Joe Burke named Goodyear vice president, North America commercial
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co has appointed Joe Burke vice president of its North America Commercial business. He reports to Steve McClellan, president, Goodyear Americas. Burke succeeds Dave Beasley, retiring after nearly 40 years with Goodyear.
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Yokohama Geolandar supports two 2023 class championship winners in US off-road racing
Two vehicles equipped with Yokohama Geolandar tyres for SUVs and pickup trucks captured class championships in two United States off-road racing series: Best In The Desert’s Trick Truck class and the ULTRA4 Racing’s 4900 UTV Pro Mod class. Best In The Desert is the largest off-road racing series in North America, with two-wheel and four-wheel vehicles compete in more than 50 different classes. The Trick Truck class championship was won by Jonathan Brenthel driving a truck fitted with Geolandar M/T G003 tyres.
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Pickleball is Blimpworthy: Goodyear
The Goodyear Blimp will appear in the skies at a Professional Pickleball Association (PPA Tour) tournament on Sunday, 3 December after the manufacturer deemed the booming paddle sport “Blimpworthy”. The Blimp has been a mainstay at some of the world’s iconic sporting events for more than 65 years, offering exceptional aerial views.
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Birla Carbon celebrates Cubatão Plant, Brazil’s 65th anniversary
Birla Carbon is celebrating the 65th anniversary of its Cubatão Plant. Located in São Paulo, Brazil, 12km from the seaport city of Santos, the plant is crucial to Birla Carbons global operations, contributing to the companys position as a key player in the carbon black industry in the South American market, the company said.
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Shandong tyre exports to UK increased significantly
In the first 10 months of 2023, Shandong Province exported 290 million new pneumatic rubber tyres, an increase of 19.7 per cent over the same period last year, according to Qingdao Customs statistics. The value of tyre exports was 74.71 billion yuan, an increase of 20.7 per cent. The average tyre export price was 261.8 yuan per tyre, a rise of 0.8 per cent.
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Hankook opens Taiwan tyre distribution operation, considering Romania too
Hankook Tire & Technology Co. is opening a local corporation in order to sell tyres in Taiwan. According to the The Korea Economic Daily, Xu Shengqi, a Taiwanese executive with over 20 years of Hankook experience, at the helm. The newspaper also reported that Hankook “is also considering launching a local corporation in Romania to enhance its European presence”.
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Not competitive enough – Michelin confirms plant closures in Germany
Germany’s position as a centre of manufacturing took another blow today with the confirmation that Michelin will gradually cease production at its Karlsruhe and Trier sites, as well as the manufacture of new tyres and semi-finished products in Homburg. Michelin will also transfer its Customer Contact Center from Karlsruhe to Poland. These changes are expected to be completed by the end of 2025 and will impact a total of 1,532 employees.
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Continental to support technology partner Brabus at Essen Motor Show with sports performance tyres
Continental will support luxury tuning firm Brabus at the Essen Motor Show 2023 (1-10 December). Brabus will present the Rocket R Limited Edition and Brabus 750 Bodo Buschmann Edition, both of which are limited to 25 models, and which fit Continental’s ultra-high performance SportContact 7. Continental will also supply ContiSportAttack 4 motorcycle tyres for the Brabus 1300 R Masterpiece Edition in its debut appearance, while the manufacturer will display its infotainment products on a separate stand (Hall 7, Stand A07).
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Pyrum Innovations still building second plant – but not in Homburg
Pyrum Innovations has dropped plans to build a pyrolysis tyre recycling plant at Homburg, in Germany’s Saarland – but is still confident of setting up its second facility within the originally-announced timeframe, more or less. The company has already identified a potential new location.
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Autotech supports Petromin’s sustainable mobility plans in Saudi Arabia
Autotech Training has collaborated with the Petromin Corporation to provide a range of ongoing training support which will culminate in the opening of a unique training facility – the first of its kind within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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ADAS market set to reach $211.71 billion by 2034
The value of the global automotive ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) market is expected to rise from US$64.04 billion in 2024 to US$ 211.71 billion by 2034. That estimated growth is expected to be driven by a steady Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 12.7 per cent in ADAS market over the next decade.
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Nexen Tire signs OE tyre development MoU
Within the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Korea Expressway Corporation’s Road Traffic Research Institute, Nexen Tire intends to reduce the time and expense required to produce tyres for original equipment customers. The two partners signed the MoU on 27 November at the Research Institute’s headquarters in Dongtan, Hwaseong.
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Strong international presence expected at Automechanika Shanghai 2023
From 29 November to 2 December 2023, the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) hosts the 18th instalment of Automechanika Shanghai. The show will span over 300,000 sqm, a 36 per cent increase compared to the previous edition. 5,652 exhibitors (up 71 per cent increase from the previous edition) and buyers from around the world will meet to discuss cooperation. Indeed, the organisers report that visitor pre-registration has already overtaken previous records from the 15th edition.
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Davanti, Deestone and Petlas exhibiting at Tyrexpo Thailand 2024
Tarsus Group announced that it was planning the first Tyrexpo Asia in Thailand in 2022 back in 2020. Now the company report that momentum is building for Tyrexpo Asia 2024 in Bangkok, which runs from 15-17 May at the BITEC venue.
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Pirelli confirms top S&P Global score
Pirelli reports that it achieved a top score in sustainability with the Auto Components and Automotive sectors in S&P Global’s 2023 Corporate Sustainability Assessment. The news emerged from the results published by S&P Global, which is also the basis for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability indices.
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