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Firenza offers ‘superior mid-range’ pattern
Singapore-based contract tyre brand – Firenza is promoting its ST-05A pattern as a “superior mid-range” option, with company representatives characterising the production as “a popular option in the UHP sector in the UK and throughout Europe”. The Firenza ST-05A high performance pattern is produced for the various European markets it serves at a “technologically advanced production facility in South East Asia”. According to the company, this factory incorporates up-to-the-minute tyre building innovations with particular emphasis being placed on providing an attractive design that also meets all tough and high-powered demands of sports-minded drivers of high-powered saloon cars.
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Hankook showing new summer tyres at Reifen
From the 24th to the 27th of May 2016 Hankook will be exhibiting at the Reifen show in Essen the 12th time. The company’s stand in Hall 3, Booth 3A34, will feature the firm’s new “comfort flagship Ventus Prime3”, which recently took top spot in the AutoBild summer tyre test 2016. At the neighbouring Booth 3A32, the company is also presenting the summer line-up of its second tyre brand launched at the IAA - Laufenn.
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Dunlop launches mixed long haul, regional commercial tyres
Goodyear Dunlop has launched its new range of Dunlop brand on road commercial vehicle tyres. The truck tyres have been designed to provide increased mobility: mileage has been increased by ”up to 10 per cent”; winter performance has been enhanced, with the steer and drive fitments receiving Three Peak Mountain Snowflake (3PMSF) certification; and fuel efficiency has also been improved, according to Laurent Colantonio, Goodyear Dunlop director of commercial tyre technology in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
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Recovering infrastructure sector covered by broad Michelin range
While low prices for the major commodities and metals have affected tyre makers on a global level and prompted production cutbacks for giant OTR mining tyres, the direction coal has taken is of greater significance here in the UK. British Geological Survey figures show output at British open cast coal mines fell almost 40 per cent between 2010 and 2014. This decline has understandably affected sales of tyres to this sector, yet the news is not all bad for OTR tyre manufacturers and suppliers – local demand for other off-road applications is in much better shape. Technical manager Jock Aitken recently went through Michelin’s products for these areas with us, and shared how to get the most from them.
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New HT3 size “completes” Conti Hybrid line-up
Continental has introduced a further Conti Hybrid HT3 size, and the tyre maker says this 385/55 R22.5 fitment “completes” its Conti Hybrid range. The new size has been awarded a ‘B’ label rating for wet grip, and Continental reports that its use can reduce fuel consumption by six per cent. Like all Conti Hybrid tyres, the Conti Hybrid HT3 385/55 R 22.5 trailer tyre can also be retreaded, and newly-introduced regrooving indicators in the tread profile making it easier to perform regrooving properly.
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Quadraxer 2 – Kleber refreshes all-season tyre portfolio
According to Michelin, some 53 million intermediate-range tyres are sold in Europe every year, and an increasing number of these are all-season tyres. The tyre maker’s own figures puts European all-season tyre sales (for all product tiers) at 10 million units in 2014, more than twice the number sold two years earlier. Michelin has developed a product that targets the all-season market within the intermediate segment, and is launching it this month. The new Kleber Quadraxer 2 is now available as a replacement market fitment.
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‘T’ time – Zenises showing new brands at Reifen
Visitors to the Reifen show in Essen, Germany later this month can reckon with an expanded Zenises presence in Hall 3, the fair’s main hall. The company brags that its stand has one of the largest exhibition spaces and will display a number of tyre programmes, several of which are new to the European market.
Continue ReadingPneus Service showing PS rims, spare wheel kit at Reifen
Pneus Service, exclusive distributor of the MAK alloy wheel brand in some regions of Italy, is exhibiting at Reifen for the first time this year and will display its own wheel brand, PS. The Chinese-made PS range of steel wheels is certified according to ECE 124 and was first launched in Italy in 2013.
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Michelin celebrates MotoGP comeback with themed, limited-run tyre
To mark its return to MotoGP, Michelin chose the 2016 Grand Prix de France to take the wraps off the new Pilot Power 3 MotoGP Ltd Edition tyre, a range whose production is limited to 5,000 pairs. The Michelin Pilot Power 3 MotoGP Ltd Edition will go on sale in Europe on 1 June and be available in the front wheel size 120/70 ZR 17 (58W) and rear wheel 180/55 ZR 17 (73W), sizes Michelin says fit a large selection of sports bikes. Each and every tyre will feature the official MotoGP logo on the sidewall.
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SD-International offers three UHP patterns
When it comes to the highly competitive UHP tyre sector, Shanghai based international Contract Tyre Manufacturer – SD-International offers three equally distinctive patterns for the UK and European markets.
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September launch for Continental EM tyre range
Three years ago, Continental began focusing on non-automotive areas of its business in order to better balance the company’s sales footprint. An early beneficiary of this new emphasis was Continental’s Commercial Specialty Tires (CST) business, with the first investments to grow the CST portfolio directed at the port tyre segment. Now, in 2016, it is the turn of earthmover tyres, and a new EM range will be introduced later this year. As was the case with the port tyre range, the earthmover products will reflect the 2013-initiated drive to establish the Continental name as the company’s primary brand in the OTR sector.
Continue ReadingFalken Ziex ZE001 OE on Nissan Rogue
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, has begun supplying high-performance Falken Ziex ZE001 A/S SUV tyres to Nissan for factory fitment on Rogue models (X-Trail in the UK and elsewhere) sold in North America. The Ziex all-season, asymmetrical tread ZE001 A/S will be fitted to the Rogue in size 25/60R18 100H.
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Nankang to give A-rated AS-2+ its Reifen debut
Taiwanese tyre manufacturer, Nankang Rubber Tire is to give its Sportnex AS-2+, which has achieved an A for wet braking performance on the European tyre label, its Reifen Show debut in Essen between 24 and 27 May 2016. According to the company, the AS-2+ came out in September 2015, replacing its predecessor (the AS-2) and is available in 29 sizes.
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Belshina bringing Artmotion HP to Reifen
Belarus-based tyre maker Belshina says it will present its new Artmotion HP passenger car range at this month’s Reifen trade show. The company will also display new additions to its Escortera all-steel truck tyre line-up and its Galero Agro agricultural tyres at its stand (Hall 7, Stand 7A26).
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Pirelli reintroduces tyres for classic Porsche models
About 70 per cent of all Porsche models ever built are still in a roadworthy condition today. Owners seeking to keep their car looking as original as possible want a tyre that looks the part, and Pirelli has worked with Porsche to develop a number of approved fitments that match the tyres available when the cars were new. While these tyres feature a period look and tread design, modern compounds and construction are used, and Pirelli comments that this pairing of classic looks and modern technology allows for better-balanced driving characteristics than can be gained from older, original tyres or non-approved matching-size tyres.
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