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Marangoni Becoming a “Global Player“ in Brazil

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Although Italian firm Marangoni celebrated its 50th anniversary in the new Millennium, the year 2000 primarily represented a significant milestone on its path towards becoming a global operator. Today, ten years later, the Marangoni Group is, aside from Bandag and the new tyre manufacturers’ retreading activities, the industry’s sole genuine “global player”. The company has not only successfully established itself in Europe and North America, it is now slowly gaining a foothold in China. However in the last decade it is the operation in Brazil that has, above all, become the backbone of its global industrial presence.

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Michelin Green X Challenge Starts Second ALMS Season

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The Michelin Green X Challenge is described by the tyre maker as a ‘race within the race’ at motorsports events such as the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). The idea behind the challenge is summed by Michelin as “if fast is good, then faster and cleaner is even better,” and the company notes that this approach paid off for 12 of the 20 ALMS Michelin green X Challenge winners last year, as they also won their respective class on track. The 2010 US based round of this environmental motorsport awards programme gets underway at the Twelve Hours of Sebring on March 20.

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European Zeetex Dealers Visits Thailand with S&H Tyres

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European dealers of Zeetex brand automotive parts have returned from an all-inclusive trip to Thailand organised by Simon Klapwijk on behalf of S&H Tyres, on which the group visited the factory that produces Zeetex batteries and spent a day at the test track, sampling the new Zeetex HP102 tyre. During a welcome dinner, Klapwijk explained the marketing concept and the expansion of the size range for 2010 in both passenger car and truck and bus segments, opening the European Zeetex Convention 2010.

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CGS Tyres Opens Moscow Office

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CGS Tyres has increased its operations in the Russian market by opening a new representative office in Moscow. According to the company, the Russian presence enables a better coordination of CGS Tyres activities not only in Russia, but also in the Commonwealth of Independent States. “At the same time CGS Tyres’ Moscow office provides to our local business partners the same level of customized services that the company guarantees on other developed markets,” company representatives said in a statement. CGS Tyres reported aims to become the leading agricultural and industrial/construction tyre importer in the Russian market.

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New Exhibition to Help Find Homes for Post-ITC Tyres

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Latin Expo Group Ltd., a Panamanian trade group, is organizing a tyre exhibition and conference for Latin American and Caribbean tyre distributors in Panama City, Panama, 8-11 July 2010. Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo 2010, will be held at Atlapa Convention Center in Panama City, according to the organizer. Latin Expo reports that it is in the process of organizing a programme of international tyre industry speakers to accompany the exposition, according to a spokesman for the group, who said the group’s vision “is to bring the global manufacturers and suppliers directly to the Latin markets and to get the Latin dealers to those manufacturers in a familiar and inexpensive venue.” 280 exhibitors are said to have signed up so far for a show expected to cover around 85,000 square feet of exhibition space.

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Despite Reduced Sales, Pirelli Tyre Records Stronger Profit in 2009

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Financial statements approved by the Pirelli & C. SpA Board of Directors on March 10 show Pirelli Tyre to have attained revenues of 3,992.9 million euros during 2009, a 2.6 per cent reduction on a year earlier. Despite this slight annual decrease, sales in the fourth quarter leapt 18.7 per cent – an organic growth of 13. 9 per cent – to 1,034.3 million euros EBITDA before restructuring charges amounted to 538 million euros, up 21.9 per cent compared with 2008, or 13.5 per cent of sales, compared with 10.8 per cent of sales a year earlier. In the fourth quarter, EBITDA before restructuring charges stood at 155.2 million euros compared with 62.9 million euros in the corresponding period of 2008, with the sales margin rising to 15 per cent from 7.2 per cent in the same period of 2008. EBIT before restructuring charges was 345.5 million euros, or 8.7 per cent of sales (6.1 per cent in 2008) representing an increase of 37.8 per cent compared with 250.7 million euros in the previous year. In the fourth quarter, EBIT before restructuring charges amounted to 104.7 million euros (10.1 per cent of sales) compared with 18.9 million euros (2.2 per cent of sales) in the corresponding period of 2008.

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Apollo Tyres Co-Hosts First Indian CV Awards

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In association with ‘CV’, a commercial vehicle themed magazine for the Indian market, Apollo Tyres has held the first dedicated awards for the commercial vehicle segment in India – the Apollo-CV Awards 2010. The awards ceremony took place on March 8, and a total of 23 awards were conferred upon vehicle and ancillary component manufacturers. The evening saw Tata Motors walk away with the two most significant awards – CV Maker of the Year and CV of the Year, honours bestowed upon the vehicle manufacturer for its Tata Prime 4028 S. The title of CV Man of the Year was conferred on Dr Abhay Firodia, chairman and managing director of Force Motors Limited.

