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3496

Two More Tyres For Europe From Cooper-Avon

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Cooper-Avon has introduced another two new tyres to its range of products available in Europe. First of these is the Lifeliner Touring SLE (Sport Luxury Edition) and it is the first premium touring tyre from Cooper to be available in three speed ratings; T, H and V. The second product is the Discoverer M+S, which is a winter tyre made in Findlay Ohio, but designed for European roads. It features a number of pin holes for those countries where studded tyres are acceptable.

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Rio De Janeiro To Get Second Michelin Plant

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The governor of Rio de Janeiro has announced the intention of Michelin to open a second tyre plant in the city. The new plant will complement and duplicate the existing 1.5 million production facility. The new facility is required to meet demand for Michelin tyres in South America, the Caribbean and Cuba.

3498

Seat Arosa Saves Fuel With Conti Tyres

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With an average consumption of 3.18 litres Diesel per 100 kilometres, a series Seat Arosa 1.4 TDI completed the 6,367 kilometres distance from Nordkap to Tarifa in the south of Spain. “Across Europe In 100 hours, For 200 Euro” was the target of the fuel saving ride, made on ContiEcoContact EP tyres with an insignificantly higher-than usual pressure (2.8 bar) and at an average speed of 83 km/h.

3499

Truck Tyre Agreement Between Conti And Kings Road Tyres

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Following the recent shake-up of its UK truck tyre operations, Continental has announced a “strategic agreement” with wholesaler Kings Road Tyres, whereby KRT will become the sole distributor of Uniroyal truck tyres in the UK and Ireland, effective September 1st. The new business will be separate from KRT’s wholesale operation and will be called “Uniroyal Truck Tyres.” Uniroyal car and van tyres are unaffected by the agreement and will still be managed by Continental.

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EMT Runflat Tyres By Goodyear Are #1 Worldwide

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Goodyear, supplying nearly 50 original equipment runflat tyre fitments to eight manufacturers, is the world leader in runflat tyres. The latest EMT (Extended Mobility Technology) fitment is on the Mini, a new product from the BMW Group which will have the Goodyear Eagle NCT5 EMT runflat tyres as an option. The company has runflat manufacturing capability in Fulda, Germany, and at plants in the USA.

3501

Second Quarter Results From Goodyear

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Goodyear has released its 2nd quarter financial results. At $3.58 billion, Q2 turnover was slightly up from Q1 ($3.4 bn) and around the same as for Q2 last year. Profits after tax were $7.8 million, nearly 90 per cent down on the figure for Q2 2000 of $77.1 m. However, Q2’s profits were a vast improvement on the $46.7 m loss recorded in Q1 2001, due largely to increased business from the replacement of Firestone tyres on Ford Explorers. For the first half of 2001, Goodyear posted a net loss of $38.9 m, compared to a profit of $125.3 m for H1 2000. Regarding the rationalisation programme, 5,800 jobs have been lost from the proposed total of 7,800.

3502

German Tyre Replacement-Market At A Record Level

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According to the German tyre dealers association BRV (Bundesverband Reifenhandel und Vulkaniseur-Handwerk), in 1999 more than 50 million tyres were sold in the German replacement market, 43 million of them in the passenger car sector. Especially, a new record in winter tyres sales was achieved. Sales in the commercial vehicle sector increased five p.c. to 5.7 million tyres. Whereas retreaded truck tyre sales were stable at 1.7 million units, the fall in sales of retreaded passenger car tyres continued.

3503

Good US Scrap Tyre Recovery Performance

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Significant progress has been made in the management and disposal of scrap tyres in the USA, says Terry Noteboom, senior environmental engineer for Goodyear. Last year over 71% of the 272 million scrap tyres generated in the US was recovered, exceeding the recovery rates for aluminium, glass and paper.

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Second-Half Earnings Forecast Revised Downwards By Goodyear

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Goodyear, who predicted a slight improvement in its financial fortunes for the second half of the year, is now forecasting “break even or a small loss” for the 3rd and 4th quarters, assuming economic factors remain the same. The low Euro vs Dollar situation and high raw material costs were blamed.

