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What to do about the EU?
The morning we went to press we awoke to the news that David Cameron has almost negotiated an “emergency brake” deal. In other words, the British Prime Minister is working to control the number of migrants entering the country and the amount of benefits the state should have to pay them. Early indications suggest that Cameron will be able to pull the “emergency brake” for up to four years if the UK can prove Britains social and welfare system is under “excessive strain” from immigration. However, all this obscures the wider political debate that is going on within British politics and the conservative party itself. And it belies the fact that parties of all colours are positioning themselves politically ahead of the UK referendum on whether or not to remain a member of the European Union.
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First tyre runs off new ZC Rubber TBR production line in Thai factory
The first truck and bus radial tyre ran off ZC Rubber’s (also known as Hangzhou Zhongce) newly installed product line at its Thai factory – ZC Thailand – just before Christmas.
Continue ReadingZenises begins distribution Triangle truck tyres in Germany
Zenises CEO Harjeev Kandhari has confirmed that the company began distributing Triangle truck and bus tyres in Germany at the start of 2016. The company’s general manager for Central Europe, Stephan Nungess, has been tasked with developing Triangle’s presence in the German market. The goal is to establish Triangle in key distribution channels, with company representatives having already held training sessions with our customers and launched new brochures.
Continue ReadingEuropean Independent Automotive Data Publishers Association ADPA established
Representatives of major independent automotive data publishing companies have joined forces and founded a new European Industry Association in Brussels. Created on 21 January 2016, the European Independent Automotive Data Publishers Association, referred to as ADPA, has been formed to “ensure fair access to automotive data and information and to provide competitive framework conditions for independent data publishers”, according to its founders.
Continue ReadingGEAR 2030: ETRMA urges Europe to work towards achieving “true fairness” in markets
On 26 January, the European Commission announced the launch of GEAR 2030, a High Level Group that aims to address the challenges facing Europe’s automotive industry. The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) states that it “welcomes” the Commission’s decision to set up GEAR 2030, adding that it “looks forward to contributing constructively to identifying those policy and legislative interventions that are needed to indeed boost the competitiveness and growth of the automotive industry.”
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Zenises launches new website
Zenises has launched a new website “designed to accommodate the company’s expanding business activity and showcase its multi-brand tyre brand portfolio”. Zenises.com carries details of the firm’s Z and T brands and introduces the firm’s long-standing association with Westlake passenger and commercial tyres as well as more recent tyre brand additions such as Triangle truck tyres.
Continue ReadingContinental Malaysia first tyre maker to offer three-life ContiCasing warranty
Continental Malaysia has introduced “C3 – The ContiCasing Warranty”, which guarantees key Continental and General Tire branded truck products for three lives or up to six years. This means a new truck tyre can last up to 6 years when retreaded by Continental or one of its ContiLifeCycle partners. Should the new tyre require an […]
Continue ReadingLanxess to share latest rubber research at Tire Technology Expo
In addition to showcasing its latest tyre industry developments at next month’s Tire Technology Expo in Hannover, Germany, the Tire and Specialty Rubbers (TSR) business unit of specialty chemicals company Lanxess will deliver two presentations on research into potential ways to further optimise tyre rubber compound.
Continue ReadingPlatinum v4 – Caterpillar awards Yokohama’s Onomichi tyre plant
For the fourth year in a row, Yokohama Rubber’s Onomichi plant in Japan has been instrumental in the tyre maker earning Caterpillar’s premier supplier award: Platinum Level Recertification in its Supplier Quality Excellence Process (SQEP). The Onomichi factory produces original equipment and replacement OTR tyres for a wide range of equipment, and supplies the construction and mining machinery manufacturer in a range of countries, including the UK, USA, China and Japan.
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Zenises appoints Fabio Spina as Italy general manager
Zenises has named Fabio Spina as general manager for Italy. Spina brings over 20 years’ tyre experience into his new role. Based in the central region of Italy, Fabio will take charge of an expanding brand portfolio, improving customer service and responsibility for key accounts and new partners.
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Yokohama Rubber opens winter tyre proving ground
A ceremony held on 20 January marked the official opening of Yokohama Rubber’s new winter tyre testing facility in Japan. The ribbon on the Tire Test Center of Hokkaido (TTCH) was cut by a number of dignitaries, including Yokohama Rubber president Hikomitsu Noji and Masahito Nishikawa, mayor of host city Asahikawa.
Continue ReadingCooper Tire sets up Brazilian sales office
Cooper Tire & Rubber is interested in expanding its presence in Latin America. Last November the tyre maker signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Argentina’s Fate SAICI, an agreement that initially covers distribution but may be extended to R&D and offtake production, and this month Cooper announced it has established a sales office in São Paulo, Brazil.
Continue ReadingBridgestone’s Russian plant – update
The 2016 opening of a Bridgestone tyre production facility in Russia, as reported by Tyrepress.com on 22 January, is the culmination of a joint project agreed upon almost three years ago. On 12 April 2013, Bridgestone Corporation concluded an investment contract with co-investor Mitsubishi Corporation and with the Ulyanovsk Oblast government and Ulyanovsk Region Development Corporation, to build a ¥37.5 billion (£221 million) passenger car radial tyre plant in the Zavolzhye Industrial Zone in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia.
Continue ReadingBridgestone to open Russian tyre plant
Bridgestone is open its first tyre production plant in Russia later in 2016, according to Russian news reports. The Russian Tass news agency reports that Bridgestone will invest the equivalent of US$147.7 million in the plans, which should take shape in the second half of the year.
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Iranian car market to experience modest growth after sanctions removal
Analysts at IHS Automotive light-vehicle predicting modest growth in the Iranian light vehicle market after the UN lifts sanctions against the country. This suggestion contradicts some suggestions from the Iranian automotive and tyre industries that the country could be on the brink of a production boom. According to HIS, despite the signing of nuclear deal between […]
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