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Goodyear a Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovator

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has been named a Thomson Reuters 2013 Top 100 Global Innovator for the third successive year. “This recognition is further evidence of Goodyear’s ability to drive innovation,” stated chairman and chief executive officer Richard J Kramer. One of the world’s oldest tyre manufacturers, Goodyear has a lengthy history of innovations, including the first all-season radial tyre and environmentally friendly concepts like the use of soybean oil and BioIsoprene in tyres.

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17th October 2013 by

Giti Tire appoints new marketing manager for southern Europe

Giti Tire has announced the appointment of Lorella Maggiori as marketing manager for Italy and Spain. Formerly of Bridgestone Italy’s marketing department Maggiori will support Corrado Moglia, general manager – southern Europe, and work in partnership with the senior management and marketing teams of each importer across all passenger car, SUV, light truck and truck & bus programmes. Giti says it is currently growing in both countries, seeing both as key European markets.

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  1. GiTi Tire appoints German TBR Sales, Marketing manager
  2. Giti Tire appoints Italian, Spanish, Portuguese country manager
  3. Further pan-European team expansions for Giti Tire
  4. GT Radial enters combi road market
17th October 2013 by

Michelin to launch world’s largest ag tyre

Michelin has developed the world’s first 900mm wide and 2.32m tall radial agricultural tyre. The new AxioBib IF900/65R46, developed alongside machinery manufacturers New Holland, Same & Deutz-Fahr and Krone, will be launched on Tuesday 22 October in a live webcast available to watch worldwide. A panel including Michelin’s Emmanuel Ladent, president strategic business unit – Agricultural Tyre, and Jean-Paul Gauthier, director of Agricultural Tyre research and development will take questions from the farming and engineering communities.

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  1. Michelin Discontinues Bias-Ply Agricultural Tyres in North America
  2. Trelleborg and Same Deutz-Fahr partner for Agrotron TTV launch
  3. Michelin Xeobib removes need for pressure adjustments at Bowden Farms
  4. “Hopping back to the future” – Trelleborg’s 3D movie
17th October 2013 by

MWSD introduces Chevron stamp denoting steel wheel quality

Motor Wheel Service Distribution (MWSD) will stamp a new Chevron mark onto every steel wheel to assist operators in choosing quality products, while aiding traceability. The imprint, taken from the company’s logo, has been introduced to help truck, trailer, bus and coach fleets identify superior quality wheels that were sourced by the company.

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  1. MWSD launches steel wheel purchasing guide
  2. MWSD appoints OE sales manager
  3. Motor Wheel Service Distribution’s (MWSD) role in EU Roadworthiness Package wording
  4. MWS Wins £20,000 of Xlite Wheel Orders
16th October 2013 by

Amateur repair jobs costing UK motorists – Halfords

A Halfords survey has suggested that amateur repair or maintenance jobs often have costly consequences. Motorists and householders pay out an estimated £300m a year in order to correct mistakes made by family and friends trying to perform small tasks on cars, with one in six people left regretting accepting help. Maintenance blunders include elementary mistakes involving car batteries, and more serious errors such as using the wrong oil. Almost half (45 per cent) of those who subsequently had to employ an expert were left with a bill of over £100.

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16th October 2013 by

Pirelli launches winter tyres promotion

Pirelli has launched a new initiative based around the operating temperature of winter tyres. Customers who purchase the manufacturer’s winter products are being offered a 50 per cent refund should the average UK daily temperature remain higher than seven degrees Celsius for more than 30 days between 1 January 2014 and 28 February 2014.

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  4. November sales key to unlocking UK winter tyre sales trends
16th October 2013 by
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Cold weather tyre growth continues – ATS Euromaster

ATS Euromaster says the cold weather tyre sales have continued to grow in the UK nearly four years after becoming the first national tyre retailer to launch a dedicated winter tyre service for UK fleets. Demand for car, SUV and van winter products increased by 14 per cent in 2012 according to the tyre service provider, and this figure is on track for further double-digit growth in 2013. With a particularly cold late autumn forecast, ATS-E says demand could climb even more sharply. Were this to happen, the UK could see its stock of winter tyres depleted quicker, even ahead of the winter months.

