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A total of 35.1 million tyres for all powered applications were sold in Russia in 2022, reports daily newspaper Kommersant. This figure represents a year-on-year decrease of 14.9% that disproportionately weighed upon the premium tyre segment. Tyre makers based within the country produced 42.7 million tyres within the year.
On 20 March the FIA published an invitation to participate in the next tender process for tyre supply to the F1, F2 & F3 championships from 2025 to 2027, with an option for 2028. Confirming its interest in participating in the tyre tender process, Pirelli observes that the tender document “outlines technical characteristics that are broadly in line” with the Pirelli-supplied tyres currently used in these championships.
As Tyrepress reported on 21 March, Zeppelin Systems has recently entered into a number of tyre recycling partnerships. It considers these firms key players in its new Zeppelin Sustainable Tire Alliance, and has shared details about its new partners:
Bandvulc’s Ivybridge retreading plant is now a Continental LifeCycle facility. While continuing to design, engineer and manufacture Bandvulc-branded retread tyres, the site will align more closely with Continental’s existing LifeCycle plant in Stöcken, Germany. Bandvulc stresses that the plant’s new LifeCycle status won’t impact upon job security for its workforce, confirming that there are “no redundancies taking place as a result of the Continental rebranding.”
Goodyear is embarking on a mentoring and development programme to support growing female leaders. While the first stage of this Wingfoot Women programme will run in Luxembourg over a period of six months, in the long term Goodyear aims to expand to mentees elsewhere via other Girls in Tech hubs.
Logistics property developer Prologis is developing a new build-to-suit unit for Hankook Tyre UK in Daventry, Northamptonshire. Construction of DC9, a 357,221 square-foot unit within Prologis Apex Park, begins immediately and when completed in early 2024 will reinforce the position of Daventry as Hankook’s main UK distribution hub.
With the installation of a new high-speed machine within its R&D department, Pirelli is now equipped to test tyres at speeds of up to 310 mph. The Italian marque shared news of this enhanced testing capability shortly after the FIA issued an invitation to tender for F1 tyre supply from 2025.
World Bank Group member IFC is investing US$30 million in JK Tyre & Industries. These funds will part-finance the expansion of capacities and integration of resource-efficient technologies into TBR & PCR manufacturing, leading to a more than 10% increase in radial tyre production. IFC gains a 5.6% stake in the tyre maker.
Already the official tyre supplier to the TCR touring car competition on four continents, Kumho Tire recently signed a deal to become the title sponsor and exclusive tyre provider to the related TCR World Tour. All cars participating in the 2023 Kumho TCR World Tour will thus race on the Kumho Ecsta S700 racing tyre or, in wet conditions, the Ecsta W701.
An accolade for Hankook Tire in Australia, with its affiliated tyre distribution brand JAX Tyres & Auto winning in the key ‘Customer Experience of the Year’ category at the Retailer Awards 2023. JAX was recognised for its customer-centric service innovation based on clear key performance indicators and business frameworks.
The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 is the brand’s last V-8 muscle car and the final home for the 6.2 litre Hellcat engine, which is being retired to make way for eMuscle. As the concluding chapter in Dodge’s V-8 muscle story, the SRT Demon 170 will reportedly be the world’s quickest 0-60 mph production car. Mickey Thompson Tires has taken on the important car-to-road remit.
A new managing director and chief executive officer will take the helm of Ceat Ltd. from 1 April 2023. The Indian tyre maker has appointed current chief operating officer Arnab Banerjee as successor to Anant Goenka in both positions for a term of two years. On this date, Goenka will become Ceat’s vice chairman and in this role will lead parent company RPG Enterprises into “new business segments.”
It’s more than a year since Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) first announced an upcoming electric vehicle tyre for Europe. Visitors to The Tire Cologne gained a sneak preview of Falken e.Ziex last May, and a further sign of the tyre’s impending arrival came earlier this month with a strong tyre test result. SRI now confirms it is launching Falken e.Ziex as a “new line of replacement tyres for electric vehicles in Europe, where the market for EV has been growing at a rapid pace.”
With the careful rearrangement of a couple of letters, the Vianor tyre retail network gains a new identity in Russia. Nokian Tyres reports that Russia’s largest network of tyre centres will henceforth operate under the name Ivanor. The new name accompanies a change of ownership, with Tatneft acquiring a 100% stake in Nokian’s Russian business. Rights to the Vianor and N-Tyre trademarks remain with Nokian Tyres.
A major name in UK car tyre distribution, Micheldever Tyre Services (MTS) is also active in the two-wheeler segment and carries a “full range” of more than 1,500 two-wheeler product lines. Motorcycle category manager Kevin Schmid recently shared that MTS is delighted to introduce Eurogrip, one of the fastest-growing names in the powered two-wheeler tyre segment, as a “strong house brand” that enables it to “target growth opportunities in the market.”
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