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Michelin two-wheel dealers urged to develop digital strategies

Understanding exactly what motorcycle tyre customers need from consumer websites is key to building off and online sales and reputation, Michelin’s partner dealers have been told at an annual conference. Delegates at the full-day event at Stapleford Park Country House Hotel in Leicestershire were given advice on creating the right balance between an effective digital presence and a dealership providing technical expertise in a relaxed environment.

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  1. Michelin explains retail network brand simplification to motorcycle dealer partners
  2. Guildford Tyre Company enjoys 35% boost in Michelin sales following dealer pilot
  3. Michelin launches bespoke training offer to support dealer partners
  4. Michelin appoints national sales manager team
2nd October 2018 by
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Delticom acquiring another online food retailer

After building up Europe’s largest online tyre retail business, Delticom AG has branched out into ‘efood’ in recent times. Late last month, the company announced a further step in this area with the signing of an agreement to acquire all shares in All you need GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL Group.

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  1. Delticom announces TyresNet launch
  2. Weak summer tyre sales drag Delticom revenues down
  3. Tirendo brings Delticom its first-ever negative result
  4. Delticom reports stable profits for H1 2019
1st October 2018 by

All-rounders take top honours in ams winter tyre test

Debuting in 1946 and featuring US army runabout the Jeep in its first issue, auto motor und sport (ams to abbreviation-happy Germans) has grown into one of Germany’s leading motoring publications and a regular feature in the tyre testing landscape. After publishing its 2018 all-season test in the first half of September, ams has turned its attention to winter tyres.

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  1. Conti seals hat-trick in Auto Express winter tyre test reflecting British climate
  2. Continental, Goodyear joint winners in Sportauto winter tyre test
  3. Closer results in company car version of ams tyre test
  4. Auto Bild announces its top winter tyres for 2019
1st October 2018 by

Continental, Goodyear joint victors in ADAC 16-inch winter tyre test

September has been packed with tyre tests, with Auto Express, Auto Bild, GTÜ and auto, motor und sport all publishing comparative evaluations of winter and/or all-season tyres. German motoring association ADAC has come to the party with not one, but two winter tyre tests.

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  1. Conti seals hat-trick in Auto Express winter tyre test reflecting British climate
  2. Overall positive result – European clubs test winter PCR tyres
  3. Winter test: ADAC puts 14-inch tyres through their paces
  4. Most tyres recommended in 2020 tests – this summer’s winners & losers
28th September 2018 by

Kumho Tire to aid Pakistani firm’s entry into tyre manufacture

Under a technology transfer agreement signed with Pakistan-based battery manufacturer Century Engineering Industries, South Korean tyre maker Kumho Tire will provide technological and manufacturing know-how as Century establishes its own tyre production plant. The agreement signed in Seoul today covers the ten-year period to September 2028; Century Engineering will initially pay Kumho Tire US$5 million and 2.5 per cent of turnover for the assistance provided, with the contract scheduled for review after five years.

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  1. Yokohama Rubber ends technology tie-up with Kumho Tire
  2. Kumho Tire CEO ‘grateful’ for dealers’ support as first post-acquisition tyre launched
  3. Yokohama, Kumho follow MoU up with R&D master agreement
  4. Acquisition ugliness: Kumho Tire execs threaten mass resignation
27th September 2018 by

Vredestein summer, all-season tyres OE on VW Touareg

We heard in June that Goodyear was supplying original equipment tyres to the new Volkswagen Touareg, and Apollo Vredestein now shares that it will supply two 18-inch fitments to the latest version of VW’s flagship SUV. Buyers selecting an all-season fitment as standard can select the Vredestein Quatrac 5 in size 255/60 R18 108V, while those preferring summer rubber can plump for the Vredestein Ultrac Satin in size 255/60 R18 108W.

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  1. Vredestein Quatrac 5 chosen for latest Ford Fiesta
  2. Vredestein tyres OE on VW Golf 8
  3. Vredestein campaign to encourage all-season tyre use
  4. Geneva launch for Vredestein Ultrac Satin
27th September 2018 by

“A safe and cost-effective alternative” – Auto Bild tests all-season tyres

Those who know their tyres are increasingly warming to all-season solutions. Although dismissed as a compromise on numerous occasions, most recently in this month’s GTÜ 2018 winter tyre test, an experienced and respected tester recently commented off the record that “the future belongs” to the segment. This is an impression that may also be gained from perusing the freshly minted all-season tyre test from Auto Bild.

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  3. ‘One-sided, unrepresentative, unrealistic’ – Michelin criticises Auto Bild tyre test
  4. Year-round all-rounders: Auto Bild tests its all-season tyre finalists
27th September 2018 by

Sailun drops the Jinyu name

At a meeting held yesterday, the Board of Directors of Sailun Jinyu Group Co. Ltd. approved a change of the company’s name to Sailun Group Co., Ltd.

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  3. Sailun Jinyu reorganises UK distribution strategy with new Viking, Bond deals
  4. Sailun Qingdao factory increasing automated processes to support PCR development
26th September 2018 by

Sailun Jinyu joins Cooper Tire in GRT joint venture

In 2016, Cooper Tire & Rubber invested some US$93 million to acquire a 65 per cent shareholding in Qingdao Ge Rui Da Rubber Co., Ltd (GRT). The remaining 35 per cent share in the China-based truck and bus radial manufacturing operation was retained by Qingdao Yiyuan Investment Co., Ltd. (QYI), however QYI is now selling its stake in the business. Sailun Jinyu Group Co., Ltd. has signed a share transfer agreement with QYI to acquire its 35 per cent interest in GRT for RMB 220 million (£24.4 million, US$32.0 million), subject to government approval.

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  4. Cooper Tire acknowledged for BoD female representation
26th September 2018 by

1-2 finish for Continental winter, all-season tyres in GTÜ test

For its 2018 winter tyre test, German vehicle inspection organisation GTÜ evaluated nine winter tyres together with German motoring organisation ACE and Austrian counterpart ARBÖ. For good measure, it also tested three all-season tyres alongside the winter rubber. The result? An all-season tyre took second place in the winter test.

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  1. All-season tyres? Test recommends it pays to think big
  2. ACE: All-season tyres still a compromise, but nevertheless a year-round alternative
  3. 3 tyres rated ‘exemplary’ in Auto Bild’s winter tyre test
  4. Continental, Goodyear joint winners in Sportauto winter tyre test
26th September 2018 by
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Yokohama Rubber applying frictional behaviour knowledge to cold-weather tyre development

Pinpointing precisely where a winter tyre comes into contact with an icy road surface is surprisingly difficult. Yokohama Rubber partnered with Kanazawa University in Japan to identify this oft-allusive point of contact, and in a statement reports the development of an “evaluation technology that visualises rubber’s frictional state of contact on an icy surface.” Yokohama Rubber expects this evaluation technology to ultimately result in cold weather tyres with dramatically improved ice performance.

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  4. Functional design or identity crisis?
26th September 2018 by
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New factory: Linglong Tire signs investment agreement with Serbia

Shandong Linglong Tire’s plans to set up a tyre factory in Serbia gained a further boost on 17 September with the finalisation of an investment framework agreement with the country’s Ministry of Finance. The document was signed by Linglong chairman Wang Feng and Siniša Mali, Serbia’s Minister of Finance, at a ceremony in Beijing also attended by Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia.

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  1. Linglong Tire confirms Serbia factory plans
  2. Linglong Tire to officially start Serbia plant project
  3. Linglong Tire begins Serbia factory project
  4. Linglong starts partnership with SGMW
25th September 2018 by

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