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New year, new HQ: Yokohama Rubber relocating
Yokohama Rubber reports that the relocation to a new headquarters at the site of its Hiratsuka factory in Japan will commence 10 January 2023. The various head office departments will make the shift from Tokyo to Hiratsuka City in seven steps over the following two months, with the move complete by 6 March.
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Uzer Makina opens USA sales office
Turkish tyre curing press and mould specialist Uzer Makina has opened a new sales office in the USA. The Florida-based operation, Uzer Americas Trading Inc., will serve as the firm’s sales and project management centre for the entire American continent. Uzer Makina states that it will continue investing in this region in order to establish fast contact with its customers in America and to provide fast solutions to their needs.
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Tyre makers & the Russia dilemma
Many tyre makers have faced difficult decisions in the weeks and months since Russian troops first marched across Ukraine’s border on 24 February. Companies such as Nokian Tyres, Bridgestone, Continental, Michelin, Yokohama and Pirelli have needed to decide whether to continue operating their Russian plants. Four of these manufacturers are turning their backs on Russia or considering doing so, but two apparently are not.
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Rolling resistance higher at colder temperatures – Smithers study
Testing, consulting, information, and compliance services firm Smithers has produced a new whitepaper reporting the effects of temperature on tyre rolling resistance. It will soon offer the whitepaper for free download on its website.
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US launch for EV-focused Hankook iON
According to the recent Hankook Tire Gauge Index, a survey of Americans driving habits, 46 per cent of Americans plan to purchase or lease an electric vehicle (EV) within the next five years. Therefore, the arrival of Hankook’s EV-specific iON brand across the pond is timely. Catering to local preferences, the Hankook iON range for the USA has a strong all-season flavour, and the tyre maker has introduced two lines – the iON evo AS and iON evo AS SUV.
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Tegeta Holding: The leading player in the Georgian tyre market
Tegeta Holding is a leading company in its home automotive industry, controlling owns a 70 per cent share of the Georgian tyre market. The company started importing tyres 26 years ago. Now, with 27 years of experience and more than 30 subsidiary companies, Tegeta is a partner of 300 global brands and a supplier of 150,000 branded products.
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ATS Euromaster supports Ukraine charity convoy
ATS Euromaster is supplying tyres to charity Nadiya and community group Help Ukraine BAMK UK that are taking a medical convoy providing urgently required medics to Ukraine. The charity approached ATS Euromaster for 20 tyres to outfit four vehicles on a tight timeframe of seven days from request to convoy departure.
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Point S open two tyre retailers in Brazil
Point S has officially opened its first two pilot points of sale in Brazil. Located in Recife and Vitoria, the brand-new sites mark the beginning of an ambitious five-year plan. The announcement follows the news in April 2022 that Point S had signed a master franchisee contract in Brazil with ATO, whose shareholder companies are ADSTA and Orletti.
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Toyo sponsors PDC Darts World Championships
Toyo Tires is at the peak of sponsorship PDC World Darts Championship. The best players in the world are currently battling it out for £2.5 million in prize money at the Alexandra Palace from 15 December to 3 January. Former tyre-fitter Peter Wright is the defending champion but the likes of Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price are determined to take his crown and the £500,000 first prize.
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ZC Rubber IPO application received by CSRC
Recently, China’s largest tyre manufacturer Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber (ZC Rubber) has taken an important step in the stock market listing process: The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) received the IPO application of ZC Rubber. Next, CSRC will review the materials submitted by ZC Rubber. If it passes the audit, ZC Rubber will become a listed company.
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Toyo Serbia hailed as new “global production base”
Following the news that Toyo Tire officially opened its Serbia tyre production plant on 14 December 2022, details of the speeches given by Toyo Tire president and CEO Takashi Shimizu as well as Republic of Serbia president Aleksandar Vučić have been revealed.
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Guizhou Tyre plans to invest in Techking
Guizhou Tyre’s wholly-owned subsidiary Advance Investment plans to invest 25.5 million yuan (about £3 million pounds; 3.45 million euros) in Qingdao Win-Win Industry Fund.
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Christina Zamarro becomes CFO at Goodyear
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced the appointment of Christina Zamarro to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, reporting to Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Richard J. Kramer on 14 December. Zamarro succeeds Darren R. Wells, who will become Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. Both appointments are effective 1 January 2023.
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Thailand tyre plant receives Bridgestone’s largest solar facility
Solar rooftop panels installed upon Bridgestone’s Nong Khae plant in Thailand’s Saraburi province will directly power the tyre production process. The equipment installed at the Thai Bridgestone Co., Ltd., facility is the largest solar rooftop panel in use across the Bridgestone Group and has a total capacity of 9.95 MWp.
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Repairify establishing training institute
In November, Repairify’s US office, Repairify Inc, introduced plans to launch the Repairify Institute, a comprehensive technical training program for automotive professionals designed to ensure service readiness, in 2023.
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