Top Scores For New Generation Yokohama Tyre Generation
Japanese producer Yokohamas high performance tyres received top scores in the latest competitive tyre tests in the German motoring press. Magazines auto, motor & sport, sport auto and rallye racing emphasised the extraordinary performance of the AVS Sport and the TW 1 on wet and dry surface.
Continue ReadingNo More Firestones For Ford In Venezuela
The Venezuelan subsidiary of Ford has said that it will no longer fit Firestone tyres as OE on its Lazer vehicle and 350 truck. Goodyear tyres will be used instead. Bridgestone/Firestone says that this represents only a 2 per cent loss of sales in the Venezuelan market.
Continue ReadingWinter Tyre For Scooters
At the INTERMOT – the international exhibition for motorcycles in Munich – the German Tyre Manufacturer Reifenwerk Heidenau has introduced a winter tyre for Scooters. For higher grip under winter conditions, the so-called Snowtex features textile fibres in the tread which emerge from the rubber surface after 300 to 600 kilometres driving. Therefore Heidenau suggests changing to winter tyres some weeks before the cold part of the year begins.
Continue ReadingCutting Back Jobs At Cooper Tire
Cooper Tire & Rubber is cutting back on 1,100 jobs and scaling back, or shutting some 18 plants world-wide. Cutbacks at US plants in Michigan, North Carolina and Texas do not appear to affect tyre manufacture. Lay-offs at European plants have still to be confirmed and would be undertaken in consultation with employee representatives. The cutbacks come alongside announcements of record third quarter profits.
Continue ReadingKenyan Partnership For Goodyear
In Kenya, Goodyear has formed a partnership with leading retreader Treadsetters. The new company will be called Goodyear Kenya and will begin operations from its Nairobi HQ in January, dealing in new Goodyear tyres. According to Goodyear Logistics Director Gordon Wilmot, the partnership has been formed to exploit the large market potential.
Continue ReadingProduction Capacity To Be Reduced At Firestone USA
Bridgestone/Firestone will cut production capacity in two of its US plants as a result of the tyre recall and decline in demand for Firestone tyres. Approximately another 1,100 employees will lose their jobs.
Continue ReadingContinental Ends Champions League Sponsorship
At the end of this seasons competition, Continental will cease its sponsorship of footballs European Champions League. The company has been a major sponsor of the competition for the past five years.
Continue ReadingTwo Times Degussa-Huels
Degussa-Huels is a leading supplier for the tyre industry. In Poland the company has just acquired Nafta Polska, a producer of carbon black. In Thailand Degussa-Huels has purchased a 70 per cent share of Oriental Silica, a producer of ingredients for the so called green tyre.
Continue ReadingNissan’s Xterra is US “Truck of The Year 2000”
Spokesmen of The Big Three expect auto sales this year to be about 16.5 to 17 million vehicles.
Continue ReadingYokohama Shares Rise
Yokohama Rubbers share price surged by at the end of February. Analysts are speculating whether this marks the beginning of a new round of consolidation in the tyre industry.
Continue ReadingA Job With Future, But Vacant
The image of jobs in tyre repairing and fitting is not the best in Germany. In spite of being a job with future and a high level of unemployment (more than 10 per cent) not enough young peoble wants to occupy the vacancies.
Continue ReadingDegussa-Hüls Increases Prices for Rubber Blacks in Europe
Degussa-Hüls AG, worldwide the second largest carbon black manufacturer with production sites in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia, again announces a price increase of 25 Euro per metric ton for its range of rubber blacks effective May 1, 2000, in Europe.
Continue ReadingCarlos Ghosn Becomes Nissan President
Carlos Ghosn, once top man of Michelin in the USA will become President of Nissan, effective 1st April 2000, in addition to his post as Chief Operating Officer. Ghosn is interested in speeding up the Nissan Revival Plan, implemented in October last year.
Continue ReadingGerman Insurer “Allianz” To Sponsor Formula 1 Team
The German insurance company Allianz wants to become involved in Formula 1. As the newspaper Die Welt announced recently, Aliens wants to sponsor the Williams-BMW team. Already with the coming German Grand Prix in two weeks at the Nürburgring, the company label will be on the racing car of the British team. It was mentioned that the insurance intends to invest 50 million DM (£16.3 million) in the team of Ralf Schuhmacher and Jensen Button.
Continue ReadingNew Managing Director For Kwik-Fit GB
Bryan Liddle has been appointed MD of Kwik-Fit GB. A former professional footballer, Bryan has worked with several large plcs and he joins Kwik-Fit from Associated Heating Distributors, where he was MD.
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