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MAF Sensors now available same-day
Due to the success of the same day distribution agreement with Marathon Warehouse Distribution, WAIglobal has made its new range of MAF sensors available from the 14-branch distribution network.
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What makes a good halogen bulb?
Although you wouldn’t think so at first glance, headlight bulbs are high-precision products. While a normal household bulb distributes its light over a radius of just a few metres, a headlight bulb combined with the reflector has to transfer the light accurately onto the road at a distance much greater than 50 metres.
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Padtech releases new pads for Jaguar and Audi
Autoparts UK has introduced more new brake pad references under the established Padtech brand, offering customers expanded vehicle parc coverage, including the Jaguar XJ and Audi A4.
Continue ReadingTructyre Fleet Management adopts Ctrack advanced telematics targeting driver behaviour
Commercial tyre management specialist Tructyre Fleet Management, has adopted an advanced telematics solution from Ctrack, an Inseego company, which will be used to help monitor and improve driver behaviour and fleet productivity. Tructyre will use the web-based vehicle tracking system across a fleet of more than 150 vans and HGVs to achieve greater visibility across the company’s UK operation. It will also be used alongside integrated driver communication, fleet management and reporting tools. This should increase staff engagement, gain operational control and realise added performance insight, the company states.
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Cooper announces plan to end light vehicle tyre production at Melksham
Cooper Tire Europe is to enter a 10 month consultation period to decide the future of light vehicle tyre production at its Melksham, Wiltshire facility. News sources suggest that light vehicle tyre production currently in Melksham would be shifted to its factory in Serbia, pending the outcome of the consultation. The company states that the proposed change is a result of the “cost-competitive, globalised environment.” It adds that the Melksham facility “in its present form is not competitive within the Cooper global manufacturing network or the tyre industry at large.” It is Cooper Tire Europe’s highest cost production facility, and the company adds that it considers expanding or updating the facility to meet its light vehicle tyre needs to be “not economically feasible.”
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Klarius boosts supply chain with next morning deliveries
Helping the aftermarket distribution network to serve independent garages as promptly as possible, Klarius has announced that standard UK mainland deliveries will be made the following morning when ordered by 5:30pm. New Group CEO Mark Brickhill states, “Over 97 per cent of all our deliveries are with our customers the following morning across the UK. Klarius stockists grow their business even in challenging markets by having the widest range of stock available on the shelf. Our unique delivery service allows them to massively reduce stock levels of individual parts, while freeing up valuable warehouse space and capital.”
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Liqui Moly Injection Cleaner frees engine from deposits, restores original performance
It is a creeping process. Over the course of years the engine loses more and more of its performance. Its fuel consumption goes up, as do its emissions values. The fault lies with deposits on the inside of the engine that impede combustion. Liqui Moly says its Injection Cleaner helps in gasoline engines.
Continue Reading![Avon launches new AV12 van tyre at Fleet Live](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Avon-AV12.jpeg)
Avon launches new AV12 van tyre at Fleet Live
Avon Tyres has unveiled its latest van product – the AV12 – at Fleet Live this week, offering van drivers the chance to improve fuel efficiency and save on running costs.
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Rema Tip Top exclusive Expel filtration system a Tyre Industry Award winner
Rema Tip Top was presented with the Tyre Industry Award for product innovation for a product it calls a “revolutionary, innovative and economic solution” designed to preserve workshop tools and equipment. The Expel compressed air filtration device eliminates condensate pervasive in compressed air systems, removing 99.9999 per cent of liquid, oil, water and other contaminants down to one micron when installed at point of use.
Continue Reading![Power of WildCat XX extreme off-road racer harnessed by CST Behemoth tyre](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/XX_ZoomTrailMountain.jpg)
Power of WildCat XX extreme off-road racer harnessed by CST Behemoth tyre
Textron’s new Wildcat XX will roll on CST Behemoth tyres, the latest addition to the manufacturer’s off-road portfolio. Designed in collaboration with racing legend Robby Gordon, the Wildcat XX is a 1000cc off-road racer with features to conquer rocks, ruts or ravines. The Wildcat XX needed a tyre to match its all-round capabilities, and that is why Textron turned to the Behemoth, CST states.
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SMPE cranks up engine management growth
Standard Motor Products Europe (SMPE), one of the UKs largest independently owned automotive parts manufacturers and suppliers, shows no let-up in its growth plans, with the announcement that its customers are set to further benefit from another expansion of its engine management programme.
Continue Reading![MTS range of exhaust parts now listed on MAM’s Autocat](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SILENZIATORE2.jpg)
MTS range of exhaust parts now listed on MAM’s Autocat
MTS exhaust systems, distributed in the UK by Opera Automotive, has announced that its full catalogue of exhausts, catalytic converters and fittings, is now listed on MAM Software’s online vehicle parts catalogue Autocat, as the brand continues to gain popularity with motor factors and installers throughout the UK. Simply by entering a Vehicle Registration Mark […]
Continue ReadingStapleton’s exclusive brands maximise buoyant 4×4 sector in otherwise rocky terrain
The largest UK tyre wholesaler, Stapleton’s has long acknowledged the SUV/4x4 sector’s ability to transcend other segments with steady upward performance against a particularly volatile background. While a global rise in raw materials prices and post-referendum inflation are taking a toll on the UK, Stapleton’s notes the internationalism of the industry means the impact will be considerable, because where the car industry goes the tyre industry must inevitably follow.
Continue Reading![Maxxis: size matters most in ATV sector](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BighornMT762-1.jpg)
Maxxis: size matters most in ATV sector
Maxxis’ original equipment portfolio in the all-terrain vehicle sector gives the manufacturer some authority when it comes to the ATV tyre market. The company says it is “in a perfect position to monitor and react” to trends in the “growing” segment.
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Kumho increases SUV coverage with additional sizes
Kumho has enhanced its 4x4 tyre range with the Crugen HP91 and KL33 SUV offerings, covering the majority of on-road sizes between them, while the cross-functional Road Venture patterned MT51 and established KL71 also cover everything from such top end SUVs as the Range Rover and BMW X5 to the ever-popular Land Rover Defender.
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