Alldata: Technicians can now solve an issue on a 2015 Porsche 981 Cayman S
Alldata Europe reports that, via its Alldata Repair portal, garages can gain “instant access to genuine repair and maintenance instructions from 41 vehicle manufacturers”. Alldata Repair comprises of more than 90 million articles, 8.5 million technical drawings and wiring diagrams with electrical connector views – that’s procedures for 144,000 year,
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Goodyear wins as Stellantis recognises 68 global, regional suppliers at Supplier of the Year Event
Stellantis has recognised 68 global and regional suppliers, with 21 winners in their respective categories at the firm’s Supplier of the Year award. The fourth annual event, held on 24 September at the historic Lingotto Conference Center in Turin, Italy, was attended by over 200 Stellantis global suppliers and partners, underscoring the significance of the occasion. Tyre supplier Goodyear was recognised for its contribution to reducing the companies’ carbon footprint.
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Dealer Tire enters European car dealership channel
As part of its international expansion, Dealer Tire has now arrived in Germany and thus in Europe. The US company has been supplying car dealerships with exclusively OEM-marked consumer tyres for replacement needs in its home market for around a quarter of a century and launched this business model, which has been described as successful, in China seven years ago. Europe is the company’s next targe. Dealer Tire Europe, a GmbH founded in 2022, started business in Germany at the beginning of the year from a temporary location, but has now officially moved into a logistics property in Gernsheim, south of Frankfurt, which will soon cover 25,000 square metres. Tyres & Accessories’ German sister publication, Neue Reifenzeitung (NRZ) found out how Dealer Tire wants to make a difference at the warehouse inauguration.
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Doublestar Cambodia factory goes into production
Doublestar has held a ceremony to celebrate the start production at its Cambodia tyre factory. The factory’s total investment is about US$200 million. It is a joint venture between Doublestar and Zhongqi Holding Group. At total production levels, it will be able to produce 7 million semi-steel radial tyres and 1.5 million full-steel radial tyres per year.
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Linglong flips the switch for mass production at its Serbian plant
Shandong Linglongs “Project Europe” is clearly picking up speed. The manufacturer has now flipped the switch for mass production at its tyre plant in Serbia – the first ever by a Chinese manufacturer in Europe – which was inaugurated in 2022. Without delay, Linglong is also tackling the second expansion phase of its so-called Smart Factory, thereby pushing the investment volume to 1.6 billion dollars. To honour this moment, the manufacturer hosted a number of customers and suppliers at a ‘Global Partner Conference’ in Zrenjanin, Serbia, in mid-September, but also used it to place ‘Project Europe’ in a broader context.
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Linglong Tire sponsors Real Madrid
Following the news that Linglong is sponsoring Chelsea FC, Real Madrid has announced that Linglong will sponsor the world-famous football team in a “global sponsorship agreement which aims to create new growth opportunities for both parties”.
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Despite the new plant, Nokian wants to ‘continue to maintain its off-take partnerships
While Nokian Tyres opened a new test centre in Spain a good three years ago and presented the so-called ‘Hakka Ring’ to a wider public for the first time this spring, the Finnish tyre manufacturer still has a lot going on. This primarily refers to the recent official opening of its new tyre plant in Oradea, less than a year and a half after the foundation stone was laid and less than two years after the decision was made to locate the plant in Romania, less than 20 kilometres from the Hungarian border.
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Yokohama OE on new Honda N-Box Joy
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. is supplying its BluEarth AE-01 tyres as original equipment (OE) for the new Honda N-Box Joy, a crossover version of Honda’s N-Box mini vehicle. Set to be launched in Japan in September 2024, the N-Box Joy is being fitted with 155/65R14 75S tyres.
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Korea and Serbia negotiating trade partnership
Korea’s Minister for Trade, Inkyo Cheon,g and Serbia’s Minister of Domestic and Foreign Trade, Tomislav Momirović, have jointly launched negotiations for a Korea-Serbia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) in Seoul, announcing Korea’s first trade negotiations with a Balkan country. In conjunction with the launch of negotiations, MOTIE also held a business conference with Korean companies operating in the Serbian market.
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AutoBild’s top 15 all-season tyres 2024
At the start of the week, AutoBild released the results of the qualification round for this year’s all-season tyre test. The finalists were chosen based on the shortest combined braking distances on wet and dry roads. Auto Bild assessed 15 popular all-season tyres in 225/50 R17, fitting each to a BMW 3 Series and subjecting them to 16 rigorous test processes designed to replicate a diverse range of real-world scenarios. After an initial 37-tyre qualifying round at the Automotive Testing Papenburg facility in Germany, the best-performing tyres underwent additional wet and dry testing at the Wachauring racetrack in Austria, followed by snow testing in the New Zealand Alps.
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Trelleborg to exhibit at Spain’s Fendtgüinos 2024 show
Trelleborg Tires will demonstrate its tyres’ sustainability at the Spanish farming show, Fendtgüinos on 3 October. The 2024 Field Day, one of Spain’s premier tractor gatherings, will be held on 3 October at a 60-hectare farm in Manzanares, between Alcázar and Manzanares. Company representatives will join tractor manufacturer Fendt to showcase its next-generation tyres’ traction, soil-preserving and long-lasting stability. The company will also offer prize games for all ages.
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Transaid secures funding for health and road safety messaging project in Kenya
With road traffic fatalities now the leading cause of death for individuals between five and 29 years in sub-Saharan Africa, an international development organisation will start a new project designed to tackle this growing problem. Transaid has secured funding for a six-month project to deliver health and road safety messaging in the Mombassa port enclave in Kenya, focusing on commercial vehicle drivers. The grant from Lloyd’s Register Foundation will be used to reduce perceived barriers to quality health services in local clinics. Here, the organisation will also place key messaging around improved cargo and road safety, developed in partnership with transport industry leaders.
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Bridgestone join forces in the debut of Lamborghini’s Temerario in the gaming world
The new Bridgestone-equipped Lamborghini Temerario super sportscar has arrived on virtual roads within the Asphalt Legends computer game. To celebrate the super sportscar’s arrival on the game, Asphalt Legends Unite is launching the Lamborghini Temerario Esports Challenge. Players around the world can now get behind the digital wheel of the new Lamborghini Temerario fitted with Bridgestone tyres and enjoy an exclusive Bridgestone livery.
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>300 Hercules Terra Trac tyres recalled
In the USA, 332 Goodyear-produced Hercules Terra Trac AT X-Venture tyres are being recalled due to a sidewall marking error. According to documents filed with the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the tyres in question feature a “Tire Identification Number (TIN)…missing the required date code (week and year code).”
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UN briefing calls for further tyre particulate research and legislation
On 24 August the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) published a foresight brief on the subject of “Vehicle Tyre particles in the environment”. Written by a panel of academics and researchers – namely Reto Gieré, University of Pennsylvania; Jaydee Edwards, University of Pennsylvania; Volker Dietrich, German Meteorological Service; Radek Stoček, Polymer Research Lab and Tomáš Bata University, Zlín; as well as Gert Heinrich, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany – the briefing basically called for more work on the part of road, automotive and tyre industry stakeholders and ultimately better policy-based controls from governments.
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