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Bridgestone Outlines Steps Taken to ‘Green’ its Tyres

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Bridgestone Europe’s updated environmental report is a document the company says sets out its “commitment to high environmental standards and the latest steps to achieve them.” This third edition of the ‘Environmental Commitment and Performance’ brochure continues the focus on the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of tyre environmental impact from cradle to grave that has been a feature of the publication since its initial launch in 2006, and this year’s report also includes additional information on Bridgestone’s ‘Ecopia’ tyre range.

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Yokohama Giving Away Truck Tyres at MATS

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At the upcoming Mid-America Trucking Show, Yokohama Tire Corp. plans to give away a few set – 10 wheel positions – of its Zenvironment medium radials, Tire Review reports. Fleet operators and owner operators can register to win the tyres by visiting Yokohama’s booth at the 25-27 March event, slated for the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Nokian Reports “Very Recommendable” Test Result

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Yesterday we reported on Continental’s performance in several European tyre tests, but the German manufacturer was not alone in receiving kudos. Finland’s Nokian Tyres reports its “Nokian H” received a “very recommendable” rating from Germany’s ADAC automobile association during its latest summer tyre test. Nokian notes with pride that its tyre received the best result for dry road performance while also performing well on wet roads, a result that prompted the ADAC to call the Nokian H a “very balanced summer tyre”.

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Bridgestone is Most Recommended 4×4 Tyre Brand

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The latest market research on which 4×4 tyre brands are most recommended to customers suggests that the theory that premium brands have been able to hold their share in the market are likely to be true. In the case of Bridgestone (the most recommended 4×4 tyre brand in the survey) this means the company’s tyres are recommended 18.02 per cent of the time, almost twice as much as the nearest competitor.

The number two spot is held by Pirelli, whose tyres are recommended 10.4 per cent of the time. Together with Goodyear (9.92%); Michelin (7.2%); Avon (6.40%); Continental (5.92%); and Dunlop (2.48%), this means premium brands account for over 60 per cent of recommendations. Encircles’ data doesn’t report the specifics of conversion rates, but if the majority of these recommendations are converted into sales (something which is generally considered to be the case) then this premium-heavy metric would put the 4×4 sector way ahead of the passenger car sector as a whole which is considered to be comprised of about 30 per cent premium tyres.

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TyreSafe Punctures Practice of Replacing Run-Flats with Standard Tyres

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TyreSafe has warned motorists that replacing their vehicle’s run-flat tyres with standard tyres could pose a safety hazard. The tyre safety organisation is concerned that attempts to reduce vehicle maintenance costs by selecting tyres which do not incorporate the added technology and features found in run-flat tyre could lead to drivers inadvertently yet significantly changing the handling characteristics of their vehicle, increasing the chance of being involved in an accident.

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Canadian Province Makes Winter Tyres on School Buses Mandatory

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Two years after a school-owned van travelling without winter tyres fitted on all wheels collided with a truck in the snow, the New Brunswick government in Canada has made the fitment of these cold weather tyres upon its fleet of multi-function activity buses mandatory. Seven members of the Bathurst High School boys basketball team died in the January 2008 collision, and in the absence of official tests being conducted by the province into the safety of summer tyres in winter, the parents of three of the boys had arranged to have the tyre configurations currently used on activity buses in the province's schools privately tested in Michigan. The tests were scheduled to take place on February 24, the day after New Brunswick announced its new tyre rule.

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Eco and Safety Focus for Bridgestone in Geneva

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Bridgestone Europe reports the company’s presence at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show will centre upon Bridgestone’s long-term safety and environmental protection strategy. The 210 square metre stand (no. 2143 in Hall 2, for those of you planning a visit) will throw the spotlight on the Ecopia range – a product that, incidentally, derives it name from a combination of the words ‘ecology’ and ‘utopia’ – and feature no less than four key Ecopia products.

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Stapleton’s: 4×4 Tyres For Every Price Range

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As one of the largest distributors of passenger car tyres in the UK, wholesaler Stapleton’s prides itself on being able to offer tyres suitable for every retailer and every price bracket. This means stocking all major brands of 4×4 and SUV tyres. However this month the company also pointed out that the current “high fuel prices and doom and gloom of the economy will undoubtedly affect the already high running costs associated with 4×4 vehicles.” Some consumers may be monitoring their spending more closely and looking to make savings on their purchases, company representatives commented, explaining that the breadth of tyre range the company offers should ensure that Stapleton’s can support retailers in offering a wide range of 4×4 tyres, “at both the premium and quality levels.”

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