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Maha’s New Test Lane

Maha has developed a new Profi test lane for workshops and MOT stations. The test lane will check brakes, suspension and tracking, and offers a print out of results within five minutes.

The test lane also features a large analogue and digital display with automatic or manual test programmes and is fully MOT approved for both class four and seven.

Profi can be linked to Maha’s range of lifts to complete the MOT bay. The Maha lifts, 4 poster, scissor and below floor, are all to the MOT specification and can befitted with play detectors, jacking beam, turn plates and recessed if required.

1st July 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli OE On Aston Martin

Aston Martin has chosen the Pirelli P Zero Rosso tyre as OE for its prestigious, limited edition DB7 Zagato. Based on the DB7 Vantage, but with more power, the hand-built Zagato has uprated brakes, sports suspension and an all-new two-seater aluminium coupe body.

15th July 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

Brakes And Clutches

Does your depot offer a brakes and clutch service, or do you regard yourself as a tyre supplier pure and simple? If you don’t offer such a service, you could be missing out on profits.

9th January 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti Teves Wins Ford Contract

Continental Teves has been awarded a contract by Ford in the USA for the supply of advanced brake and chassis systems. The company will supply complete systems, including front calipers, booster, park brake system, four-wheel anti-lock brakes (ABS), brake assist and electronic brake force distribution as well as Conti Teves’s Traction Control (TCS) and Electronic Stability Program (ESP) technology.

17th July 2002/by Tyrepress Editors

Safety Regulations For South Africa

South Africa is set to adopt UN safety regulations concerning vehicle components, such as lights, brakes and tyres. This will make it easier for South African companies to sell abroad, as well as making the roads safer. Transport Minister Dullah Omar told a conference that there was a need to educate the public and officials about proper tyre management. He also said that, although SA has no standard for the manufacture of tyres, this would be reviewed this year. The South African Bureau of Standards said that it wanted to assume a bigger role in regulating the tyre industry, as self-regulation by the industry has not worked so far.

22nd March 2002/by Tyrepress Editors

Recall For Mitsubishi Pajeros

Mitsubishi is to recall 22,626 Pajero Minis, made between October 1 1998 and October 4 2001, due to a potential problem with the brakes. In a statement, Mitsubishi said “There is an inadequacy of the fixing of the left near brake tube on (certain) tyres.” The company stresses that the recall is purely precautionary and that there have been no accidents caused by brake failure.

4th March 2002/by Tyrepress Editors

Regenerative Brakes For 2003

TRW Chassis Systems has entered an agreement with a major vehicle manufacturer to develop and supply regenerative braking systems based on electro-hydraulic brake technology. TRW Chassis Systems claims that 5 per cent improvement in braking can be gained through the new brake-by-wire technology involved. It is estimated that the system will be launched on the market in 2003.

23rd January 2002/by Tyrepress Editors

Wheels and Brake Applications by Titan Europe

For this year’s Agritechnica, Titan Europe is focusing interest on its two main agricultural product areas: high speed wheel and tyre systems and brake applications for high speeds. The newly developed Titan “Relocator” wheel for high speed road use, will take centre stage at the show along with the new range of wedge ramp brakes, developed by the Italian Sirmac division of Titan, and which have made a significant impact on tractors of the power range 60 to 300 HP.

28th December 2001/by Tyrepress Editors

On The Way To Chassis Control

Conti Temic is present at IAA for the first time, along with Continental ISAD, ADC, ContiTeves and Continental Passenger Car Tyres. In addition to the latest in technology, the company is introducing several projects on the way to the intelligent chassis, for example, the much acclaimed “30-Metre Car”. Synergies between tyres and brakes are not the only aspect of Continental’s vision of the future. The steering, axle modules and air suspension systems will all be integrated into the system.

30th November 2001/by Tyrepress Editors

Car Servicing As An Opportunity For Tyre Retailers

The disastrous sales of winter tyres in Germany at the end of last year have shown at least one thing: hope has no place in the calculations of business administration, and whoever has not yet understood that will have no future in this business. All the hand wringing of the tyre retailers does not help in this situation. Considering declining gross yields and the many new distribution channels for tyres, tyre retailers are forced to diversify and widen their service offers in order to compensate for loss of profit. One example of how this can be achieved is car servicing, which brings in gross yields between 40 and 50 per cent on average. A lot of business members have long ago realised this fact and extended their range of service offers. So car servicing is no longer a question of “if” but of “how”. The differences between the service offers and the quality of tyre retailers engaged in car servicing are huge. They range from the traditional Fast-Fit-Sector, covering the classical elements (exhausts, brakes and shock absorbers) to the fully equipped and professional working car repair station, offering every kind of car servicing. In this issue of NEUE REIFENZEITUNG the present level of involvement of German tyre retailers in the car servicing business will be explained and described, including some examples.

30th November 2001/by Tyrepress Editors

Aggressive Expansion Plans From Pit Stop

Pit Stop, the fast-fit group belonging to Kwik-Fit (and thus, ultimately, Ford) is pushing ahead with plans to open up to 400 centres in Germany within the next two years. Pit Stop focuses on exhausts, brakes, shock absorbers, etc., as well as selling tyres.

30th November 2001/by Tyrepress Editors

ContiPremiumContact – Developed to Customers’ Specifications

From the spring of 2000 the new ContiPremiumContact will gradually replace the ContiEcoContact CP as the tyre for top-class cars. With this new summer tyre Hanover expects a significant increase in the replacement and the original equipment business in tyres with speed categories of 190 km/h and above during the next few years. The new tyre was presented to the international trade press in mid-February. A study undertaken by the development/consultancy “Institut für Sensorikforschung und Innovationsberatung” has established that the first and foremost user requirement of a tyre is safety. By which he means aquaplaning protection, short brake distances, steering precision, roadholding and tracking stability. With three construction specifications – an innovative bionic contour emulating a cat’s paw that extends in width when the brakes are applied, an asymmetric tread pattern and a third-generation silica compound – the PremiumContact wants to fulfil these requirements. Continental is seeking a total of 37 original equipment approvals from 14 vehicle manufacturers with the PremiumContact – available in eleven different 16 and 17 inch sizes. In the replacement business the ContiPremiumContact will initially be launched in 13 sizes, a 75 p.c. market coverage, according to the manufacturer. The new tyre will be positioned at the same price level as its predecessor.

7th December 2000/by Tyrepress Editors

Fast Fit Offered By Mercedes

In this year Mercedes wants to establish a so-called “Express-Service” covering the range from exhausts to brakes. Within one hour customers utilising this special service are assumed to be on the road again.

7th December 2000/by Tyrepress Editors

Continental Shares Like Lead

Despite excellent results and an on-going buy recommendation from Deutsche Bank, Continental shares are not rising. The management has announced that the “intelligent tyre” is to be fitted as OE from 2003 but refuses to name the car manufacturer. The management also feeds speculation regarding a joint venture partner for brakes in Asia. Will this help the share price to rise?

7th December 2000/by Tyrepress Editors

Fast Fit At Peugeot

In 1997 Peugeot introduced a Fast Fit service (tyres, brakes, exhausts, batteries) at its car dealers in France. Now the concept, which is called “Rapide”, has been adopted in Germany.

7th December 2000/by Tyrepress Editors