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Ultra-Low Aspect Drive Axle Tyres From Bridgestone/Firestone

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Bridgestone/Firestone Europe (BFE) has revealed details of a new, ultra-low aspect tyre for trucks and city buses. Called GMD (Greatec Mega Drive) the tyre replaces a pair of dual-mounted drive axle tyres with a single unit. Advantages claimed by BFE include lighter weight, lower rolling resistance and increased carrying capacity. Sizes are 435/45 R22.5 (for city buses) and 495/45 R22.5 (for trucks). Bus tyres will be commercially available early next year and the larger GMD truck tyres in 2002.

3506

More Tyres Sold In Germany In 1999

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The German rubber industry recorded sales of 18.9 bn Marks (+3.9%) in 1999, of which 11 bn Marks (+5.6%) were tyres. German tyre sales (+6.3%) grew stronger than exports (+4.0%). The dramatic increases in prices of raw-materials is a source of worry for the rubber industry, announced the rubber association W.d.K. (Wirtschaftsverband der deutschen Kautschukindustrie).

3507

High Brand Recognition For Goodyear During Recall

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In a survey in the US, it seems that OE pull-through is an important factor and that the tyre recall has – according to Goodyear – stimulated interest in tyres. Before the recall, 36.7 per cent of respondents said they would choose Goodyear tyres and 21.4 per cent Firestones. During the recall, these figures changed to 55.2 per cent and 4.1 per cent respectively.

3508

Russian – Made Tyres For Conti?

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An article in the newspaper Handelsblatt suggested that Continental is about to open a tyre factory in Moscow and that negotiations were close to final agreement. An investment in the region of 30 million Euros was reported. In September last year, Neue Reifenzeitung reported on negotiations between Continental and Moskauer Reifenwerke, which was very close to bankruptcy, although the financial situation may have improved as the main shareholder Yukos has sold its stake in the company. NEUE REIFENZEITUNG asked Continental for more details, but the company said it was not in a position to comment and could not confirm the figures quoted. Continental is only one of the tyre companies involved in negotiations in this area, with Michelin being another.

3509

Firestone Defence Becomes More Aggressive

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During a highly emotional press conference in Tokyo, Bridgestone’s boss Kaizaki again asked Ford to shoulder more of the blame. Kaizaki again pointed out that the recall in the USA is precautionary and, to date, no technical failure has been found. In Saudi Arabia, for example, the tyres have not caused – according to a joint investigation by Firestone and Ford – the problems. Firestone has never tried to cover up the facts, said Kaizaki (67). He refused to resign and said that he would take the responsibility for re-establishing the Firestone brand. A management shake up in Nashville seems likely, as soon as the recall is over. John Lampe, Executive Vice President for Bridgestone/Firestone USA, said during the hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee that Ford should share the blame. Official data on 16,000 Explorer rollovers, related to 600 deaths, show that in only a very few cases were there problems related to tyres. Bridgestone management is annoyed that, during Nasser’s call to Sam Gibara at the end of August, the Goodyear chief said that he had no knowledge of Goodyear problems in connection with the Explorer. Goodyear supplied two million tyres for the Explorer and there have been numerous proofs and photographs showing that Explorer accidents and rollovers had occurred with Goodyear tyres.

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Dunlop Record Growth in 1999

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Dunlop GmbH (Hanau) expects further turnover and profit increases in the 1999 tyre business. Turnover will rise by almost ten per cent over the previous year to 1.64 billion marks. The pre-tax group profit will be significantly above the 1998 level of 133 million marks. The good business development is due to consistently strong demand for Dunlop tyres both in original equipment and in replacement. High winter tyre sales figures also contribute to this development, representing approximately 20 p.c. in Dunlop’s total German production. Dunlop 1999 winter tyre sales will probably have gone up by 16 p.c. over 1998. Since 1994 Dunlop GmbH has doubled its car tyre sales. During the last few years the Hanau tyre manufacturer has made progress in the high-performance tyre segment far above the market average, and the company operates a profit-sharing scheme for its employees. Against the industry trend, the Dunlop payroll has increased by almost 21 p.c. since 1991, with the number of people working for Dunlop GmbH at the end of November 1999 reaching almost 5,000. If one leaves out the former subsidiary Dunlop TECH, which ceased to belong to the contributing members of the Dunlop GmbH group in the middle of last year, the figure is similar to that of the previous year.

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