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Change of Management at Trelleborg Automotive

George Caplea, president of the Trelleborg Automotive business area, will leave the Trelleborg Group on 1 October and assume a position as head of North American operations for another, noncompeting company. Peter Nilsson, President and CEO of Trelleborg, will assume responsibility for the Trelleborg Automotive business area until further notice. At the same time, the business area will intensify its focus on improving all aspects of global processes. The change of management will take place on 1 October 2006.

15th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Touchless Wins Automechanika Innovation Award

A new state of the art wheel aligner that is completely ‘non contact’ has arrived in the UK, and pundits say the launch will have a dramatic impact on the way the industry has traditionally viewed wheel aligner technology. “Touchless” has been developed by Beissbarth, and was showcased at last year’s Autopromotec trade fair in Bologna, Italy. An undoubted star of the show, “Touchless” drew the biggest number of visitors to the Beissbarth stand, as crowds were introduced to this latest addition to the company’s family of wheel aligners.

15th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Alcoa Expands Wheel Warranty Coverage

(Akron/Tire Review) Alcoa Forged Specialty Wheels has expanded its product warranty to a lifetime-limited warranty covering all of its automotive aftermarket wheels. The new warranty program went into effect 1 September. Under the extended warranty, Alcoa said the warranty covers the life of the wheel against defects in materials or workmanship, and will repair or replace a defective product that fails in normal use and service.

12th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo and Distributor Plan Qatar Expansion

Toyo and its exclusive Qatar distributor, AlMuftah Trading, have revealed an ambitious expansion programme, aimed at meeting the requirements of the state’s rapidly growing automotive market. Toyo already has a “good share” of the local tyre market and AlMuftah Trading is expanding its distribution network in Qatar by opening two more sales outlets – at Wakrah and Al Khor – next year to boost business. AlMuftah Trading has been Toyo’s exclusive Qatar distributor since 1968. It has four outlets in Doha now dealing with Toyo tyres.

5th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Renault Business Finance Signs With Kwik-Fit Fleet

Kwik-Fit Fleet has won a rolling tyre repair and replacement contract with Renault Business Finance, which operates a fleet of over 11,000 vehicles. The contract, which went live on 1 August was won from a so-far unnamed rival supplier. The new arrangement will mean that Kwik-Fit Fleet, together with the Renault Dealer Network, will be the principal supplier of tyre services to Renault Business Finance. Michelin and Continental will be the primary tyre manufacturer suppliers under the terms of the new arrangement.

1st September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Amtel-Vredestein Launches Winter Tyres at Moscow Auto Show

Amtel-Vredestein N.V. is to introduce its latest products for the first time in Russia at the Moscow International Motor Show 2006 (30 August to 10 September.) Tyres to be spotlighted include the Vredestein Sportrac 3, Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta, the new Amtel NordMaster ST-310 and the Amtel NordMaster CL winter tyres.

31st August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

ABB to Run Maintenance at Cooper’s Georgia Plant

ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, said on 23 August, it has signed an agreement with Cooper Tire & Rubber Company to manage maintenance operations at its Albany, Georgia plant. “This service agreement is one of various strategic initiatives within Cooper Tire to improve manufacturing efficiency, product and customer mix, and market share,” said Scott Jamieson, vice president of manufacturing for Cooper Tire. “By entrusting plant maintenance operations to an established partner such as ABB, we can better focus on our core competence of manufacturing and marketing high-quality tyres at competitive costs.”

28th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

PACT Will Make E-Trading Easier, Says MAM

MAM Software has given its full support to the ‘Partnership for Aftermarket Connectivity Technologies’ (PACT), recently launched by TecCom UK Ltd and ABS eparts. This ground-breaking initiative by the two former competitors aims to connect their exchanges and make electronic trading easier for all in the automotive aftermarket.

28th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Launches In-Car Power System

Michelin has launched a range of power converters that change 12volt DC battery current into 240volt AC mains power for laptop computers, mobile phone chargers, power tools and televisions.

With more and more mobile staff spending time on the road and making even less frequent visits to the office, Michelin has determined that greater power capacity is required for portable machines. Whilst a laptop has its own battery power, this capacity is limited and only an AC power source will operate the computer in the car and recharge the battery.

23rd August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Milltek Ad-Campaign Draws ‘Massive’ Response

Derbeyshire-based company, Milltek, has increased its exposure through a successful advertising campaign in consumer publications Car magazine and EVO. We are absolutely delighted with the response, which has seen exceptional levels of consumer interest and enquiries. The dramatic ‘comp’ of a jet fighter and a high performance Audi RS4 has encapsulated the precision-engineering ethos of Milltek perfectly,” commented Milltek Sport managing director Phil Millington.

18th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Mechanical Simulation Corporation & TNO Form Partnership

In order to better predict the critical performance of tyres in vehicle dynamics, Mechanical Simulation Corporation has created a partnership with Netherlands-based TNO Automotive. Mechanical Simulation’s CarSim software will now link with TNO’s Delft-Tyre using Simulink.

Many engineers in design, development, testing and planning activities use CarSim, Mechanical Simulation’s software package for simulating the dynamic vehicle behavior of cars, light trucks and utility vehicles. CarSim animates simulated tests and generates about 600 output variables that can be plotted and analysed, or transferred to other software for processing using the same methods used for measured test data.

16th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Varta and Manbat in Distribution Deal

Varta Automotive Batteries has made changes to its product distribution, extending its agreement with major supply partner Manbat Ltd. The new distribution arrangements for both Varta and Freedom branded batteries have been introduced to provide improved levels of service to Varta’s network of more than 150 independent agents and support the long-term co-operation with Manbat. Critical to the new arrangement was the agreement of automotive buying group Group Auto Union in accepting Varta and Manbat as joint suppliers.

14th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Eclipse Launches Technical Centre

Staffordshire-based Eclipse Automotive Technology, the UK’s leading supplier of Texa vehicle diagnostic systems, has created a dedicated Technical Centre in recognition of its growing customer base across the UK. The Technical Centre, based at a separate site in the company’s home town of Burton-upon-Trent, houses Eclipse’s growing technical support team as well as a repair and maintenance facility.

11th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Matador Sales Exceed 227 million euros in First Half 2006

Matador Group companies reported sales of 227 million euros in the first half of 2006, including a 50 per cent share of Matador Omskshina. Sales are up 14 per cent compared with the same period last year. Pre-tax profits for the period totalled 15.4 million, up 26 per cent on the previous, despite increased raw material costs. “This result was positively influenced by the fact that practically all components within the group recorded an increase in sales and did not generate a loss for the Matador Group,” a company statement explained.

11th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Unipart Automotive Launches OE Quality Battery Ranges

Unipart Automotive, the UK’s largest independent parts and supplier network, has re-launched its battery offerings and includes a range that beats original equipment (OE) standards.

According to the company, the Unipart Samson battery range consistently out-perform original manufacturer specifications and comes with a four year warranty while the Unipart battery range aims to equal OE standards and comes with a three year guarantee.

9th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors