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Tyre makers bring wares to SEMA
North America’s greatest automotive products show gets underway today, and tyre makers are making sure the anticipated 60,000 plus visitors know about their latest developments.
Continue ReadingTGI given free trade status
Miami-based US tyre wholesaler Tire Group International reports that it was granted ‘Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) 281-4’ status on 9 September. This designation will give TGI the ability to defer, reduce and even eliminate customs duties on products brought into its US distribution centre for re-export.
Continue ReadingGoodyear an official tyre for US ski, snowboard association
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has selected Goodyear as ‘official tyre’ of the U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing. Gary Melliere, general manager of Sponsorships at Goodyear North America, describes the partnership between the teams and the tyre maker as “a natural fit for the Goodyear brand and its superior performing tyres”.
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Yokohama highlighted tyre technologies at Tokyo show
Yokohama Rubber has confirmed its presence at the Tokyo Motor Show, which begins on 22 November and opens to the public the following day.
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Production begins at Conti’s Kaluga plant
The Russian city of Kaluga is home to several European vehicle manufacturers, including Volkswagen, PSMA and Volvo Trucks, along with suppliers such as Magna, Faurecia, Benteller and Gestamp. The name Continental now joins this list following the official start of production at the company’s new tyre factory in Kaluga on 29 October.
Continue ReadingGentipak to build new factory
Pakistan-based publication The International News reported on 29 October that The General Tyre and Rubber Company of Pakistan Limited, or Gentipak, will establish a new manufacturing facility in the country’s north. Details of this plan were given by company chairman Lt Gen (Retired) Ali Kuli Khan Khattak at a gathering to commemorate Gentipak’s half-century in Pakistan.
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Bridgestone increasing PCR capacity in China
Demand for passenger car tyres in China is forecast to rise over the medium to long term, and the high performance segment is particularly expected to see high growth. For this reason, Bridgestone Corporation’s group company in China, Bridgestone (Wuxi) Tire Co., Ltd., will increase production capacity at its Wuxi plant by approximately 5,300 tyres a day.
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NBA star Jeremy Lin visits Houston Rockets sponsor Kenda
The NBA Global Games’ visit to Taiwan gave tyre manufacturer Kenda the ideal opportunity to meet up with the franchise it sponsors, Houston Rockets, and its star player Jeremy Lin. Kenda officials were invited to a private meet and greet with Lin, who entertained guests by sharing some childhood memories of Taiwan, at Taipei’s Okura Prestige Hotel.
Continue ReadingCeat YOY profit surges
India’s Ceat Limited has reported a nine per cent growth in year-on-year revenues for the quarter ending 30 September 2013. On a standalone basis, revenues in this second quarter of the company’s financial year rose to Rs 12.63 billion (£127.6 million). Pre-tax profit rose from Rs 41 million in the second quarter of 2012 to Rs 1.1 billion (£11.1 million) in the most recent quarter. EBITDA for the second quarter of the 2014 financial year stood at 13.1 per cent, compared with 6.7 per cent in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
Continue ReadingCeat to expand consumer tyre production
JK Tyre & Industries is not the only Indian tyre maker that has announced it will invest to increase production capacity; RPG company Ceat Limited says it will expand radio production at its Halol plant in GujaratState. A total of Rs 6.5 billion (£65.7 million) will be invested in the project.
Continue ReadingYokohama’s Russian plant hosts latest tree-planting ceremony
Yokohama ’s Russian tyre manufacturing and sales subsidiary, Yokohama RPZ has hosted the companys latest tree-planting ceremony at its plant grounds in the Special Economic Zone in Lipetsk. The ceremony is part of the company’s worldwide Yokohama Forever Forest Project.
Continue ReadingNew mining tyre for Bridgestone Americas
Bridgestone Americas has added a new radial tyre, the V-Steel Super Deep Rock (VSDR), to it portfolio of mining tyre products, Tire Review reports.
Continue ReadingFrench union wants Titan talks over Amiens Nord
Reuters is reporting union leaders at a closed Goodyear plant in northern France have agreed to talks with Morry Taylor, Titan International chairman and CEO. Taylor infamously said earlier in 2013 that the plant wasn’t worth saving, but reports suggest he is reconsidering his abandoned takeover bid for the plant. The French union wants give their demands directly to Taylor in his US office, Tire Review reports.
Continue ReadingBiggest SEMA show for 47 Years
This year’s SEMA Show is on track to be the largest in the event’s 47-year history, Tire Review reports. Already more than 2,500 exhibitors are set to cover more than one million square-feet of floor space at the show in Las Vegas, on 5-8 November. Additionally, more than 130,000 professionals from 130 countries are expected to attend.
Continue ReadingForget handling, there’s a pebble in my tread…
We’ve found a forwarding address for Mr. and Mrs. Fussy: According to the results of the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2013 Japan Original Equipment Tire Customer Satisfaction Index (OE-TSI), vehicle owners in Japan expect the tyres that come with their new vehicle to be “perfect”. J.D. Power shares that “even a single problem with their factory-equipped tyres has a significant impact on their satisfaction.”
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