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Debica Increases Truck Tyre Production 17%

In the midst of a downturn that has hit the European truck tyre segment as hard as any market in the world, Goodyear’s TC Debica S.A. has announced that it is re-starting truck tyre production by increasing output 17 per centfrom its current position. According to local news sources, the company is reducing passenger car and light-commercial tyre production by 8 per cent at the same time, with agricultural tyre output being reduced 7 per cent. Polskie Radio Rzeszow reported that the move is due to "The effect of the situation in the automotive market and reduced demand for certain products.”

8th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Battery Market Brands Growing, say Manbat, Johnson MDs

The UK battery market is seeing branded products in growth at the expense of private labels, though the latter still hold over two-thirds of the total market, according to Paul Matarewicz, the managing director of Johnson Controls Batteries and VARTA. Meanwhile, Manbat’s MD, Steve Sheppard believes that the rising brand awareness in the UK is a result of the general economic slump, to which consumers are responding with a desire for greater reliability and longer lifespan.

7th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Txt Spk Safety Scholar Wins Bridgestone Contest

Bridgestone’s annual US Safety Scholars contest has a 2009 winner, in addition to two runners-up, all of whom will receive $5,000 towards their college studies and a set of Bridgestone or Firestone tyres. The competition highlighted a wealth of creative talent, as entrants took their cue from an eclectic range of inspirations including rap videos, emotional personal stories and important topical issues.

1st September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Schrader: EU Accident Prevention Rules May Compromise Road Safety

From 2012 all new cars sold in Europe will have to be fitted with tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) as standard. However, leading TPMS-maker Schrader Electronics believes the legislation passed by the European Parliament earlier this year is flawed and could even compromise road safety. The concerns centre on the fact that the forthcoming rules make two types of TPMS technologies available to car companies – direct and indirect measuring systems. The tyre and TPMS industries favour solutions such as the direct system which places a pressure sensor in each wheel and transmits reliable pressure measurement information back to the car data centre which then informs the driver immediately about the condition of its tyres.

25th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti Driving Towards a Brighter Future with LEDs

Continental foresees an end to the days when cars with only one working headlight trawl our roads and motorways at night: The company is looking towards a brighter future in which light emitting diodes (LED) will be utilised in headlight systems that last the entire life of a car. And since LEDs also use less energy than conventional headlight bulbs, both the operating and maintenance costs of such a system will be lower.

21st August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Cash for Clunkers to Wind Down

International News

The White House is now working on plans to wind down the popular Cash for Clunkers program. At the urging of car dealers, who want a defined end date for the program so they don’t get caught out on the incentive program, the Obama Administration may announce this week when the consumer incentive program will end.

21st August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

DHL To Sponsor NTDA Dinner

DHL Automotive, the logistics expert which has many clients within the tyre industry, has become a joint sponsor for the forthcoming NTDA Annual Dinner and TAFF Awards which is being held in Manchester next month.

20th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

NGK Spark Plugs Has New President

NGK Spark Plugs (USA) Inc. has promoted Hideyuki Koiso to president and CEO. Koiso previously served as executive vice president, and is a 31-year veteran of NGK Spark Plugs Co. He also served as vice president in the U.S. from 1997 to 2006. He replaces Shinichi Odo, who is returning to Japan to become director […]

20th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Chinese Company Fined for Producing Fake Conti Drive Belts

ContiTech reports achieving a further victory in the fight against product forgeries after proving that a large Chinese manufacturer produced fake ContiTech automotive drive belts. "This is a major step in the prosecution of illicit reproduction cases, since it was the first time that we were able to determine the manufacturer directly," reported Helmut Engel, head of the ContiTech Power Transmission Group’s Automotive Aftermarket sector. "Often, only the dealers and importers are held to account, and the producers of the copies remain unknown."

20th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Automechanika 2010 ‘Defies the Crisis’

The promoter of Automechanika 2010 reports that this year’s fair is defying the crisis. The number of registrations received for the exhibition to date has exceeded all expectations, reports Messe Frankfurt. With still over a year to go, registrations have been received for a significantly greater exhibition space – altogether more than 100,000 square metres – than at the comparable time before the last event.

19th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Work on Conti China Vehicle Parts Factory Underway

Continental is building a new manufacturing facility for its Automotive, Chassis & Safety and Powertrain divisions in China. The 74,000 square metre plant is located in Shanghai’s Jiading Industrial Zone, site of its new Continental Asia Headquarters and dedicated Engineering Center. Production at the new facility will mainly be dedicated to supplying vehicle manufacturers in China, Japan, Korea and Europe, with the first deliveries expected to take place in the middle of next year.

13th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Continental Reshuffles Executive Board

Following a meeting of the Supervisory Board of Continental, the company’s Executive Board has been reshuffled. Effective immediately, the Supervisory Board appointed Dr. Elmar Degenhart, formerly president of the Schaeffler Group’s Automotive Division, as chairman of the Executive Board.

13th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

JK Tyre to Set up in Tamil Nadu?

India’s Economic Times reports that New Delhi-based JK Tyre could be on the verge of making a deal to install a radial car tyre plant in Tamil Nadu, having met with regional government representatives.

13th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Video Contest Driving Safety Message Across the US

Taking their cue from an eclectic range of inspirations, including rap videos, emotional personal stories and important topical issues, students from across the United States grabbed their video cameras and got behind the lens to produce creative and compelling messages in the hope of saving lives. Three of the more talented of these teenagers have been granted college scholarships for their efforts.

12th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre Exports From India Dip by a Quarter

Despite recovering domestic market sales, export markets gave India’s tyre manufacturers little cause for joy in the first two months of the country’s current financial year. During April and May sales in this higher margin market segment were down a whole 25.3 per cent.

11th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors