability under its credit facilities, for general corporate purposes, which will include the repayment on or prior to maturity of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of its senior floating rate notes due December 1, 2009. Joint book-running managers for the offering will be J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co.

6th May 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

UK Restaurants Now Included in Michelin Guide for iPhone

Admit it – you just can’t get by without your mobile phone. When it’s not glued to your ear you are busy prodding the thing with your texting thumb or downloading the latest must-read e-mails. And now, thanks to Michelin, the mobile can also offer sterling service should you wish to whet your appetite. Following the successful introduction of its ‘Michelin guide Restaurants’ iPhone applications for France and selected other European locations, the company has extended its offering to the UK and three other European countries plus two US cities.

Developed by ViaMichelin, the applications list all restaurants selected by the Michelin guide, including starred restaurants and Bib Gourmand eateries offering excellent value for money. The European titles, which cover the UK, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain, are available in five languages (French, English, German, Spanish and Italian) while the stateside titles, covering New York and San Francisco, are available only in English.

6th May 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Adds to US Commercial Tyre Range

Two new truck tyres are extending Goodyear’s US market range. These latest products, which the manufacturer is introducing to address the needs of multiple applications that range from city delivery to emergency vehicles and buses plus longer regional runs, are said to offer a deeper tread depth, enhanced tread designs and compounds in order to maximise tyre life in both urban and regional driving conditions.

“The local haul and regional segments are diverse and about as tough as it gets when it comes to wear on commercial tyres,” said Donn Kramer, Goodyear’s director of marketing for commercial tyres. “With the amount of scrubbing and curb damage the tyres undergo, fleets need tyres that are robust and able to provide a low cost-per-mile through multiple retreads. We’re excited to bring to market major advancements in tyre technology with the Goodyear G661 HSA and G662 RSA with Fuel Max Technology.”

6th May 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti’s European Tour Gets Underway With 6 New Truck Tyres

At the start of May Continental kicked off its “Road-Show 2009”, and is taking its show truck – featuring a display of its tyres and their various features – on a European tour. The road trip traverses the continent, from Helsinki to southern Portugal, Paris to the Baltic states and on to Sofia in Bulgaria. In total the Road-Show will cover more than 20 European Union lands and stop at more than 50 locations.

6th May 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

New Replacement Truck Tyre Head in Michelin’s German Markets

As of July 1, 2009 Michelin’s commercial vehicle tyre replacement market business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland will have a new man at the helm. Rainer Harter will replace Thomas Nagel in the position, and will report to Dieter von Aspern, Michelin’s replacement tyre business marketing director in the three countries. Nagel will lead the company’s electric mobility project under the responsibility of Dieter Freitag, director of Michelin Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

6th May 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

First Quarter Delivered ‘Unprecedented’ Low Demand, Says Rhodia

In reporting Rhodia’s first quarter 2009 results, company chairman and CEO Jean-Pierre Clamadieu has reflected upon a difficult three-month period. “As anticipated, we faced in the first quarter unprecedented low levels of demand,” said Clamadieu. “This, combined with the absorption of costly raw material inventories, resulted in a major adverse impact on profitability.”

6th May 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Australian Science Agency Partnering in Tyre Recycling Project

Australia’s government-run national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), reports it is working with Australian tyre recycling technologies company VR TEK Operations on the design and development of a new and improved method of recycling waste rubber for further use in the production of new tyres and a number of other products. The end goal of the project is to produce a devulcansied and activated high quality rubber powder suitable to be used in the manufacture of new rubber products.

6th May 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Birla Tyres Increases Permanent Staff Numbers, Resumes Production

Indian news sources report production at Birla Tyres’ stoppage-riddled facility in Orissa State has returned to normal, an event accompanied by a rise in the number of permanent employees at the plant. Management is said to have decided upon the resumption of “full production” and the induction of 280 of the factory’s casual workers as permanent employees, boosting permanent payroll numbers to 2,110. The plant’s 450 contractual workers have been upgraded to casual status.

6th May 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Imported Tyres Replace Local Production at Dunlop Nigeria

In late April Dunlop Nigeria’s long awaited end of local production was realised. Less than four years after the decision was taken to invest an estimated 6.5 billion naira (£29.4 million) on radialising plant technology with a view to further boosting commercial vehicle tyre output, domestic production has been replaced by tyres imported from South Africa.

The Dunlop Nigeria plant held a capacity to turn out 300,000 heavy-duty tyres per annum and manufactured products such as the Supersteel 315/80, which was launched in May 2006. Its demise so soon after upgrading is being blamed upon a combination of the faltering domestic economy and an influx of cheaper foreign produced tyres. The unreliability of power supplies in Nigeria is also said to have pulled the plug on the manufacturer’s competitiveness, and the company’s hope of a reliable source of affordable carbon black from local refineries was never realised.

6th May 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

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