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UAE Distributor ZAFCO Announces Retail Plans

One of the Middle East’s leading tyre distribution companies has announced its plan to open 65 automotive service outlets by 2012 at a dinner for its United Arab Emirates partners. ZAFCO is a supplier to the UAE domestic market, and a global supplier to customers in the USA, Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific and Australia, has revealed details of its ambitious expansion plans. The Dubai-based company is set to launch its own chain of premium quality retail outlets across the GCC.

23rd April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Tubestone Reports 2009 Sales Growth

Tyres & Accessories’ representative on the ground at Tyrexpo Africa reported back that one of the more impressive stands at the Johannesburg show belong to Tubestone. Its aesthetic promotional effectiveness, he added, could perhaps in part be measured by the fact that the stand appeared to be one of the busiest. Or perhaps visitors were simply interested in the wide range of tubes and passenger car, LDV; truck; light truck; agricultural; industrial and mining tyres sold by the South African business.

23rd April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop Extends ‘Touch Technology’ with SP StreetResponse

In March we mentioned that Dunlop was introducing its SP StreetResponse range at the Geneva Motor Show. For those of you seeking further information on this new summer tyre in these pages, the wait is finally over….

22nd April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti’s European Prices to Rise

As of June 1 prices for Continental’s summer tyres will increase by an average of three per cent and winter tyres by an average of five per cent. The announcement made by the manufacturer on April 21 only refers to the German market, however Dr. Hartmut Wöhler, Conti’s head of Marketing and Distribution for the Car Tyre Aftermarket in Europe and Africa, stated the company is “currently preparing to implement these price increases right across Europe.”

22nd April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Translogik: Helping To Keep Tyres in Top Condition

With tyre costs rising, it makes sense for hauliers and fleet managers to ensure that their tyres are maintained in A1 condition. And it is not just the cost of the tyre itself – properly maintained and inflated tyres can reduce fuel consumption. Translogik produces a range of tyre inspection solutions for fleet managers, including hand-held tread depth and pressure probe – the OTR probe can measure treads up to 130mm deep and pressures up to 190 psi. These are complemented by Translogik's own software, which provides the fleet operator with a totally automated tyre management and fleet inspection process, allowing a series of reports to be generated. These can include a work-to-do list, highlighting what maintenance work is required for each vehicle, and a Tread Depth and Tyre Pressure Analysis.

21st April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Al Saeedi Expands into Africa With Tyrexpress Operation

Al Saeedi Group, a leading Middle Eastern tyre distributor, has expanded its operations into Uganda. The UAE based company set up Tyrexpress (U) Ltd. on 13 April 2010. The company was inaugurated by Niraj Srivastava, High Commissioner of India in the presence of company directors, distinguished guests and customers.

19th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Rubberking Anticipates Increased African Presence

Rubberking Tyres India reports a successful 2010 show: "Tyrexpo Africa has always been a good platform for us to establish and promote our tyre brand and product range to the African market,” stated Dipti Jambhekar, Rubberking’s senior executive of international sales. “Though the number of visitors appeared to be less than normal, we were able to generate some serious quality inquiries, revive our relations with old customers and network with our existing ones.

16th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Continental Tire the Americas Gearing Up for Growth in 2010

Just as it takes a steady hand to navigate the waters of the Caribbean, Continental Tire the Americas is taking the same approach to its near-term efforts in the North American market, reports Tire Review. No major changes, no major announcements, just subtle adjustments and the addition of two new tyres highlighted its Gold Program Dealer Meeting, held during a three-day Caribbean cruise the 258 Gold Program dealers earned.

15th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Stamford Tyres to Introduce New Performance Tyre

Singapore based Stamford Tyres plans to use its appearance in Essen to promote a new high performance tyre. The company also gave details of the latest addition to the company’s international sales team. Rob Henderson, who is well known in the tyre industry and previously worked for London-based Eskay Tyres and Goldspark Trading, was recently appointed business manager (UK and Europe) for Stamford’s Sumo Firenza brand.

