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Theme for Michelin Challenge Design 2014 announced

The Michelin Challenge Design is now in its twelfth year and once again it invites aspiring designers from around the world to focus on design relating to a theme or an emerging trend in the automotive industry. For the 2014 competition, Michelin has chosen the theme “Driven/Undriven: The Duality of Tomorrow’s Automobiles.” Under this topic, participants are asked to explore the human connection to a vehicle and address the potential of autonomous motoring, as it opens new possibilities in automotive design. Specifically, participants in the 2014 Michelin Challenge Design are encouraged to design a vehicle with features and capabilities to engage drivers both in an “Undriven” autonomous mode and a “Driven” driver-controlled mode.

24th January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Race2Recovery team completes Dakar

The 2013 Dakar Rally saw history created as Race2Recovery, the group of predominantly injured soldiers who formed a rally team to raise funds for Forces charities, became the first ever disability team to complete the world’s toughest race. The team’s Land Rover Defender-based Wildcat race vehicle, running on Cooper Tire’s Discoverer STT, and its crew of driver Major Matt O’Hare and co-driver Corporal Phillip Gillespie, crossed the finish line of the final stage in Santiago, Chile on Saturday evening, ending two weeks of racing that saw the team’s other three Wildcat vehicles fall out of the race.

23rd January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik Fit identifies winter tyre gap in Theory Test questions

Over the last five days Kwik Fit has sold more than five times the number of winter tyres than the same time last week, as drivers have taken heed of severe weather warnings and made advance preparations.

23rd January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

New name for motorcycle trade association

National Motorcycle Dealer Association is the new name for RMI motorcycle division, the trade association representing motorcycle dealers across the UK. Director Sue Robinson commented: "The UK motorcycle industry is evolving and modern motorcycle dealer's needs are changing. In an industry that has been hit hard by the recession it is more important than ever to have the support and guidance of a reputable trade body.

23rd January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Voith buys Thyssenkrupp Services in UK

International News, News, UK News

Voith Industrial Services has strengthened its position in the UK automotive industry by acquiring ThyssenKrupp Services Ltd. According to the company, the acquisition will create a combined business with a workforce of over 2,000 employees at 35 locations. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

23rd January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti outlines new loan agreement

German tyre maker and automotive supplier Continental has improved its debt maturity profile through the signing of a new syndicated loan agreement. Committed to by approximately 30 domestic and international banks, the credit amount has been reduced slightly. It now totals 4.5 billion euros and is split up into two tranches of differing duration – a 1.5 billion euro loan with a term of three years, and a five-year, 3 billion euro revolving credit line. For the new syndicated loan, Continental has been able to obtain the release of the asset collateral previously put up for financing and has also implemented “further simplifications” with regards to the documentation.

23rd January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Bigger and faster: Superbike also gets the Pirelli treatment

It isn’t just Formula One whose tyres have, in Pirelli’s words, undergone a “revolution”. In this, the tenth consecutive season of single tyre supply to the Superbike series – the longest single tyre supply agreement in the history of motorsport – the Italian firm is ready for the switch from 16.5-inch to 17-inch tyres.

23rd January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

More overtaking, pit stops – Pirelli talks about its new F1 tyres

Those wanting to see more overtaking action in Formula One won’t be disappointed by what Pirelli has in store. During today’s presentation of Pirelli’s 2013 motorsport season, the Italian tyre maker detailed its new F1 tyres. It stated that this year the P Zero dry weather and Cinturato wet weather ranges have been “completely revolutionised,” having been developed “according to the wishes of the teams and the latest rules from world motorsport’s governing body, the FIA.” Pirelli says the objective of all these innovations, which work closely together, is to improve performance and increase thermal degradation, to ensure at least two pit stops per race and open up more strategic options for all the teams.

23rd January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Trelleborg adjusts figures to reflect new business structure

Following the organisational changes announced late last year, the Trelleborg Group has recalculated its business area quarterly data for the years 2007 to 2012. Results are now tabulated under the “Coated Systems”, “Industrial Solutions”, “Offshore & Construction”, “Sealing Solutions” and “Wheel Systems” business areas. This recalculation has resulted in little change for the Trelleborg Wheel Systems tyre and wheel business.

23rd January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

E-Commerce B2C a Delticom highlight in a “challenging” 2012

The traditionally upbeat tone of Delticom’s financial reporting was slightly muted upon release of the company’s 2012 preliminary full-year figures on 23 January. The German-based online tyre retailer described 2012 as a “challenging year” and the market environment as “difficult.” Full-year revenues amounted to 456.4 million euros, a 4.9 per cent decrease on 2011.

23rd January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Layoffs coming at Goodyear’s Danville plant

Due to weakened demand for truck tyres in North America, Goodyear Tire & Rubber is laying off 41 workers at its Danville, Virginia truck and aircraft tyre factory. Local newspaper the Danville Register & Bee writes that the layoffs will take effect on 4 February. In an article published 21 January, it quoted Goodyear communications manager Laura Singleton as saying hourly workers throughout the plant will be affected, with selections based on seniority; employees most recently hired will be laid off first.

23rd January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli revealing 2013 motorsport plans today

Having officially ‘kicked off’ its 2013 motorsport season, later today Pirelli will share its news regarding the upcoming year. At 11:30am local time (10:30am GMT) the Italian tyre maker will conduct a press conference at its Milan headquarters; the event will be streamed online via the company’s website and viewers will be given the chance to submit questions to the Pirelli team through the company’s Facebook page.

23rd January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti’s unorthodox OE fitments

After keeping mum about it for quite a while, Continental has shared that its tyres play a key role in making the London Eye spin. The 442 foot (or 135 metre, for those reading this in metric) high Ferris wheel is spun by drive systems located in towers at each end of the boarding platform; these systems’ hydraulic motors rotate the wheel via friction rollers, and Continental HSR (Heavy Steer Regional) tyres fulfil this role.

23rd January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Levelling off or still falling?

Editorial/Comment

It has been quite a month for the forecasters. Not the weather forecasters mind you – although the winter weather that has sprinkled the UK and parts of Europe with a fresh dusting of snow will no doubt have kept them busy too – but rather the market forecasters. With ETRMA reporting that tyre unit sales fell off a cliff last year, Conti saying the market is likely to bottom out in 2013 and with other analysts predicting 2013 will be a good year for tyre retailers, what is on the horizon for the next 12 months?

22nd January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin: Tyre sell-in unit volumes weak in December

The latest tyre market data published by Michelin is being read as a warning signal by market analysts. The figures, which reflect demand trends in December and for 2012 as a whole suggest tyre sell-in unit volumes were weak. European light vehicle replacement sales, specifically, continued to slip (-7%), despite falling 19 per cent year—on–year in December 2011. Overall this is being interpreted as a response to a poor winter tyre season.

22nd January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

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