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Official opening for Continental’s Thailand tyre plant

Continental’s new tyre making facility in Thailand is officially up and running. A ceremony was held yesterday to mark the occasion, with around 500 people present to mark inauguration of the 250-million-euro greenfield factory in Rayong. Production will now be ramped up to provide a capacity to manufacture some four million passenger car and light commercial vehicle tyres by 2022. These tyres will be sold locally and throughout the entire APAC region.

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  1. Continental chooses site in Thailand for new APAC region tyre factory
  2. Continental begins equipping new Thailand tyre plant
  3. Continental celebrates official start of US factory project
  4. First Landsail tyres produced at new Thai factory
28th March 2019 by

Nokian Tyres: Test rigging case referred to Prosecutor’s Office

Finland’s central police agency, the National Bureau of Investigation, has completed its pre-trial investigation related to Nokian Tyres and accusations of tyre test rigging. It has referred the case to the Prosecutor’s Office of Helsinki.

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  1. Nokian accused of rigging tyre test results for a decade
  2. Top tyre manufacturers deny involvement in tyre test manipulation
  3. Michelin releases statement on tyre testing and transparency
  4. Prosecutor pressing charges against former Nokian Tyres employees
28th March 2019 by

Michelin appoints new Group Executive Committee members

Florent Menegaux, who will take up his post as chief executive officer of Michelin on 17 May, wants the company’s Group Executive Committee to place a greater focus upon strategic arbitrage. To aid the Committee’s evolution, the tyre maker has appointed three new senior managers.

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  1. Garcin to lead Michelin North America
  2. Michelin, Sumitomo Corporation to pool tyre wholesale resources in USA & Mexico
  3. BioButterfly: Michelin site to gain prototype bioethanol-based butadiene plant
  4. Michelin sales contract 20.6% in first half of 2020
28th March 2019 by

Prince Charles to visit Pirelli’s Carlisle plant

Pirelli has announced that His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales is to visit its manufacturing facility in Carlisle. The royal visit to Pirelli, scheduled for Monday 8 April, will mark Pirelli’s 50th year of operation at the site.

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  1. Prince Charles visits Pirelli’s Carlisle tyre plant
  2. NMA award for Prince Charles Pirelli visit photo
  3. Pirelli ‘deeply saddened’ following Carlisle fatality
  4. Pirelli sponsors Carlisle rally for 24th consecutive year
28th March 2019 by

Best in braking: Michelin crowned Auto Bild’s ‘Manufacturer of the Year’

Although tyre tests cover everything from handling to comfort and fuel consumption, the value of a tyre’s role in bringing a vehicle to a safe stop can’t be underestimated. Auto Bild agrees – it’s the criterion the motoring magazine uses to determine which tyres to further examine in its tyre tests, and which it should eliminate.

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  1. ‘One-sided, unrepresentative, unrealistic’ – Michelin criticises Auto Bild tyre test
  2. The ‘obvious choice’: Michelin on its CrossClimate + and entire lifetime performance
  3. All-season tyre test puts ‘seemingly outrageous’ 4mm tread recommendation under the spotlight
  4. Auto Bild summer tyre test: Elimination round
28th March 2019 by
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Prometeon introduces Anteo truck brand

A new brand of truck tyres from the company behind the Pirelli commercial range is being launched in Milan this afternoon. At launch the new Anteo line-up will consist of six products.- Pro T, Pro D and Pro T steer, drive and trailer tyres for on-road use, as well as Mover M, Mover S and Mover D for on/off-road applications.

Related news:

  1. Anteo: Prometeon’s new brand for tier 3
  2. Triangle moving to make its mark in Europe
  3. Autopromotec 2017 breaks all records
  4. Prometeon takes part in SmartBus zero emission project
26th March 2019 by
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Hankook strike in Hungary ends

The strike at Hankook Tire’s plant in Hungary is over. The tyre maker reports reaching an agreement with trade union VDSZ last week. Hankook will provide workers financial incentives to perform shift work as well as offer bonuses for long service and achieving set goals.

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  1. Hankook: Union calls for indefinite strike in Hungary tyre plant
  2. Hankook Tire: Operations in Hungary continuing despite strike
  3. Further strike action expected at Hankook Tire plant in Hungary
  4. Hankook Tire postpones Hungary truck tyre plant
26th March 2019 by

ContiLogger: Consultancy using OTR tyre & vehicle telemetry

A new service concept from Continental is expected to act as a step forward towards greater servitisation, the development of revenues from services. The concept is called ContiLogger, and it incorporates tyres, hardware, software and data. Continental will present ContiLogger at next month’s Bauma show.

