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Giti Tire has focused largely on the lucrative European SUV/crossover market in 2015 with size extensions and product launches across three brands to be joined by a new GT Radial tyre later in the month. At the same time, the manufacturer’s existing Adventuro M/T has helped one of the brand’s Leeds dealers to enjoy some grassroots motorsport success, demonstrating its mud terrain capabilities.
While Yokohama’s flagship Advan brand provides high performance for on-road SUVs, such as the AMG version of the Mercedes-Benz M-Class and Audi Q7, for which it is the original equipment fitment, its Geolandar range also has models to suit the off-road adventurer.
General Tire turns 100 years old in 2015, and the Continental-owned brand will mark its centenary with its UK distributor Micheldever with an event at Jaguar Land Rover’s Gaydon facility later in the year. The partnership between General and its distributor is itself celebrating a landmark year.
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Pirelli will sponsor the ‘Prestige & Performance’ competition at this year’s Salon Privé event, welcoming to the judging panel renowned car expert Tiff Needell. The inaugural Pirelli Prestige & Performance competition will take place on the final day of Salon Privé, Saturday September 5, at Blenheim Palace and will celebrate supercar models from 1975 through to the present day.
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Contract tyre manufacturer Enjoy Tyre’s Rotalla and Routeway brands offer a range of 4×4 tyres geared towards the SUV, highway end of the market. The manufacturer will venture further off-road next year, it told Tyres & Accessories, when it launches its new Rotalla RF11 A/T pattern.
Following up today’s release of August new car registration data, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has added country-based statistics showing that England is leading the way from the home nations.
Earlier in the year, Tyres & Accessories attended the launch of the latest tyre for specialist off-road brand, BFGoodrich. The All Terrain KO2 was described as “our best all-terrain tyre ever,” by BFGoodrich business segment manager Claire Fioretti at the “Landrauvergne” launch (Michelin’s pun referencing the Anglo-French nature of the event, and the tyre’s target Land Rover fitments), characterising the event as a “return to our core 4×4 segment in Europe.”
Atturo Tire has continued the expansion of its SUV and Light Truck product range with the release of three new sizes for the Trail Blade X/T. The tyre also continues a design partnership with blade manufacturer Quarter Master Knives, which provides an Atturo themed product itself.
Demand for commercial vehicles has increased in August, with overall new registrations rising 15.3 per cent, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders states. In the year to date, demand has risen 19.0 per cent to 255,849 units, with truck demand in particular rising (38.3 per cent up to 49,890 in 2015). Growth in August for the truck sector saw registrations up 20.2 per cent.
Dmack returns to the event on which it secured its first WRC2 championship in 2014 at Coates Hire Rally Australia. Its Drive Dmack team is targeting continued success this time around with the top local driver joining its ranks. Supplying its WRC tyres to the event, Dmack has shipped its bespoke fitting container, fitted with the machines and equipment needed to supply gravel tyres for competitors. The latest DMG+2 tyres have flown directly from the Yongtai factory.
Pirelli has concluded its investigation into Sebastian Vettel’s tyre failure in the closing stages of the Belgian grand prix. The exclusive Formula One tyre supplier stated its technical analysis had found no structural problem with the tyres used at Spa, and the blowout that ended Vettel’s race came as the result of exceptional “combined effect of debris on the track and prolonged tyre usage on a circuit that is particularly demanding.”
Business minister Anna Soubry visited Dunlop Aircraft Tyres’ Birmingham plant to hear how the manufacturer’s further investment plans will help it expand its product range and increase international sales. The world’s only specialist manufacturer and retreader of aircraft tyres was one of four companies in the West Midlands that the minister visited during a fact-finding day in the region.
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Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe has appointed of Xavier Fraipont to the position of managing director, motorsport and motorcycle EMEA. Fraipont, formerly director, consumer tyre technology EMEA, replaces Sanjay Khanna, who has been appointed consumer sales and marketing director for emerging markets.
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The Carlstar Group has introduced the new Carlisle Trail Pro tyre for ATVs, UTVs and Side by Sides. The manufacturer says the Trail Pro provides a smooth ride even on mixed terrain. It features a non-directional, self-cleaning tread pattern for forward and lateral traction as well as improved braking, tread wear and cut resistance. The scalloped shoulder provides additional puncture protection and prevents mud from packing.
SD International has a trio of 4×4 tyres available through its private Zeta and Pace brands alongside the exclusive Maxtrek label. The Maxtrek range presents four rugged, off-road tyre’s suitable for all types of 4×4/SUV vehicles with the Sierra S6 pattern on offer in 46 sizes from 215/75R 15 to 31×10.5R and the SMT-A8 in three sizes from 225/70RC through to 225/65R 17. The SU800 has 31 size options from 225/75R up to 31.10.50 16LT6 plus the Mud Digger pattern is currently available in 12 sizes from LT265/75R 16-8 to LT35 x 12.50R 15.6.
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