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Luca Pini joins GRI as Europe OEM lead
GRI has appointed Luca Pini as the companys OEM lead in Europe. According to the company, Pini will play a pivotal role in driving GRIs growth and expansion in the European Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) market.
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Ceat appoints new R&D head as focus shifts to European car tyre introduction
Ceat recently appointed Renji Issac, Senior Vice President R&D and Technology in India. Issac took over from Peter Becker, Senior Vice President R&D and Technology effective 1 May. Becker was globally responsible for quality tyre development and implementation in Europe from July 2017 to 30 April 2023.
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Falken Tyre continues with European football sponsorship
Falken Tyre Europe will continue its fruitful partnerships with two top clubs; Borussia Mönchengladbach from Germany and Atlético Madrid from Spain for the upcoming season. Sports marketing agency Sportfive initiated the original collaborations with the clubs and has acted as an intermediary for these latest extensions.
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Hankook Tire partially restarts production at fire-damaged plant
Half a year after a major fire caused extensive damage to its tyre factory in Daejeon, South Korea, Hankook Tire & Technology has recommenced some tyre production within the facility. In a disclosure to the Korea Exchange (KRX), the company reports that it approved the resumption of production at the site’s Plant 1 facility on 1 September 2023.
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Goodyear Germany job talks end in failure
Three months ago, Goodyear announced it would cut up to half the jobs at the tyre factory in Fulda, Germany. Consultation with the trade union IGBCE and the plant’s works council commenced in June. These discussions came to nothing – last Friday, union and works council representatives announced that the Goodyear negotiator had unilaterally declared the talks a failure and ended them.
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Royal Tyres aims to grow exports
Chennai, India-based Royal Tyres Private Ltd was established in 1992 by Mr M Mani. Since then, the company has manufactured and exported solid tyres, smooth press-on tyres, mould-on wheel tyres and paver tyres. Each year, between 20 and 40 per cent of the company’s production is exported around the world. Current key markets include the USA, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and Nepal. But of course, European and other export markets are of interest too.
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Yokohama OE on Toyota Grand Highlander
Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd is supplying Geolandar X-CV tyres as original equipment (OE) for Toyota Motor Corporation’s first-ever Grand Highlander SUV, which was launched in North America in June 2023. The Grand Highlander is being fitted with 255/65R18 111H and 255/55R20 107V size tyres.
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Goodyear job cuts equate to a quarter of EMEA’s salaried workforce
Yesterday Goodyear shared initial details of how the firm plans to restructure its Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business. Consultation is ongoing, but “around 1,200” jobs will be cut in the region.
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Fire at Debica tyre factory
The car tyre production hall at Goodyear’s Debica factory in Poland caught fire late on 20 August. According to multiple local news sources, more than 20 fire engines attended the scene before midnight and no injuries were reported. Official statements issued by the tyremaker suggest the company’s truck tyre production area remained unaffected and that some passenger car tyre production resumed on 22 August.
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Tyrepress.com and WhatTyre.com receive 1 million pageviews a quarter
Tyrepress.com and WhatTyre.com have become well-known online tyre information sources serving business-to-business and business-to-consumer audiences respectively. Both sites have witnessed their traffic grow significantly over the years, but last month’s performance set new records for online traffic.
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Eurorepar enters South African automotive spare parts industry
Eurorepar has entered the South African automotive spare parts industry. Backed by Stellantis, the worlds fourth-largest automotive manufacturer, Eurorepar has a comprehensive range of spare parts applicable to all vehicle makes across more than 15,000 part numbers and has a network that stretches across 40 countries. Stellantis said the brand’s leap into the South African market demonstrates its global vision of connecting vehicles across continents. The company’s parts quality is backed with a standard two-year warranty on all parts. Eurorepar South Africa will be launched at the Automechanika show (5-7 September, Johannesburg Expo Centre at Nasrec).
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US tyre industry association forum to tackle right to repair, EVs
The Tire Industry Association will hold a special Right to Repair/Electric Vehicle (EV) Forum on Monday, 30 October, the day before the opening of the Global Tire Expo/SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The two interlinked topics are at the forefront of tyre and automotive servicers’ minds around the world, as the health of an independent aftermarket increasingly depends on the ability to access car data from complex OEM systems. There is a relative consensus that legislative support is required to ensure independent servicers’ right to repair vehicles. At the same time, electric vehicles are creating new challenges for workshops, with extensive technician training a necessity to ensure workplace safety. These issues and more will be discussed with key industry stakeholders, including tyre dealers, manufacturers, suppliers and activists between 13:30 and 15:00 in Melrose 4 at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort & Casino.
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Goodyear restructures EMEA: 1200 jobs cut, 500 created
Goodyear is significantly restructuring its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations in measures that will result in 1200 job cuts across the salaried workforce, the creation of 500 new positions and therefore a net job reduction of 15%. Tyres & Accessories understands that the “business transformation programme” centres on Goodyear EMEA’s salaried workforce. Furthermore, it does not impact the company’s manufacturing workforce, which has been addressed separately.
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Hubtrac truck tyre brand positioning itself at the heart of Europe
On 1 August 2023, the Hubtrac tyre brand relocated its European operational headquarters and production facilities to Serbia. Strategic departments were inaugurated in the UK and Germany, marking the completion of a Europe-centric operational structure. The goal? The establishment of an undeniably European tyre brand alongside the already-established product R&D centre in Germany. According to the company, “this strategic shift heralds the dawn of a new era.” Tyres & Accessories met with the director of the Hubtrac brand and marketing department, Edward Xu, in order to learn more.
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TRS & LD Carbon sign MoU for tyre recycling plant
Korean waste treatment and raw material recycling company LD Carbon and Switzerland’s Tyre Recycling Solutions (TRS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a facility in South Korea. This plant will process end-of-life tyres (ELTs) into TyreXol rubber powders using the TRS Water Pulse process. LD Carbon will utilise ELTs not processed into TyreXol to produce tyre pyrolysis oil and recovered carbon black products whose quality has already passed various global tyre manufacturers’ assurance tests for commercial adoptions.
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