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Yokohama Offers Global ADVAN-tage

Japanese based tyre manufacturer, Yokohama has officially launched its Advan brand. In an effort unify its global image, the company will now adopt one name for its premium products instead of the regional variations that currently exist. According to Yokohama, the newly launched brand reflects the company’s “highest performance” and “highest quality” image. The Advan name will adorn all of the company’s new global high performance products. At the same time as launching this new product concept, the company also released two new Advan branded products, the Advan Sport and Advan ST.

8th December 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

SEMA and VDAT Make Agreement

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Specialty equipment associations SEMA and Verband Deutscher Automobiltuner (VDAT) have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote increased cooperation between their associations and member companies.

“Working more closely together with our friends at VDAT will greatly enhance the ability of the specialty equipment industry to grow on both continents,” said Christopher J. Kersting, SEMA president and CEO. “It is essential that we join forces with our friends in Europe to be proactive regarding legislative and regulatory proposals which hamper the ability of consumers to personalize their vehicles.”

As a result of the agreement, SEMA and VDAT will become members of each other’s associations and exchange market and other information of mutual interest to members. In addition the associations say they will work together on legislative and regulatory developments affecting the industry in both markets and meet regularly to promote closer relations between organisations.

“I am very much looking forward to our cooperation with SEMA,” said Hans-Joerg Koeninger, VDAT general manager. “We will work together with this powerful trade organization for uniform and clear regulations for the approval of tuning products.”

Demonstrating their solidarity SEMA exhibited as part of the VDAT booth at the Essen Motor Show. VDAT will have a booth at the annual SEMA Show.

3rd December 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre Manufacturers Form New Federation

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The BRMA and ITMA have joined together to set up a new federal body to represent the interests of both associations’ tyre manufacturing members. The new Tyre Industry Federation will come into force as of 1 January 2005 and will take the form of a limited company. The BRMA are describing the union as “formalising the already close working relationship that already exists between them.”

14th October 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

TRA Elects Officers

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The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) has elected its first officers at a meeting held on 1 October. Born out of the TIC’s Responsible Recyclers Scheme the TRA was originally formed in July.

Roger Hicks, MD Charles Lawrence International was chosen to take the role of president and Tony Allen, MD Environmental Tyre Disposal will become the associations vice president and treasurer. Both will serve in office for a period of two years.

Tony Allen commented: “ There is a strong sense of purpose amongst us all and we must use this to develop policies and positions which will carry us into the long term.”

14th October 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Man in the Running

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Michelin’s infamous icon, the Michelin Man, is in the running for America’s ‘prestigious’ Favourite Ad Icon Award. The nationwide campaign launched by the American Association of Advertising Agencies has set globally renowned icons such as Tony the Tiger, Pillsbury Dough Boy and Energizer Bunny against each other in a bid to discover the country’s favourite advertising icon and slogan.

The winners will be unveiled on 20 September, day one of Advertising Week, at a ceremony on Madison Avenue, New York. The city’s advertising campiagn marks the largest-ever gathering of America’s most influential image-makers. More than 25 leading advertising and media trade associations will be participating in the week long event, which runs from 20-24 September 20-24.

23rd August 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

NTDA Members Walk the Halls of Power

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As part of the NTDA’s 75th anniversary celebrations, association chairman, Martin Rowlands, and director, Richard Edy invited guests to ‘walk the halls’ of power and attend an evening reception in the Houses of Parliament. The reception was held at the invitation of David Lidington, member of Parliament for the NTDA’s home constituency, Alylesbury.

22nd July 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Hayes Lemmerz Receives ISO/TS 16949:2002 Certification

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Hayes Lemmerz International has announced that all facilities in its Brake and Powertrain Components Group have achieved ISO/TS 16949:2002 (with design) Certification, from the International Automotive Task Force (IATF), a worldwide consortium of automotive manufacturers and trade associations. The group’s systems were audited and certified by Smithers Quality Assessments Inc. (SQA), an independent accredited registrar. ISO/TS 16949 is an international quality management system that aligns existing American (QS-9000), German (VDA 6.1), French (EAQF) and Italian (AVSQ) automotive quality systems into a single standard, thereby eliminating the need for multiple certifications.

1st March 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

US Tyre Tests Condemned As “Extreme”

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Following the Firestone recall, the US Government ordered a thorough overhaul of tyre safety standards. One of these is a new drum-test, which requires tyres to be tested for longer periods and at higher speeds. The Rubber Manufacturers Association has described the new tests as “extreme” and estimated that almost half of today’s car and light truck tyres would not pass the new test.

10th June 2002/by Tyrepress Editors

Talking Together – Stahlgruber’s “7th Round Table Reifentechnik”

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At the end of April the seventh round-table conference concerning tyres and tyre technology organised by the Tip Top Stahlgruber company took place in Munich. This year’s 91 participants came from many, varied backgrounds: There were tyre dealers, retreaders, material suppliers, representatives of associations (ADAC, BRV, DEKRA, TUV etc.), scientists and representatives of the vehicle and tyre manufacturing industries. Some of the highlights of the event included Hans-Jürgen Drechsler, deputy managing director of the BRV (Association of Tyre Traders and Non-Industrial Vulcanisers), speaking about development trends in the German retreading industry, which is characterised by a fall in sales, specially in the passenger car tyre segment, and a consolidation process among the companies in that sector. Furthermore Drechsler gave an overview about the actual status of ECE regulations 108 and 109 and their transformation into national laws. Other topics concerned the efforts in reducing tyre-surface-noise, the wrong tyre pressure as one of the main causes for serious accidents and last but not least the presentation of various non destructive methods of tyre examination. Due to the fact that the organiser of the meeting shortened the list of speakers, there was much more time left for intensive discussions; something which was appreciated by the conference delegates.

30th November 2001/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre Safety Check

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During the so-called “tyre safety month” organised in Germany for May 2000 motorists are offered a free tyre check. Several associations (DVR, BRV, ADAC, ACE, DEKRA, TÜV etc.) are involved in this initiative as well as ten tyre manufacturers.

7th December 2000/by Tyrepress Editors

At the beginning of April the sixth

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At the beginning of April the sixth round-table conference about tyres and tyre technology organised by the Tip Top Stahlgruber company took place in Munich. This year’s 85 participants came from many varied backgrounds: There were tyre dealers, retreaders, material suppliers, representatives of associations (ADAC, BRV, DEKRA, TÜV etc.), scientists and representatives of the vehicle and tyre manufacturing industries. Some of the highlights of the event included Hans-Jürgen Drechsler, deputy managing director of the BRV (Association of Tyre Traders and Non-Industrial Vulcanisers), speaking about development tendencies in the tyre trade with plenty of figures to back up the claim that the general tendency to concentration in the tyre trade is accelerating and manufacturer dependence or orientation also on the increase. Dieter Hatzfeld, formerly Michelin, now in a leading position with RuLa GmbH, the truck tyre cold cure retreader, spoke about the lop-sided pricing policy in the truck tyre field. The gist of his talk was: The price relation between new and retreaded tyres is no longer right. The subject of Mobile Fitting was also under discussion. “Long-term participation in the truck tyre business means participation in the large fleet business and offering comprehensive service schemes”, Drechsler said. Norbert Schygulla (Deutsche Goodyear), Michael Zoeppritz (Bridgestone/Firestone), Dr. Bernd Löwenhaupt (Dunlop), Ludwig Nelke (Michelin) and Hugo Verschoore (Butler Engineering) then introduced their own companies’ tyre run-flat systems (EMT, DSST, PAX) complete with practical fitting and maintenance suggestions. All in all, the range of subjects was far-reaching, offering something interesting for each of the guests present. Read more in NEUE REIFENZEITUNG 5/2000.

7th December 2000/by Tyrepress Editors

Associations Back Intertyre

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In the UK, the National Tyre Distributors Association and the Tyre Industry Council have given their backing to InterTyre. InterTyre is a trade exhibition, organised by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, which will run in conjunction with the European Automotive Trade Show at the end of April next year. The Tyre Industry Council is also a sponsor of Tyrexpo Europe, the rival exhibition which will take place six weeks earlier.

7th December 2000/by Tyrepress Editors

ETRA Conference Discusses Scrap Tyres

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The problem of scrap tyres (or, as ETRA prefers to call them, post-consumer tyres) is one which affects every country where tyres are sold. ETRA, the European Tyre Recycling Association, is the only European organisation devoted exclusively to tyre and rubber recycling and in July, the association held a conference in the UK to discuss the scale of the problem, assess progress and look at possible solutions. ETRA regards post-consumer tyres as a readily available and inexpensive resource rather than merely a problem and the association is keen to get this viewpoint across to the industry, governments and the public. Around 2.5 million scrap tyres arise every year in the EU, of which 61% are re-used or recycled in some form. 39% go to landfill, which will be banned shortly. The conference programme was a full one, with a variety of speakers, including representatives from enforcement and licensing agencies, trade associations and those involved in developing new processes and uses for scrap tyres. Among the solutions discussed were rubberised asphalt, rubberised sports surfaces, the emotive subject of using tyres as artificial reefs and a method of using microwaves to break down tyres into their component parts. The effective and environmental disposal of scrap tyres is a problem for all parts of the industry and one which will become even more acute when landfilling of tyres is banned in a few years.

7th December 2000/by Tyrepress Editors

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