Point-S Spain continues to grow
Point S Spain now consists of a total of 30 workshops as the retail group’s expansion in the Iberian peninsula continues. The news, published on social media on 21 October 2024, comes as a result of Motauto’s membership of Point S.
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Goodyear pulls back the all-season curtain
The Vector name has featured on the sidewalls of Goodyear tyres since the manufacturer introduced its first all-season model in 1985. The current state of the art is the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3, which caters to a market that Goodyear expects will grow by around eight per cent annually over the next five years. The tyre maker has shared a few details about how it created this latest product.
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Multiple OE tyre suppliers for BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé
BMW Group has debuted the second generation of its BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé, a car that, according to the manufacturer, sets “a new standard in the premium compact segment.” Order books are now open in the UK, with prices starting at £34,915 on the road. A range of summer and several winter tyres are approved for UK deliveries.
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Guizhou Tyre can produce 57-inch tyres
In the first half of 2024, Guizhou Tyre’s revenue and net profit were 5.174 billion yuan (about £560 million; €670 million) and 427 million yuan (about £46 million; €55 million), up 16.51 per cent and 25.67 per cent year-on-year. During the reporting period, the company produced 4.7942 million tyres, up 18.81 per cent year-on-year, and sold 4.7175 million tyres, up 19.75 per cent.
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Guizhou/Advance Tyre’s Vietnam factory 6-million-tyre project gains approval
Earlier in October, Guizhou Tyre reported that phase III of its Vietnam factory project had made new progress, and “all domestic and overseas investment approval and filing procedures have been completed”. As a result, now the tyre manufacturer “will actively promote the construction of the Vietnam phase III project and strive to put it into production as soon as possible”.
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Brembo buys suspension manufacturer Öhlins
Less than three weeks after Brembo sold its Pirelli shareholding, the well-known brake manufacturer has announced that it has bought Sweden-based suspension firm Öhlins for $405 million, (about 370 million euros), paid using available cash”. The deal is the largest acquisition in Brembo’s history.
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Ex-Trinseo VP appointed Orion CTO
Orion S.A., which supplies speciality chemicals such as carbon black to automotive firms including tyremakers, has named Natalia Scherbakoff as the company’s new chief technology officer (CTO). Scherbakoff succeeds David Deters who previously led Orion’s global innovation program for over a decade. Deters announced his retirement earlier this year and will remain with Orion through the end of 2024.
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Fasep launches integrated RFID for wheel balancers
Service equipment manufacturer Fasep has debuted what it says it the world’s first wheel balancer with integrated RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system. The company presented the innovation at Automechanika Frankfurt last month, installing the RFID system on a V788 balancer to give show visitors a live demonstration.
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Football – Sailun extends FC Ingolstadt 04 partnership
Sailun has extended its premium partnership with German football club FC Ingolstadt 04, giving the tyre brand a continued LED board advertising presence at the team’s home pitch until 2027. It will also continue to be responsible for the tyres on the team bus.
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TyreSwift signs 3-year AI tyre inspection contract with Beissbarth
TyreSwift has signed a three-year partnership with Beissbarth. The collaboration sees the integration of TyreSwift’s proprietary, cloud-based AI tyre inspection platform with Beissbarths state-of-the-art drive-over LED imaging technology.
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Titan repurchases 8 million shares
Titan International Inc. reports that it has repurchased 8.0 million shares from MHR Fund Management. Titan bough back the stock for a total of $57.6 million ($7.20 per share) in cash. MHR Fund Management is led by Mark Rachesky, who has been a member of Titan International Incs board of directors since 2014.
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No compromise in the cold – Sportauto tests all-season tyres
When Sportauto tested examined five brands of size 215/40 R18 summer tyres earlier this year, it tested them alongside an all-season model. This premium all-season product struggled against the summer tyres in temperatures well above the 20-degree mark, leading the motoring publication to conclude that “the all-season tyre is just a compromise” in summer conditions, especially when paired with sport cars such as the Hyundai i20 N it used for testing. Sportauto still holds this opinion, but it has now decided to test six of these “compromise” tyres – again in size 215/40 R18 – to answer a couple of important questions.
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Pirelli recalls over 3000 motorbike tyres in America
In the USA, Pirelli has recalled 3100 Pirelli and Metzeler-branded motorbike tyres due to manufacturing issue that could result in tread separation. 100 per cent of the 150/70 R18 M/C 70V Metzeler Tourance Next; 150/70 R18 M/C 70V Metzeler Tourance Next II; 150/70 R18 M/C 70W Metzeler Tourance Next II; and 150/70 R18 M/C 70V Pirelli Scorpion Trail II tyres produced between a total production period that covers a maximum range of 30 November 2016 to 11 June 2024 are said to be affected.
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Michelin tyres selected for new Ferrari F80
Michelin will exclusively supply tyres for the Ferrari’s new F80 supercar. Michelin reports that it used technological advances including those from the world of motorsport, to meet the “extraordinary performance requirements” the Ferrari F80. What is even more impressive is that Michelin developed the tyre in just 15 months using its digital development technology to speed up the production process.
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Delphi wins Diagnostic Equipment Manufacturer of the Year
Delphi was named Diagnostic Equipment Manufacturer of the Year at the Auto Trade Awards 2025. The accolade was unveiled on Saturday, 12 October, during a ceremony at the Auto Trade EXPO held at the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin.
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