Continental presents new adaptive tyre technology concepts for future mobility
Continental has presented two new tyre technology concepts to increase road safety and comfort: ContiSense and ContiAdapt. The two systems enable continuous tyre condition monitoring and situation-matched adaptation of tyre performance characteristics to prevailing road conditions. Both technologies made their public debut at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA).
Continue ReadingMWheels retains exclusive European distribution rights for Xlite, Xbrite+ wheels
MWheels and wheel manufacturing giant Wheels India (WIL) have signed a new five-year exclusive European distribution agreement for Xlite and Xbrite forged aluminium wheels. The contract continues a relationship that started in the 1940s with classic car wire wheels, and which progressed into steel commercial vehicle wheels in the 1980s and forged aluminium CV wheels in 2010.
Continue ReadingAudi seals 9th Blancpain GT series title on Pirelli tyres
Following a closely-fought one-hour race at the Nürburgring in Germany, Audi claimed both the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup drivers’ and team titles, as well as the race win. The overall Sprint Cup drivers’ title went to Stuart Leonard and Robin Frijns, who also won the race overall in the #17 Audi R8 LMS. However, it was another Audi of Belgian Audi Club Team WRT that clinched the overall Sprint Cup team title, with Marcel Fassler and Dries Vanthoor finishing the race 10th to secure the teams’ championship: adding up to a highly-successful weekend for the Ingolstadt-based manufacturer.
Continue ReadingKordsa launches “We Reinforce Life” campaign
Tyre and construction reinforcement and composite technologies supplier Kordsa has launched a new campaign entitled “We Reinforce Life”. The marketing campaign underlines how products and technologies developed by Kordsa contribute to safer, easier, more efficient and convenient everyday lives. The Sabanci Holding affiliate also hopes to strengthen its leadership and brand identity in reinforcement technologies. Kordsa claims to be “the reinforcer” of one in every three automobile tyres and two in every three aircraft tyres around the world.
Continue ReadingPelmar promotes EMEA sales director
The Pelmar Group has appointed Enrique Guix to the position of sales director EMEA. Guix takes on the role on top of his responsibility for the South and Central America market, effective from 1 September 2017. Guix will report directly to Robert Adam, managing director of Pelmar Germany, which has become the hub of all Pelmar Engineering European activity.
Continue ReadingApollo becomes Official Tyre Partner of Crystal Palace FC
Apollo Tyres has extended its Premier League football sponsorship, adding Crystal Palace FC to its existing global partnership with Manchester United. As Official Tyre Partner, Apollo will have a significant presence at all the club’s domestic matches.
Continue ReadingThe Parts Alliance acquires Lancashire parts distributor BBC Superfactors
The Parts Alliance has completed its acquisition of Blackburn Brakes Holding Limited, owner of BBC Superfactors Ltd (BBC), a leading distributor of vehicle parts in the Lancashire market. BBC, an affiliated member of The Parts Alliance, has a network of seven locations across the county. Employing more than 150, it makes more than 1,000 deliveries per day to commercial customers with approximately 97 per cent of orders delivered within one hour. It has been in business for more than 30 years.
Continue ReadingLesley Dalziel named Axle group CFO
Lesley Dalziel, previously group finance director, has been promoted to the position of chief financial officer (CFO) for Axle Group Holdings Ltd (which incorporates National Tyres and Autocare and Viking Wholesale Tyres).
Continue ReadingRelief from pothole damage – Michelin and Maxion Wheels unveil their flexible wheel solution
Michelin believes it has helped reinvent the wheel. At the IAA motor show in Frankfurt, Germany, the tyre maker is presenting a new solution together with Maxion Wheels, a product the two companies believe will help eliminate road-based damage to tyres and rims.
Continue ReadingBridgestone’s Franco Annunziato elected president of ETRMA
The board of directors of the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA), today elected Bridgestone EMEA’s vice president and senior advisor Franco Annunziato as president of the association. At the same meeting, Thierry du Granrut, from the Syndicat National du Caoutchouc et des Polymères, was confirmed as vice president for a second term. Both terms are effective as of 1 January 2018 for a three-year mandate. This is the first time that Bridgestone has held the presidency of the European association.
Continue ReadingHankook retains inclusion in DJSI World second year
Hankook Tire has been included in the globally renowned Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the second year in a row. The DJSI, launched in 1999 as a joint product of S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM, is the first global index to track financial, environmental, and social influence of global top 2,500 companies in terms of market capitalisation. The DJSI includes sustainability leaders in each industry group who were identified through a corporate sustainability assessment.
Continue ReadingFirms from six countries represented in Pirelli’s 2017 supplier awards
Pirelli has named its 2017 Supplier Award winners. The winners came from three continents – Europe, Asia and America – and six countries (China, Italy, Germany, Japan, Romania, the United States, and Thailand).
Continue ReadingGoodyear puts US$77 million into new automated Luxembourg factory
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced plans to build a new highly automated facility in Luxembourg. The company is investing $77 million in the facility, which will produce approximately 500,000 tyres annually and create approximately 70 new, full-time positions.
Continue ReadingNokian Tyres selected for the DJSI World sustainability index
Nokian Tyres has been selected for Dow Jones’ DJSI World sustainability index. With a total sustainability score nearly twice as high as the industry average, Nokian Tyres significantly improved its results in the 2017 assessment. Nokian Tyres’ score of 78 points was only one point behind the industry’s highest-scoring company globally.
Continue ReadingOfficial opening held for Continental agri tyre plant
A further milestone in Continental’s return to the agricultural tyre business was reached last week with the official opening of its production site in Lousado, Portugal. To begin with, the plant is manufacturing two ranges – the Tractor70 and Tractor85 – in 13 sizes.
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