However, taking centre stage will be the new Sumo Firenza ST05A ultra high performance tyre, which is based on an asymmetric pattern and comes in a range of 34 sizes inclusive of 19 and 20 inch diameters. According to the company, the Sumo Firenza ST05A has been specifically developed and manufactured for the European and UK tyre markets and its official introduction has been targeted for Reifen 2010. This latest product from Stamford Tyres has been designed with low noise and rolling resistance in mind together with high grip levels in wet road conditions complying with all the latest European tyre standards.

14th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Win World Cup Tickets with Conti Online Game

Those with a presence on Facebook are being given the chance to leave their virtual world behind for a few days and enjoy the live action of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. Official World Cup sponsor Continental AG has launched an interactive online game that gives football fans from around the world the opportunity to win prizes associated with the much anticipated event, and all one needs to participate is to be registered with the popular social media platform.

14th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Balkrishna Tyres – Defying the Slowdown

Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT) specialises in the production of tyres for off-road applications, including agriculture, industry & construction, earthmoving equipment, ATV and lawn & garden vehicles. Tyres & Accessories had the opportunity to meet with the India based manufacturer during Tyrexpo Africa, and the company’s senior general manager for exports, Rajesh K Vyas, stated: "Last year was a significant one for BKT. When the whole business world was under severe stress due to the economic slowdown, we at BKT took this as a period of opportunities.

13th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Grouptyre and Continental Kick Off World Cup Competition

Tyre retailers with a love of the beautiful game suddenly have additional incentive to purchase car or 4×4 tyres – Grouptyre has teamed up with official 2010 FIFA World Cup sponsor Continental to present their first joint national retailer incentive, and the top prize in the football themed promotion is a newly launched Sony 46 inch full HD LCD TV complete with home cinema system – perfect for watching the action from South Africa.

9th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Nexen Appoints Samsung Recruits as CEO and VP Sales

Nexen Tire has elected H.B. Lee as Nexen Tire vice chairman and CEO along with the appointment of Byung-Woo Lee as vice president sales division. Hyun-Bong Lee, the former CEO of Samsung Electronics, was elected as vice chairman and CEO in the meeting at the KOSPI 200 company’s recent annual shareholders meeting.

In spite of the economic downturn in 2009, last year Nexen Tire broke its all it records with sales of $760 million, 28 per cent up over 2008. According to the company, “this outstanding performance came from aggressive marketing strategy to US and European markets and uplifting brand power in Korean domestic markets.”

6th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Celebrities Roll on BFGoodrich Tyres

Launched in 2009, BFGoodrich’s Mud-Terrain KM2 proved to be an excellent brand on which to learn new off-road skills when a 4×4 neophyte from Tyres & Accessories tried out the rubber in muddy Warwickshire countryside (see Related News). Now, TV chef Richard Fox and actor Neil Morrissey have used the product to hone their skills with off road driving experts Yorkshire 4×4 in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, in preparation for their next TV adventure heading out to Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Yorkshire 4×4 delivered the training using the newest addition to their fleet, a 2010 110 TDCI Land Rover Defender, which was fitted with BFGoodrich Mud Terrain KM2 tyres to replace the original equipment road-biased tyres.

1st April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

What is April Fools’ Day?

According to Wikipedia, April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day is a day celebrated in many countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, family members, enemies, and neighbors, or sending them on a fool's errand, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible. Traditionally, in some countries, such as the UK, Australia, Canada and South Africa the jokes only last until noon, and someone who plays a trick after noon is called an "April Fool". Elsewhere, such as in France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Russia, The Netherlands, Brazil, and the U.S., the jokes last all day. The earliest recorded association between April 1 and foolishness can be found in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (1392). Many writers suggest that the restoration of January 1 as New Year's Day the 16th century was responsible for the creation of the holiday, but this theory does not explain earlier references.

1st April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors