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Protyre expanding Delphi training portfolio

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Protyre Autocare has partnered with Delphi since 2018, leveraging the Delphi Academy e-learning platform that offers over 300 interactive modules to enhance the learning experience through technical articles, videos, and simulations. It credits the partnership with driving a significant diversification in the Protyre service portfolio – since collaborating with Delphi, general servicing and repair work have risen from 15% to 40% of Protyre’s operations. The tyre retailer now intends to support its growth plans by offering “well over” 1,000 bespoke Delphi training sessions this year.

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Top finishers fit Dunlop Geomax in FIM E-Xplorer World Cup for electric racing bikes

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Five of the top six riders in the opening round of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) E-Xplorer World Cup in Osaka, Japan fit Dunlop Geomax tyres with Team HRC winning ahead of Robbie Maddison Racing thanks to second-place finishes in the male and female classifications. Jorge Zaragoza of Robbie Maddison Racing topped the male standings, while Sandra Gomez of Inde Racing finished top on the female side of the event. The tyre was developed alongside top MXGP riders, as Wim Van Achter, motorsport manager at Dunlop Motorcycle Europe explains: “Dunlop’s vast range of enduro, trials and motocross tyres meant our teams could really tune the tyre choice to suit their innovative electric race bikes."

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Nexen Tire joins GDSO

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Nexen Tire is now a full member of the Global Data Service Organization (GDSO) for Tyres and Automotive Components. Announcing its decision to join, the company states that this membership “underlines Nexen Tire’s position as one of the world's leading tyre manufacturers and its commitment to advancing the industry with technical innovations.”

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Yokohama Rubber debuts mid-term management plan

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Under its new YX2026 management plan, Yokohama Rubber intends to combat growing sales of budget consumer tyres with a strengthened focus on OE supply and also rapidly bring new and efficient plants online. Within the OHT segment, it will turn to mergers and acquisitions to bolster market share in specific areas. By fiscal 2026, the company aims for sales revenue of ¥1,150 billion (£6.1 billion), business profit of ¥130 billion (£688.9 million), a business profit margin of 11%, and ROE of more than 10%.

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Pirelli extends F1 in Schools partnership to Italy

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F1 in Schools is an international STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) competition for school students in which teams work together to design a miniature, compressed air-powered F1 car. The programme originated in the UK a quarter century ago and currently operates in more than 40 countries. Pirelli is a partner of the UK competition and has now announced becoming an Official Partner of F1 in Schools Italy.

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SRI quadruples profit in 2023

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Despite significant interest rate hikes, geopolitical tensions, inflation and economic stagnation in some regions, modest signs of global economic recovery appeared in 2023. Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) reports experiencing notable improvements in the financial year ending 31 December 2023, including a “significant reduction” in freight costs compared with the prior year as well as a “lull in the soaring raw material and energy costs,” leading to significantly improved profitability.

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UNECE adopts tyre abrasion measuring methodology

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On 8 January, the UNECE's World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations endorsed a proposal outlining two methodologies for assessing tyre abrasion within the framework of UN Regulation No. 117. The proposal adopted by the Working Party on Noise and Tyres entails measuring the reduction in tyre weight caused by abrasion, with results quantified in milligrams per kilometre per tonne of load on the tyre.

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R&D, TIP and Alphatread amongst Hankook’s sustainability and retreading achievements

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Hankook reports that it “is committed to investing in sustainability across every aspect of a tyre’s life from sourcing sustainable raw materials to R&D focus on materials, product performance and new product developments”. When you add in the production Alphatread-branded retreaded tyres, you can see how Hankook has attained a number of sustainability achievements.

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High costs & bureaucratic hurdles – Michelin on Germany factory closures

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Germany’s days as an industrial superpower are coming to an end, opined Bloomberg on 10 February. The media firm blames competition from the USA, the energy crisis and declining Chinese interest in German products for this development, but there are further factors to consider. Michelin, which plans to close several plants within the country, suggests that an excess of bureaucracy is contributing to Germany’s unattractiveness as a manufacturing site.

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Michelin most prominent and best sentiment tyre brand in 2024

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In 2005, Tyres & Accessories published the first in what would become a 12-year series of online brand prominence and sentiment analyses relating to the best-known tyre brands. That research was conducted in association with Envisional and latterly NetNames. Now, one of the brains behind the original data has developed “a new and improved methodology for quantifying brand prominence and sentiment”. Here, David Barnet, now brand protection strategist at intangible asset management specialists, Stobbs, presents the results of a new study looking at the online prominence and sentiment of tyre brands.

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Tyre recycling: Work to start on Enviro & Antin JV plant

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Uddevalla Municipality in Sweden has authorised Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) to proceed with the construction of its new joint venture end-of-life tyre recycling plant. This clearance comes after Enviro, Antin Infrastructure Partners, and Michelin reached a final decision on the project’s investment on 7 February. Having secured all essential environmental and construction approvals, Enviro anticipates commencing construction in the first quarter of 2024.

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L4T Group extends tyre recycling remit to USA

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Ireland-based end-of-life-tyre recycling company Life for Tyres Group (L4T Group) is establishing its first processing facility in the USA. Government agency Louisiana Economic Development shares that L4T Group will set up shop at the Port of South Louisiana, investing US$46 million to build a plant on a 10-acre (4-hectare) site.

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The increasingly all-season SUV tyre market: Budget share grows in premium-dominated segment

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SUV and 4x4 tyres have stood out as a high growth, high margin sales opportunity for several years. Latterly, the growth of both all-season and EV-specific fitments has only served to strengthen the niche value of the segment. As we look forward into 2024, Tyres & Accessories takes a look at the latest data from market research specialists GfK in a bid to reflect on what has happened in the last year as well as to prepare for what might come in the next 12 months.

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