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Q3 new HGV registrations fall by 6%
28th November 2024New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations fell by -6.0 per cent in the third quarter, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The decline was in comparison with Q3 last year, when uptake surged above pre-pandemic levels to fulfil pent-up demand. Demand in Q3 2024 remained robust, at 26.7 per cent above the same quarter in 2019.
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Toyo Tire moving east – job cuts in Western, Southern Europe
28th November 2024At a Board of Directors meeting held today, Toyo Tire Corporation approved plans to discontinue the business operations of its European sales subsidiaries, transferring these to a newly established company. From January 2025, Toyo Tyre (UK) Ltd. and three other sales subsidiaries will “successively cease their business activities.”
Continue Reading- Sustainability in the usage phase: details of Michelin’s whole life tyre strategy
- New role & responsibilities – Interview with incoming Yokohama TWS President Elio Bartoli
- Full capacity test – Pyrum Innovations closer to concluding expansion project
- Nokian Tyres secures zero CO2 energy for Romania plant
Pirelli launches new custom-touring, motocross motorcycle tyres for 2025
Pirelli is extending its Diablo and Scorpion motorcycle tyre ranges in 2025 with a new custom-touring tyre and a successor to the Italian brand’s “most successful” Motocross World Championship product. The Diablo Powercruiser is Pirelli's sporty interpretation of the custom-touring tyre for sport Cruisers and Baggers; the Scorpion MX32 Mid Soft will offer 2025 competitors in the FIM Motocross World Championship new rubber to follow an exceptionally successful predecessor.
Continue ReadingSustainability in the usage phase: details of Michelin’s whole life tyre strategy
Picking up on our earlier first-look relating to Michelin's whole-life sustainability strategy and previewing the extended and more in-depth take we exclusively provide in our forthcoming Trends & Facts premium supplement, here are some further details Tyres & Accessories gleaned during a recent visit to the French tyre major's headquarters. The wider context is necessary to understand why Michelin cares so much about both tyre wear and whole-life performance. And that was something that Gary Gu
Continue Reading21st century recruitment, cybersecurity, AI and more: NTDA heads address 2024 Tyre Industry Conference
Opening the 2024 Tyre Industry Conference, National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) chief executive, Stefan Hay, and NTDA national chairman, Martin O’Brien, drew attention both to the NTDA’s achievement and the benefits of ongoing collaboration but also to the increasingly technological challenges and opportunities facing the tyre business.
Continue ReadingNew role & responsibilities – Interview with incoming Yokohama TWS President Elio Bartoli
From next week, Elio Bartoli will take on the role of President at Yokohama TWS. He spoke with our Italian sister publication PneusNews.it at the EMIA 2024 agricultural machinery show in Bologna earlier this month about this upcoming remit, the products displayed at the company’s Trelleborg- and Mitas-branded show stands, and much more.
Continue ReadingA single Halfords Autocentre brand in the next 2 years
Following the publication of the company's first half 2025 financial results, one solution to the problem of strangulated tyre demand is for Autocentres to do more service, maintenance and repair (SMR) work. Halford Group’s strategy for that is the acceleration of the development of Fusion villages. The original plan was to open around 25 new Fusion Motoring Services locations in 2025 at a cost of approximately £5 million (@£200,000 per site). 22 sites have been delivered so far this year,
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