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  1. ATS Euromaster extends Royal Warrant
  2. Conti launches WinterContact TS 850 P winter tyre in Austrian alps
  3. ATS expects “unprecedented” cold weather tyre sales
  4. Truck tyre replacement demand up 14 per cent
16th October 2013 by

Kumho rubber assists Busch twins to Nürburgring VLN victory

The German Busch twins won an emphatic one minute victory in 12 October’s VLN round on the Nürburgring’s Nordschleife. Their Audi R8 LMS Ultra carries the ‘Twin Busch’ livery of the brother’s successful garage equipment business and has been run on Kumho tyres throughout 2013, with increasingly rewarding results.

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  1. Michelin to Field Aromatic Oil-Free Race Tyres at Le Mans
  2. Kumho scores third rally victory in three weeks
  3. Dunlop looking forward to refreshed European Le Mans Series, exits ALMS
  4. Dunlop supplied Oak Racing wins WEC
16th October 2013 by
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New TyreSafe animation released

Marking the halfway point of its 2013 Tyre Safety Month campaign, TyreSafe has launched the latest in its series of animated videos. Featuring the crash test dummy family of road safety ambassadors, the McIntyres, the latest episode contrasts the family with their less well-informed neighbours, the Hazards, making their acting debut. The animation, one of the highlights of the campaign, is available to watch below, or at www.tyresafe.org.

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  1. CCTV footage highlights the inconvenience and peril of tyre failure
  2. The One Show clarifies tyre safety advice
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  4. Bridgestone reiterates TyreSafe message
15th October 2013 by

Avon Tyres supported 2013 Time Attack season concludes

Avon Tyres witnessed a strong end to the 2013 Time Attack series at Brands Hatch, as two titles and an all-time Time Attack lap record were claimed on its tyres. Avon became an official tyre supplier to the increasingly popular Time Attack series at the start of 2013, supplying its acclaimed ZZR road-legal circuit tyres and full competition slicks to entrants.

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14th October 2013 by
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Dunlop Aircraft Tyres invests £4m into UK manufacturing

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has announced the completion of an expansion plan for its Fort Dunlop, Birmingham manufacturing base. The aviation tyre-maker will switch on its latest additional production machine, completing a £4 million factory investment programme.

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  1. Govt grant for Dunlop Aircraft Tyres’ Airbus project
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  4. Nankang Rubber Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
14th October 2013 by
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Michelin launches X Multi D coach, medium truck tyre

Michelin believes that its latest commercial vehicle tyre – the X Multi D – will be at the forefront of changes in the 17.5” drive axle commercial vehicle tyre segment. The tyre, aimed at medium weight trucks and midi-coaches is designed to provide improved safety, fuel-efficiency, noise and longevity characteristics when compared with the XDE2 tyres they replace.

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  1. Michelin expands ‘most fuel efficient’ commercial vehicle tyre range
  2. Michelin displays new Energy Saver +, truck tyres
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14th October 2013 by
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Hankook to build first US plant in Tennessee

Hankook plans to situate its first US-based manufacturing facility in Tennessee, the manufacturer has stated. The new global manufacturing plant is expected to be backed by a total investment of US$800 million, and will provide additional capacity for its growing business in the country.

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14th October 2013 by

Milton Keynes MD embarking on an unprecedented journey

Managing director of Milton Keynes based Just Tyres, Ian Grant has embarked on a journey to bring education and aid to thousands of youngsters in Uganda. Grant hopes to provide a comprehensive education programme that will train adults to teach youngsters basic numeracy and literacy skills in Kampala. Having visited in September, Grant pursued plans to create a partnership between Just Tyres and the Kampala Children’s Centre, which provides clothing, food and housing to disadvantaged children.

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11th October 2013 by

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