German consumer magazine makes Brembo Best Brake Brand 2024
Readers of Europe’s top car magazine, Auto Motor und Sport, have voted Brembo their favourite brake brand for the 11th time. The vote was part of Auto Motor und Sport’s prestigious Best Cars 2024 awards. Drivers, mostly from Germany, voted for the best brands in 26 product and service-related categories. Brembo swept the board in the Brakes/Brake Pads class, earning an overwhelming 72.7 per cent of the 92,798 votes submitted.
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Few spots remain for Transaid’s Cycle Kenya Challenge
Transaid has warned there are few remaining spaces on its Cycle Kenya challenge on 4-13 October 2024. More than 30 participants from the automotive sector have already signed up for the 474km adventure. Six days in the saddle will take riders from Nyeri at the foothills of Mount Kenya, to stunning Lake Victoria. To sign up for the challenge, or to request more information, contact Anna Giavedoni on +44 (0)20 7387 8136 or via email at anna@transaid.org.
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Tyre News in Numbers – March 2024
Tyres & Accessories’ monthly ‘Tyres News in Numbers’ column boils down the latest tyre industry news to the most important statistics of the month. Below, we look at the big numbers from the March 2024 magazine. 1.2 million tonnes - The approximate tonnage of waste tyres imported annually by India, extrapolated from Indian Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA) figures covering the eight-month period April-November 2023, for which the UK is a primary source. Around 90 per cent of this total undergoes batch-pyrolysis, a method the UK’s Tyre Recovery Association considers “outdated” and “highly polluting”
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Forvia Hella receives John Deere Award for sustainability
The international automotive supplier Forvia Hella has received the John Deere Award in the sustainability category. The leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery honours Forvia Hella for its heat recovery system at the Großpetersdorf site in Austria. The system saves around 175,000 kilowatt hours of natural gas per year and therefore around 32,000 kilograms of CO2. The award was presented at the John Deere European Supplier Conference in March 2024 in Mannheim, Germany.
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Repairify opens Italian office
Repairify has opened a new office in Italy to support the growth of its European customer base, according to the company. Repairify representatives also suggest that the move will “make it easier and more financially efficient to access its advanced vehicle diagnostic and calibration technology”.
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Bekaert signs 12-year solar PPA for Sardinia plant
Steel wire and coating technologies firm Bekaert and Edison Next, the Edison Group company supporting customers with ecological transition and decarbonisation, have signed a 12-year on-site Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). This PPA will see the installation of a photovoltaic system with a total power of 6.1 MW at Bekaert’s plant in Sardinia, Italy. The 6.1 MW solar installation will be capable of meeting more than 20 per cent of the plants current energy requirements.
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Antera wheel brand set for April revival
G.M.P. Group has revived the Antera alloy wheel brand, whose symbol is a stylized Panther. The 100 per cent made in Italy wheels are being presented during Milan Design Week from 14 to 21 April via a number of efforts that will unfold both onsite and on social media.
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Aeolus ends direct Pirelli tie-up, signs Pirelli deal with PTG
Aeolus Tyre Co. Ltd has dissolved its direct license contract with Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. for Industrial segment technology, replacing this agreement with one it signed with Prometeon Tyre Group S.r.l. (PTG) earlier in the month. According to the terms of the new agreement, Aeolus Tyre will receive patented and proprietary technology that Pirelli has licensed to PTG.
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Continental closing 2 Automotive sites in Germany
As part of measures outlined in February, on 26 March 2024 Continental announced the planned closure of its Wetzlar and Schwalbach sites in Germany. Both belong to the company’s non-tyre Automotive group sector.
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Baseball – Nexen Tire partnering San Diego Padres
Nexen Tire recently unveiled a significant multi-year collaboration in the USA with Major League Baseball (MLB) team the San Diego Padres. The deal spans the seasons from 2024 to 2027.
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Vesconite Bearings trialled on tractor tyre equipment
Custom-made wear-resistant low-friction Vesconite bearings and wear pads are being trialled on a Beiss tyre stripper machine. The trial, conducted in Bultfontein, South Africa, at a company that specialises in tractor-tyre stripping and replacement, aims to prove the efficiency and durability of Vesconite in tractor tyre maintenance.
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Sumitomo Rubber invests in Viaduct
Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has developed its Sensing Core smart tyre technology to include a wheel security function which is set to reach production vehicles this year. Sensing Core is a flexible, sensor-less analysis and monitoring system with many different applications, including tyre pressure and wear, uneven loads and hazardous road conditions.
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Point S launches new global website
Point S has marked its 53rd anniversary with the launch new global website. The new website mirrors Point S’ stated vision to be the ultimate global benchmark for vehicle maintenance. Point S reports that it has streamlined the websites structure “placing user convenience and accessibility at the forefront”.
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Court annuls EU sanctions against Belshina
The Court of Justice of the European Union’s General Court has lifted sanctions against Belarusian tyre maker Belshina (Belshyna AAT). Last week, the General Court annulled the Council of the European Union’s sanctions and ordered the Council to pay for court costs.
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China’s tyre exports are less affected by the Lunar New Year holiday
In the first two months of 2024, China’s tyre export data was surprisingly good. In the past few years, the arrival of the Lunar New Year holiday has occasionally caused a significant drop in exports in one month compared to the previous year. For example, in January 2023, the number of tyre exports fell by 15.2 per cent year-on-year. In February 2022, the number of tyre exports fell by 15.6 per cent.
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