Uniwheels to increase alloy wheel capacity with 3rd Polish plant
German alloy wheel manufacturer Uniwheels has announced plans to expand its production operation in Poland by a further 2 million or so wheels. The original equipment supplier and manufacturer of the ATS, Rial, Alutec and Anzio aftermarket alloy rim brands produced over six million wheels at its two plants in Stalowa Wola last year; in addition to the aforementioned capacity boost, the erection of a third facility there will increase the site’s workforce with a further 250 jobs.
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Goodyear charged, fined $16 million over African bribes
On 24 February, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) when its subsidiaries paid bribes in order to secure tyre sales in Kenya and Angola. Goodyear has agreed to pay more than US$16 million to settle the SEC’s charges.
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Toyo Tires prevails in Sentury IP infringement case
To loosely paraphrase the 2012 Taylor Swift song, Sentury Tires America is never, ever getting back together with the CLV6 tyre. In a statement released 19 February, Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. shared that Sentury has “agreed to never produce the original CLV6 tyre that was displayed at the 2012 SEMA Show or any tyre with a similar tread design” as part of the settlement it has reached with Toyo. The CLV6 was viewed by Toyo as an infringement of its United States design patent for the tread design used on its Nitto Motivo tyre.
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General Tire celebrates 100 Years
General Tire is celebrating its centenary this year. The company traces its origins to Akron, Ohio, where William F. O’Neill and his partner Winfred E. Fouse had the idea of producing superior quality tyres and founded the company in 1915. At the time, there were more than 300 companies making tyres in the USA. But unlike their competitors, from the outset the two partners put their faith in high quality, initially focusing on the truck market. Here they pioneered an oversized pneumatic tyre called the General Jumbo. Back in those days, trucks ran on solid rubber tyres and the pneumatic tyre was an innovation that soon caught on. A nationwide team of loyal, competent and independent dealers helped ensure that the brand rapidly proved a success.
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Automechanika Kiev 2015 cancelled
The owner of the Automechanika franchise has announced the cancellation of Automechanika Kiev 2015. “In view of the current political situation in the Ukraine, the première of Automechanika Kiev planned for 9 to 11 June 2015 has been cancelled,” reported Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH today.
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Aeolus presenting car tyre range at motortec 2015
Aeolus Tyre reports it will exhibit at next month’s motortech Automechanika show in Madrid, Spain. Its key focus will be the ACE2 range, however the tyre maker says it will also promote its full passenger car tyre range there as well as provide extensive information on its 2015 marketing programme.
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Toyo AC Milan sponsorship promoted in new video
Toyo’s premium sponsorship of AC Milan has been supported by a new promotional video. The “Forza Milan by Toyo Tires” video, which also carries the social media-ready hashtag #weareacmilan, has the concept of connecting football fans around the world with a transcontinental game of keepy-uppy.
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Serbian government seeks new Trayal owner
In December 2013, the Republic of Serbia’s Privatization Agency decided to terminate its sale agreement covering a number of assets from state-owned company Trayal Corporation as the buyer, Bulgarian power company Brikel EAD, was deemed to have failed to fulfil its contractual obligations. Trayal was sold to Brikel in late 2006.
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Deruibao Tire enters ‘restructuring’ proceedings
Chinese tyre-maker Shandong Deruibao Tire Co., Ltd. has entered “restructuring” proceedings, according to Chinese news sources. China News reported that on 7 February Deruibao Tire applied to its local authority, the Guangrao Economic Development Zone Management Committee Council, asking for the government to restructure the business – making a sale of the tyre manufacturing operation a distinct possibility.
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Michelin’s geocaching adventure concludes
Within less than 100 days, Bibendum – better known as the Michelin Man – has travelled through 44 countries and clocked up a staggering 1.3 million miles on his journey. He’s been out and about as part of Michelin North America’s geocaching event, held to celebrate the tyre maker’s 125th anniversary. This quest has now come to an end, and the company says using geocaching as a means to mark 125 years in the business was an “ideal match” for Michelin’s vision of mobility.
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