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Anteo: Prometeon’s new brand for tier 3
Sales within the premium and tier 2 segments of Europes commercial tyre market have remained level for years, but the tier 3 segment is growing in leaps and bounds. For Prometeon, the company behind the Pirelli commercial tyre brand, this trend represents an opportunity it doesnt wish to miss out on. It presented its new Anteo brand to potential distributors on 26 March, displaying a launch range of six lines.
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Alberto Vigano on Vredestein’s new two-wheel range
Riders in the UK and Europe will encounter a new brand of motorcycle tyre later this year, a brand with its sights set on the big players. Entering a hotly-contested market poses a sizable challenge, but the newcomer has several aces up its sleeve. Not only is it produced by a major tyre maker that is already established in Europe, anyone who’s ever shopped for car tyres will find the brand reassuringly familiar.
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Images reveal carbon clumps, timing chain fragments removed in EDT Automotive clean
Pictures of a broken timing chain tensioner, extracted during an EDT Automotive engine clean, reveal the hidden contaminants lurking in our engines. The fragments were caught in the EDT engine cleaning machine’s filter, which is renowned for collecting up to half a litre of black sludge containing carbon, metallic particles and other contaminants.
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Dunlop’s Edouard Carpentier on niche markets, motorsport & innovation
Numerous niche subcategories now exist within key segments of the motorcycle market, a phenomenon mirroring the high proportion of bike owners riding for pleasure. This blurring of traditional segment boundaries presents a challenge to tyre makers, who must decide between a ‘one size fits all’ approach or striving to meet the individual needs of a growing number of rider groups. For Dunlop, it was an easy decision.
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‘Clean sheet’ design for Dunlop SportSmart MK3
The big news from Dunlop this spring is the imminent release of a new hypersport tyre range, the fifth it has introduced in the last two years. “Dunlop is now the freshest and most diverse range in the hypersport segment,” declares Carpentier when introducing the SportSmart Mk3. This successor to the SportSmart 2 Max is Dunlop’s most balanced hypersport product, and as such will be its biggest volume seller in the segment. The SportSmart Mk3 has been launched in one front and five rear sizes.
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BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 now available in 42 sizes
As of this year, 42 sizes of BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 are available in the UK. The first sizes in the line-up for extreme off-road conditions arrived in 2018, and the portfolio now available includes 21 new sizes not offered in the predecessor KM2 range.
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New – Clarke Boltless Shelving Range from Machine Mart
Machine Mart has introduced a new range of Clarke boltless shelving combines tough steel construction with quick and easy set up for any garage, office, home or more. The boltless units can be assembled using only a hammer, allowing for quick and easy assembly.
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Goodyear Proactive Solutions wins at International Bus Sustainability Awards 2019
The Goodyear Drive-Over-Reader, an automated tyre analysis and control system, has won first place at the International Bus Sustainability Awards in the ‘Tyres and Tyre Management’ category. The awards honour innovative companies and products that address the challenges of global sustainability. Thomas Sauer, marketing specialist for Goodyear Proactive Solutions EMEA received the award for Goodyear at the award ceremony in Berlin on 18 March, 2019.
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Giti to show GTR955 Combi Road, Team Oliver Racing partnership at CV Show 2019
Giti’s GTR955 Combi Road trailer tyre and Team Oliver Racing’s bonneted Volvo VNL race-prepared truck will be the highlights of the tyre manufacturer’s stand at The CV Show 2019 (Stand 4F55, 30 April – 2 May, NEC Birmingham).
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MWheels launches new 9.00×22.5 Xlite, Xbrite forged aluminium wheels
MWheels has launched a new generation of 9.00x22.5 Xlite and Xbrite forged aluminium wheels. The wheels are available in two ten-stud variations, designed for 295/60R22.5, 315/60R22.5, 315/70R22.5 and 315/80R22.5 tyres. Both have a load capacity of 4,125kg, have been TÜV tested, and gained KBA approval. The 26mm stud hole variant weighs 25.9kg and the 32mm 25.7kg. Like all Xlite and Xbrite wheels the new models carry a five-year warranty.
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Best in braking: Michelin crowned Auto Bild’s ‘Manufacturer of the Year’
Although tyre tests cover everything from handling to comfort and fuel consumption, the value of a tyres role in bringing a vehicle to a safe stop can’t be underestimated. Auto Bild agrees - its the criterion the motoring magazine uses to determine which tyres to further examine in its tyre tests, and which it should eliminate.
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Kia Cee’d top of list of new Klarius exhaust models
Klarius Products Ltd has released its latest new-to-range list of exhausts and catalytic converters (CATs), with delivery available from distributors in the UK, Europe and Scandinavia. Popular commercial vehicles and hatchbacks are the focus of the update. The Kia Cee’d 1.6 for model years 2012-2015 gains a new replacement system, among other popular modern contemporaries such as the benchmark Ford Focus 2.0, the spritely Renault Twingo 1.1, Vauxhall’s Astra 1.4, Audi’s A3 1.4, Volvo’s V40 1.6 and the Volkswagen Golf 2.0. Ford’s Transit 2.2 van also gains a new exhaust for model years 2007-2009.
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ETRMA targets early 2020 for new EU Tyre Labelling Regulation
The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) is ready to enter the final phase of the review on the 2009 EU Tyre Labelling Regulation, following the outcome of the European Parliament plenary vote to replace the existing regulation. The association said that “an improved Regulation” could be adopted in early 2020, should the new European Parliament move the file into trilogues in the second half of 2019. ETRMA added that it is pleased with the commitment and efforts by the European Institutions to pursue a new Tyre Labelling Regulation, as it “increases consumer awareness of the label and strengthens market surveillance and enforcement in EU Member States.”
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Halfords extends Mobile Expert ‘garage on wheels’ across London
Halfords will extend its Mobile Expert service to London, following its pilot in the West Midlands, Manchester and Surrey. The retailer will place five new vans in London from 30 March, which it says will cover the capital. The service means that Halfords Mobile Expert vans will be available to nearly a third of UK households. The company added that it plans to roll out between 100 and 150 vans across the UK within the next two years.
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North Wales Fire and Rescue Service chooses Michelin tyre policy
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service will fit Michelin tyres across its 100 heavy fire appliances, in the service’s first major tyre policy change in 20-plus years. Its vehicles are used to respond to around 3,200 fires, 500 road traffic collisions and 500 other emergency incidents annually. The new tyre policy mirrors that operated by the two other Fire and Rescue Authorities in Wales. The Michelin X Multi Z all-position tyres will be supplied and fitted by Tructyre ATS, with a small amount of fitment work undertaken by the service’s own in-house workshops, on a predominantly 15-tonne Volvo truck fleet.
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