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In the red: Venezuela, restructuring hurts Pirelli’s 2015 results

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Although Pirelli’s revenues grew 4.8 per cent in 2015 and were above the year’s target of €6.25 billion, problems in Venezuela and other issues took their toll on the company’s bottom line. The tyre maker’s revenue for the 2015 financial year amounted to €6.31 billion. Price increases, higher replacement market sales and product mix more than compensated for the 1.6 per cent decline in volumes, a reduction that mainly came from emerging markets and the company’s industrial business.

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Michelin Pilot Sport EV rises to the track challenge in Mexico

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The Mexico City ePrix saw the Michelin Pilot Sport EV face a very different challenge of competing around a permanent circuit, instead of at a temporary city-centre facility, as has been the case since the inaugural Formula E race in Beijing, in September 2014.

Previous venues have ranged from street tracks to public parks (as in London) and airfield runways (Berlin), but Mexico City chose the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and in the infield of a baseball stadium to stage its round of the FIA Formula E Championship.

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Italmatic launches new Italrepair patch product line

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Italmatic, an Italy-based leader in the production of balancing weights and tyre shop materials, reports that it recently released a complete line of patches and curing chemical products.

Coming at the same time as Italmatic’s 50th anniversary, the company says it decided to strengthen the image of its products, its brand and the completeness of the range offered with a series of novelties following each other during the year. Foremost is the recently revealed TPMS sensor, Italsensor.

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Michelin solutions Bus and Coach sales manager appointed

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Michelin solutions has appointed Kevin Lawton, 47, as UK and Republic of Ireland Bus and Coach sales manager. Lawton assumes the role after a nearly six-year stint as Michelin UK operations manager, firstly at Michelin Fleet Solutions, before continuing with the same role when Michelin solutions was launched in 2013.

The role will see Lawton working closely with Michelin solutions’ customers to ensure an excellent quality of service across the company’s 32,000 contracted bus and coach assets. He will also focus on extending the company’s unique tyre management solutions to prospective customers.

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General Tire adds news Altimax Sport sizes

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General Tire, Continental AG’s second brand, has extended its General Altimax Sport range with the launch five new sizes.

The new sizes are the 205/55R17 V Sport, which is suitable for the likes of the Citroen C4, Ford ECOSport, and Mini; 255/45R18 Y Sport, for luxury cars like the Audi A7 and A8, and Mercedes S Class; 215/40R18 Y Sport, for smaller cars, including the Citroen DS3 and Alfa MiTo. Meanwhile, the 265/35R18 Y Sport is suitable for executive cars, such as the BMW 3 Series, and Mercedes E Class; and the 275/35R18 Y Sport is ideal for the likes of the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes CLS.

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Giti: Dekra independent results contradict magazine tyre test

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In response to a recent, less than favourable third party tyre test, Giti Tire has run two sets of independent tests with Dekra and “a leading German tyre testing association” to verify the wet braking performance of its GT Radial Champiro FE1 tyre. In the case of the original test, the Nexen Nblue HD Plus was chosen as the comparison product based on the reported results, which had this tyre as the test winner. Therefore Giti ran its tests using the same Nexen product as a comparison.

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Goodyear continues ‘thought leader’ strategy at Geneva 2016

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Goodyear has done it again. For the last few years of exhibiting at the Geneva Motor Show, the company has been taking the idea of concept tyres more seriously than most (think of “battery charging, shape shifting tyres” last year and an SUV concept plus “chip in tyre” technology the year before. The goal is clearly to challenge received wisdom and raise questions about the future of tyres – taking a thought leadership role in the markets, but especially with OEMs. This year Goodyear put its Eagle 360 centre-stage in Geneva. Of course the spherical tyre is striking for its shape and the suggestion that it will move the vehicle of the future with a built maglev propulsion system, but what is perhaps even more interesting for the tyre industry is the questions this product raises about future tyre manufacturing, distribution and retail business models. Tyres & Accessories spoke with Goodyear EMEA president Jean-Claude Kihn in order to find out more.

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Accolade for Michelin CrossClimate tyre

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Michelin’s new CrossClimate tyre range for cars and small vans – the world’s first summer tyre with winter capabilities – has won the prestigious Fleet News Award for Best New Product 2016.

The award was presented Thursday 10 March at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London before an audience of more than 1,500 senior executives from across the fleet industry.

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Lehigh Technologies prepares for European MRP production

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As Europe’s retreaders are currently learning to their cost, commitment to sustainable products often takes a back seat to lower prices; despite offering proven environmental plusses, retreaded truck tyres continue to lose market share to cheap and often non-retreadable imported new tyres. To truly thrive, an environmentally-friendly product must also deliver a price benefit. With its micronised rubber powder (MRP) products, Lehigh Technologies offers this double advantage. Tyres & Accessories recently met with Lehigh Technologies’ vice-president and general manager Kedar Murthy and Josep Freixas, the company’s MRP business development manager for the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions, to find out how the market is taking to the concept of new tyres containing materials made from end of life tyres.

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US tyre market to surpass 315 million units this year, says RMA

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According to the latest forecast by the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), total shipments of tyres in the US will exceed 315 million units this year, 0.7 per cent higher than in 2015. Furthermore, the association anticipates that passenger car tyre shipments will exceed the previous record set in 2014.

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No poor performers: Auto Bild Sportscars’ 20-inch tyre test

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A Jaguar F-Type, half a dozen 20-inch tyre models, and nothing much to complain about – these are the key ingredients in the latest tyre test from Auto Bild Sportscars. The German magazine’s test of premium and quality segment tyres focused on the front axle size 255/35 and rear 295/30 size. All of the six tested brands carried the ‘Y’ speed rating.

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Simon Jackson spreads tyre costs with Michelin finance package

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Salisbury-based Simon Jackson Contractors Limited has invested more than £42,000 in new tyres for its fleet in 2015 after taking advantage of Michelin’s 0 per cent Flexelagri finance offer – enabling the cost to be spread across 24 equal monthly payments.

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Kumho’s return to UK commercial vehicle tyre market

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Kumho’s return to the UK commercial tyre market one year ago signaled the Korean manufacturer’s intention to become a major player in a sector it temporarily left. Having rejuvenated its distribution, products and personnel, its relaunched truck tyre department has a new sales structure led by ex-Bridgestone and Michelin truck tyre specialist, Steve Miller. His experience has since been put to work on the task of reintroducing the brand to an already crowded sector of the business.

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Blackpool Transport signs Michelin Effitires contract

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Blackpool Transport has agreed a five-year renewal of its Effitires by Michelin solutions comprehensive tyre management programme. The pence-per-mile deal covers Blackpool Transport’s 38 midibuses, 24 full-size single-deck buses and 73 double-deckers, all of which operate from the company’s central depot in Rigby Road. A 10-vehicle ‘reserve fleet’ is also covered under the Effitires contract, as are the Leyland Olympian open-topped and Leyland Atlantean AN68 buses maintained as part of Blackpool Transport’s “heritage fleet”.

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