1000 Attend Brahler Industries Open House
Nearly a thousand industry professionals attended an open house and trade fair held here at the world headquarters of Brahler Industries on 5 and 6 May. The open house featured a tour of the new Innovative Tread Replacement (ITR) facility, which is said to be the most advanced retreading facility in North America. Visitors had an opportunity to meet with representatives of Brahler’s Truckers Supply, Gaither Tool Company and Brahler’s Industrial Retreading, all operating companies of Brahler Industries. The trade fair offered visitors a chance to meet with top representatives of key suppliers such as Continental General Tire, Yokohama Tire, Michelin Ag Tire, Tech International, Marangoni Tread, Mid-West Truckers Association and others.
Continue ReadingContinental Supports Chrysler Dealer Training Programmes
For the second year in a row, Continental has agreed to support the Chrysler Group’s dealer training and consumer marketing programmes. Continental will provide support for the Inspired Drives, Camp Jeep and Camp Jeep: On the Road US consumer programmes.
Continue ReadingCTNA Displays Tyres at WasteExpo
(Akron/Tire Review) Continental Tire North America (CTNA) announced that it will showcase Continental and General-brand tyres from 3-5 May at the 2005 WasteExpo in Las Vegas. The tyres, to be featured at CTNA’s booth #4044, are built “specifically for the heavy service demands of the waste industry,” CTNA said.
Continue ReadingSurf’s Up With Toyo
“A beach party atmosphere, in Yorkshire, in April, may seem a little different from the norm, but thats how we do things here!” So said Toyo Tyre UK’s marketing director Mike Rignall as the tyre company celebrated its sixth year as official sponsor of the live action arena at the Ripspeed Donny Show.
Continue ReadingNew York Auto Show Just Another Example of Pirelli’s Growth
At the beginning of the year, Guy Mannino, President and CEO of Pirelli Tire North America, announced 2005 as “The Year of OE at Pirelli.” With the New York International Auto Show just completed at the Javits Center in New York City and with major auto shows in Anaheim, Los Angeles, Detroit and Chicago having run their course, it’s instructive to review the significant OE in-roads Pirelli has made in this it’s fourth year of aggressive expansion in North America.
Continue ReadingBFGoodrich Targets Outdoors Market
Michelin North America’s BFGoodrich Tire division is planning to sponsor the new Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour and Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series, Tire Review has reported.
Continue ReadingTwo Shows in One?
Tyres played a significant part at this year’s Autosport Interntional/Aftermarket Show. Yes some of the biggest players (Michelin, Bridgestone and Continental) were noticeable by their absence, but the shows still managed to attract some 92,000 people of whom 25,000 were registered trade and international visitors. Importantly, a number of these visitors will have found themselves ‘crossing over’ to the other side, from consumer to trade or vice versa.
Continue ReadingWhat a Model Tyre Dealer Looks Like
One of the highlights of the Aftermarket show, from a tyre point of view, was the Model Tyre Retailer display. Set up in the form of a Yokohama Advan Dealership, the exhibit was designed to be a demonstration of best practice. Each hour, on the hour, tyre technicians gave 30 minute presentations showcasing market leading products and services. Speaking at the opening of the Model Tyre Dealer display, NTDA national chairman, Martin Rowlands commented: “The exhibit offers an insight into the type of equipment and services that modern, forward looking tyre shops are beginning to use. The pace of development for both tyres and vehicles has accelerated at a frightening speed over the last decade and there is now a need for better diagnostic equipment, better technical knowledge and above all premises that are clean, efficient and inviting! Customers have become better informed and more demanding, but also more receptive to service quality,” The exhibit featured tyres produced by Yokohama, Pro-Align wheel alignment systems, REMA Tip Top Machinery and CP Designs tools. The organisational forces behind the stand were show organisers Haymarket Exhibitions and alignment specialist Pro-Align.
Continue ReadingPirelli’s Presence in US OE Growing
The Detroit Motorshow has increased Pirelli’s profile in America’s Original Equipment segment. The P Zero product range was chosen for two OE fitments in the market. The new Jaguar Coupé will be fitted with 21 inch P Zero Nero tyres and the Ford Mercury with a concept P Zero tread design.
Continue ReadingFulda Kick-Starts 2005 With Exelero Launch
Fulda is hailing its participation at the recent Autosport Show as a success, saying it has kick-started 2005 with the launch of its Exelero high performance tyre. In addition to showcasing its latest release, the company highlighted the activities of the UK Fulda Challenge team and its support of the show’s live action arena.
Continue ReadingNew Ford Concept Car Features Tire IQ
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and Siemans VDO have unveiled the results of their cooperation as part of Fords latest concept car, the Ford Shelby GR-1. When the new vehicle was unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit it would not have been immediately obvious that the concept coupe carried a fully functional “Tire IQ” TPMS. Even so, the companies behind the system highlight this feature describing it as the “most advanced tyre information system to be developed.”
Continue ReadingMichelin Charming Europe
Michelin has extended its ‘charming places to stay’ guide range with the introduction of German and Italian editions, and the launch of the 2005 edition to France. This year’s range features a similar layout to previous editions where each section of the guide is colour-coded by geographical region, and each entry includes a photograph and short description, plus practical information.
Continue ReadingThe Great British AutoJumble
On 9 January the NEC in Birmingham will host the Great British AutoJumble and Automart. The show offers visitors the largest selection of car-related products available under one roof. There event will also feature a dedicated Automart section where an extensive range of used cars will be available to buy. The Great British AutoJumble section will have over 500 stands with a wide range of automotive products and services available including motoring memorabilia, reconditioned, new and old car parts for 1000s of marques, literature, tools and car care products. Live demonstrations will also be featured showcasing new automotive products and informative restoration displays.
Continue ReadingPirelli Releases New Scorpion Zero
At last year’s SEMA show, Pirelli made an impact with the introduction of a 25 inch diameter 315/40VR25 XL (120) M+S Scorpion Zero radial that the company dubbed, “Dub plus 5.” This year Pirelli believes it has gone “one better” with the announcement of the biggest Scorpion Zero ever, the 315/40R26 Scorpion Zero Asimmetrico.
Continue ReadingDunlop Treads on British Lifestyle
Dunlop is launching a new lifestyle supplement called Tread, to be featured in Saturday’s Independent.
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