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Under-Inflation Solution?

“With under-inflated tyres responsible for 6 per cent of all fatal motorway accidents – why isn’t more done to prevent tyre pressure?,” asks tyre pressure monitoring company, TPM Systems. For as little as 1p a day says it an bring a range of systems to the motorist. The Quik-Chek has been developed as a safe and quick way to accurately gauge tyre pressure – by simply pressing a button. However, while the gauge design is, by its very nature a direct monitoring system it does not update drivers in realtime or while they are driving. On the other hand it must be significantly cheaper than the aftermarket alternatives.

8th February 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone RFT OE on New Mazda Miata

Bridgestone Potenza tyres will be original equipment on Mazda’s redesigned 2006 MX-5 Miata. Bridgestone will supply the roadsters with Bridgestone Potenza RE050A RFT Run-Flat tires and will offer its Blizzak winter run-flat tyres as aftermarket replacements for the model. Bridgestone has been supplying tyres to Mazda since it brought the Miata to market in the United States in 1990. The redesigned MX-5 Miata features a larger interior and exterior and a new 2.0-litre DOHC aluminium 4-cylinder engine that produces 170 horsepower.

1st February 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Autogem Moves to London

Autogem, the UK’s largest workshop consumables and exhaust fittings specialist, has completed its warehouse re-location to Park Royal London. While the company will move into a new 60,000-foot facility in London, it will retain its telesales and administrative team in a new office in Leeds.

24th January 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

‘Bargain Batteries May Invalidate Warranties’ – Motaquip

Aftermarket parts supplier Motaquip has warned that the flood of ‘bargain batteries’ into the EU from Asian manufacturers pose a direct threat to a vehicle’s starting capability and could invalidate manufacturer vehicle warranties.

16th January 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Autogem Relocates

Autogem, the workshop consumables and exhaust fittings specialist, has completed its warehouse re-location to Park Royal, London. The company retains its telesales and administrative team in a new office in Leeds.

13th January 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

MAHA LPS 3000 Upgraded

The Maha LPS 3000 has now got a new operating system using MS Windows XP. An E.O.B.D connection is available for real time results, plots emission curves against power, carrying out driving trials, constant load or constant speed tests for engine mapping and to simulate a full road test.

9th January 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Foley Leaves Post With MEMA

(Akron/Tire Review) Paul Foley resigned as executive director of the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA), part of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA). Foley left MEMA to become executive director of the Golf Course Builders Association of America, effective 2 January 2006.

5th January 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Beru Sells Cable Plant in Mexico

Beru AG (Ludwigsburg/Germany) has sold its Mexican subsidiary Beru S.A. de C.V. to Mexican corporations General Cable Holdings Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Mexico and General Cable de Latinoamérica, S.A. de C.V., both having their principal place of business in Tetla (Tlaxcala/Mexico). At the same time, the automotive supplier and tyre pressure monitoring producer has announced that it will establish a new subsidiary to operate under the name of Beru Mexico S.A. de C.V. This new company will take over the production of spark plugs as well as OEM, OES and aftermarket sales of Beru and OMZ brand products in the NAFTA region. Beru’s main customers in the NAFTA region include General Motors and the Volkswagen Group.

4th January 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Launches ‘Advanced’ B250

Bridgestone has launched what the company calls its “most technologically advanced general use tyre to date.” The new tyre will replace the original equipment B391 and B390 tyres, and the B330 Evo, which is sold purely in the replacement market. The move is designed to simplify the company’s range of general use tyres, increase brand recognition, and make the ordering process easier for dealers, the company said in a statement.

6th December 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Industry Seminar at The Aftermarket Show

The Aftermarket Show, which runs from 12 – 15 January at Birmingham NEC, has announced a seminar programme that will focus on important aftermarket and tyre industry issues. The show organisers, Haymarket Exhibitions, are teaming up with one of the show sponsors the Tyre Industry Council (TIC) to stage a seminar programme that will take place within the exhibition hall itself, which, it is hoped, will encourage increased visitor attendance and support from exhibitors.

2nd December 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Battery Stocks Warning from Varta

Varta has warned that recent mild winters could lead to an air of complacency in the trade and that severe weather conditions could have a marked effect on aftermarket battery stocks.

The warning comes as the Meteorological Office is predicting the coldest UK winter for at least a decade and Varta’s managing director Paul Matarewicz believes that many independent and franchised workshops may not have sufficient stocks to meet increased demand, saying: “Even though improved battery technology and a succession of mild winters have had the effect of lessening peaks and troughs in battery sales across the year, there can be no doubt that the return of a hard winter would lead to a substantial surge in battery failure, especially in older cars.”

22nd November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Aftermarket Show Depicts UK Industry

January’s Aftermarket Show will “depict all the key sectors of the UK aftermarket,” say organisers, with exhibitors present from each target area.

More than 50 exhibitors will service the event’s chosen visitor categories including: Accessory retailers, motor factors, distributors, independent garages, fast-fits, body shops and franchises. In addition to repeat exhibitors from previous years, The Aftermarket Show has attracted new companies, from each sector of the aftermarket industry.

21st November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

MAHA at Aftermarket Show

MAHA has signed up for next year’s Aftermarket Show. The event, which runs from January 12 to 15 2006 at Birmingham NEC, has grown “rapidly” in recent months, according to organisers.

On display at the MAHA stand will be the LPS 3000 High Power Dynamometer Roller Set and Display Console. The company will be demonstrating the product’s capabilities through pre-recorded results of actual tests. With the roller set on the stand, MAHA will also show the workings of the hardware.

15th November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Siemens Offers Aftermarket TPMS Program

(Akron/Tire Review) Siemens VDO’s Service & Special Solutions group has developed a new aftermarket program for TPMS replacement and service parts. The program helps technicians service vehicles equipped with TPMSs made by Siemens VDO, the company said.

9th November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Assurance Gets First OE Fitments

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced that its premium auto tyre, the Assurance featuring ComforTred Technology, has been chosen as original equipment for its 2006 Chrysler 300C, Dodge Magnum R/T and Dodge Charger R/T models. Goodyear’s supply of ComforTred tyres for these high-image cars represents the first original equipment position for the tyre line, regarded as the most successful new product launch in the company’s history.

2nd November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors