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15091

Roberts Bakery Appoints ATSE

Northwich-based Roberts Bakery has appointed ATS Euromaster as its sole commercial vehicle tyre services provider, responsible for a 90-strong fleet, which includes car-derived vans, rigids and tractor units and trailers. The new agreement will see ATS Euromaster’s truck centre in Warrington fit Michelin tyres across the Roberts Bakery fleet – replacing a previous Bridgestone policy which was managed by a local independent tyre dealer.

“We wanted higher service levels from our supplier and ATS Euromaster was able to offer a range of additional benefits,” says Nick Crank, Transport Manager at Roberts Bakery. “These include fortnightly fleet checks, together with the ability to regroove and turn tyres on the rim to ensure maximum mileage performance.

15092

Pirelli Parent Posts 3Q Loss

Pirelli & C. SpA, the parent company of the tyre manufacturer, reported a loss in its third quarter after writing down the value of its investment in Telecom Italia SpA, Italy’s largest phone company. The net loss, excluding some items, was 1.6 billion euros ($2 billion), compared with net income of 105.8 million euros ($135 million) a year earlier.

15093

BFGoodrich’s SEMA Exhibits

(Las Vegas/Tire Review) Michelin North America’s BFGoodrich tyre group will be extra busy at this year’s SEMA Show, offering everything from celebrities and show cars to a TV show appearance at the Overhaulin’ display. The BFGoodrich Tires booth at SEMA will host top personalities from action sports, competitive drifting and rockcrawling as they sign autographs for fans, while a wide-range of specialty vehicles will be on display.

“The SEMA show is always an event that we look forward to every year because it provides a great showcase for BFGoodrich,” said Kaz Holley, brand director for BFGoodrich Tires. “Featuring some of the best talent in the world of motorsports, the hottest vehicles around and our presence at Overhaulin’, BFGoodrich will be the hottest brand at SEMA 2006.”

15094

The g-Force

BFGoodrich’s award winning g-Force profiler has proved unstoppable at this year’s FIA World Rally Championship. BFGoodrich has swept the board winning every round in every country so far, but you have to remember the company supplies tyres to five out of the six teams in the event. Either way, the WRC demands a broad spectrum of tyre types and, as such, BFGoodrich has produced variations of the g-Force Profiler, capable of taking on every type of terrain encountered. With the mass of the car rarely distributed evenly on all four wheels at the same time, the battle is to control the tyre pressure.

BFGoodrich’s award winning g-Force profiler has proved unstoppable at this year’s FIA World Rally Championship. BFGoodrich has swept the board winning every round in every country so far, but you have to remember the company supplies tyres to five out of the six teams in the event.

15095

Michelin Bids Adieu to Formula 1…

The 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix marked the end of an era as Michelin bowed out of Formula One for the second time in the company’s history. However, the possibility of a future return to motor racing’s premier series has not been ruled out. In fact, reading between the lines, it seems that this is the manufacturer’s intention if the sport’s rules are changed.

The Clermont-Ferrand-based company has competed in 216 world championship grand prix, initially from 1977-1984 and more recently from 2001-2006. During that time it scored 102 victories with seven teams and 20 drivers en route to amassing five drivers championship titles and constructors titles. And, according to Michelin, this is the reason for leaving Formula 1. “Michelin…believes that competition improves the breed,” the company said in a press statement.

15096

Toyo Backs British Motorsport

Toyo has re-affirmed it’s continued support of Motorsport at every level today with the release of it’s list of sponsored events and championships for 2007. According to company representatives, Toyo believe in putting their money where their mouth is, covering everything from grass roots club racers up to International heavyweights.

In racing, nothing matters more than control. When your race series consists mainly of irreplaceable six-figure classics, it becomes a pre-requisite. With this in mind, Toyo points out that the control tyre for the ’07 Aston Martin Owners Club Championship is the critically acclaimed Proxes R888.

15097

Dunlop Launches BARC/Dunlop Sport Maxx Cup

During October Dunlop Tyres launched its latest motorsport series, the BARC/Dunlop Sport Maxx Cup. At the same time the company announced plans to upgrade its motorsport (particularly MotoGP) tyre production facilities in Birmingham. Tyres & Accessories met up with the Dunlop Motorsport team at Donington for the launch of the new series.

The new BARC/Dunlop Sport Maxx Cup, designed to be something of a stepping stone to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, will take the form of a production saloon and sports coupe cup. The plan is for the new series to “star” at Dunlop’s 2007 Great & British motorsport festivals, alongside the existing Radial Enduro, BiDuro, Ginetta and Mini Championship events.

15098

Michelin Launches Transense CV TPMS

After several years of intensive research and development Michelin’s US R&D department and Honeywell, one of the world’s leading automotive technology suppliers, have announced the launch of the eTire II battery-less TPMS for commercial vehicles. The eTire II system is based on Transense’s surface acoustic wave (‘SAW’) technology, which Michelin licensed in 2001 for in- and on-tyre applications. The news follows intense market speculation about the nature of Michelin’s product release. Some reports even suggested the technology could later be transferred to passenger car tyres.

15099

SEMA Show 2006: Dunlop Muscles Up

(Las Vegas/Tire Review) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. introduced a new Dunlop-branded line, an “extreme sports performance tyre with race-like characteristics for drifting, on-track and autocross motorsports.” The street-legal Direzza Sport Z1 is “Dunlop’s new halo tyre for enthusiasts who want maximum dry-weather traction on the street or at the track,” said Silvana Valencic, Dunlop’s segment marketing manager. The tyre unveiled on the opening day of the 2006 SEMA Show.

15100

Yokohama North America to Sponsor LA Auto Show

Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has announced that its Yokohama Tire Corporation subdiary has become an official sponsor of the Los Angeles Auto Show 2006. The sponsorship deal will last for three years. This year’s show will be staged from 29 November through to 10 December.

15101

ETRMA Seeks to Influence EU Decisions

Earlier in the year, the European tyre and rubber industry formed the ETRMA as a successor to BLIC. The idea was to update the way that this industry association was organised and position it to inform the European legislature on subjects relating to tyre and rubber manufacture. Following the completion of this changeover, Tyres & Accessories interviewed ETRMA secretary general, Fazilet Cinaralp and got a clearer picture of the role and function of the organisation.

15102

Michelin Pilot Power 2CT named MCN Product of the Year

The Michelin’s Pilot Power 2CT was named Motor Cycle News Product of the Year at an awards’ ceremony held at the National Motorcycle Museum on 26 October. The entries were judged on a number of criteria including product performance levels, innovation, sales success and success in meeting the needs of the market. The Michelin Pilot Power 2CT was launched to match the ever-increasing performance of sportsbikes, and at the same time, was designed to raise the level of road tyre performance to that of a track tyre.

15103

Continental Delivers Long Tyre Life to Argos

With 130 million customers spending £3.8 billion a year buying items on-line and through its 670 stores, the Argos retail business needs a massive logistics back up. This requires a fleet of 600 tractor units and 1400 trailers operating from 11 distribution centres strategically located throughout mainland UK. That means that at any given time there are well over 5,000 tyres in contact with the road on Argos vehicles.

15104

Coats Introduces Next Generation of Tyre Changers

With wheels and tyres rapidly getting bigger, heavier and tougher, tyre service is becoming more challenging than it has ever been – and choosing the right equipment is critical. At the SEMA Show 2006, Hennessy Industries unveiled the Coats APX90 tyre as its way of solving today’s tyre changing challenges.

New wheels, both aftermarket and OE, are increasingly large and unwieldy and require delicate care. In addition, mounting and demounting low-profile, high-performance and a variety of run-flat designs can be challenging. According to company representatives, “no matter what kind of assembly, the Coats APX90 was designed to handle any job quickly,” with protection for customers’ wheels in mind.

15105

Independent Garages Lose Ground to Fast-Fits in Car Repair

The latest Castrol Business Services Car Repair Trend Tracker shows that independent garages account for 47 per cent of all work carried out on cars in the UK, while franchised main dealers account for 25 per cent and fast-fit outlets, 9 per cent. But independent garages are revealed to be losing share to fast-fit outlets, with franchised dealers holding steady, when data from the report’s 2005/06 survey is compared with the previous 2003/04 survey period.

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