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  1. Mitas showing new CR-02 crane tyre at Bauma
  2. New sizes complete Continental radial range for wheel loaders & dump trucks
  3. Construction, mining, earthmover tyres well-represented as Hillhead 2018 sets attendance record
  4. Alliance launches A585 for compact & backhoe loaders
25th March 2019 by
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Linglong Tire to officially start Serbia plant project

The City of Zrenjanin in Serbia reports that Linglong Tire will lay a symbolic foundation stone on 30 March to mark the start of construction work on its new tyre factory. The ceremony will be attended by China’s ambassador to Serbia as well as national and local officials.

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  1. Linglong Tire confirms Serbia factory plans
  2. Linglong Tire begins Serbia factory project
  3. Safe-Run equipping Linglong’s Serbia tyre plant
  4. Car tyre production starts at Linglong’s new plant
25th March 2019 by

Quatrac Pro: “fully focused” on UHP segment

Growth within the all-season tyre segment is brisk. These tyres hold around ten per cent of the consumer replacement market in Europe, and sales are rising by almost 20 per cent year-on-year. Figures for the UK market are broadly similar. Runabouts and smaller SUVs have driven most activity within the segment to-date, yet Vredestein believes demand exists and is increasing further up the automotive food chain. To cater for this anticipated demand, it has introduced an all-season tyre specifically developed for performance vehicles.

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  1. Vredestein Quatrac 5 launch designed to make a marque
  2. Two tyres added to Vredestein Quatrac 5 range
  3. Falken: stock availability, proven performance means UHP opportunity
  4. Pirelli launches Cinturato P7 performance tyre with ‘intelligent compound’
25th March 2019 by

Two new Ronal R65 sizes

The Ronal R65 alloy rim is now available in three sizes. New five-hole 6.5×17 and 7.0×18 inch fitments join the 6.5×16 inch size introduced last year. All sizes can be obtained in both silver and jet-black matt finishes.

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  1. Ronal debuts R63 wheel at Essen Motorshow 2017
  2. Ronal releases R50 Aero wheel with ball polished finish
  3. Ronal presents one-piece 3D printed alloy wheel
  4. Ronal R62 wheel now offers “Infinite Chrome”
20th March 2019 by

Michelin selling online in China with JD.com

Motorists in China can now buy Michelin tyres online thanks to an expansion of Michelin China’s partnership with JD.com, the country’s largest retailer. JD.com has launched a first-party flagship store on its platform. The newly-extended partnership will also see Michelin and JD.com integrate their offline automotive service networks; consumers buying Michelin tyres on JD.com will be given priority to choose service networks such as TyrePlus for fitment.

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  1. Michelin demand data highlights serious demand challenges in mature markets
  2. Triangle’s 2013 global summit exemplifies Chinese globalisation ambitions
  3. Michelin releases ‘Green Paper’ on sustainable mobility
  4. Michelin launches the first cloud-based tyre content syndication platform
20th March 2019 by
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Yokohama supporting Chelsea FC pre-season match

This year, Chelsea FC will play a pre-season match in Japan, an event sponsor Yokohama Rubber has previously requested. The tyre maker has now announced its support of the fixture, which is scheduled for 19 July – it intends to “work closely with Chelsea” while the team is in Japan to “bring Japanese fans closer to the ‘Blues’ ahead of the 2019/20 season.”

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  1. Yokohama and Chelsea offer free youth soccer clinics in the US
  2. Chelsea FC US tour ‘boosts’ Yokohama brand
  3. Yokohama hails Chelsea success as team wins ‘football’s biggest prize’
  4. Premier League trophy to appear at Automechanika with Yokohama
20th March 2019 by

Continental RDT-Master: New cut-resistant compound

Further growth within the Continental earthmover tyre portfolio. A new compound is now available for the Continental RDT-Master tyre, a product aimed at rigid dump truck applications. Continental developed this cut-resistant compound for rough and abrasive applications where tyres have to withstand sharp gravel, rocks and stones.

Related news:

  1. New sizes complete Continental radial range for wheel loaders & dump trucks
  2. Construction, mining, earthmover tyres well-represented as Hillhead 2018 sets attendance record
  3. ContiLogger: Consultancy using OTR tyre & vehicle telemetry
  4. General Tire makes OTR sector comeback
20th March 2019 by

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