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Firestone brand launches new European website for tyre end users

Bridgestone has announced the launch of a new European website for the Firestone brand. The website hopes to attract the attention of end users with improved navigation and imagery to reflect the desired brand image for Firestone. “We designed this new Firestone website from the consumer point of view” says Jean-François Callier, trade marketing, Bridgestone Europe. “The content reflects what motorists want to find on a site and we provided the structure and flow to make their search as easy as possible.”

29th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone readies MotoGP compounds for “technical” Jerez circuit

The Jerez circuit is the next to grace the MotoGP calendar, as Bridgestone moves to Spain after the season-opener in Qatar. Located near the southern Spanish city of Jerez de la Frontera, the Grand Prix is a classic event on the MotoGP calendar with huge crowds making the most of the Spanish sun to support their national heroes. It is also, in the words of Hirohide Hamashima – director, Bridgestone Motorsport Tyre Development – “a technical circuit with a mix of fast and slow corners. It is a good test circuit because of the diversity of the corner layout and this means that we require a tyre with a very balanced character to provide good handling from low speed to high and from flat corners to changes in elevation.”

29th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Continental names commercial sales manager

Mark Kerswill has joined Continental Tyre Group as truck sales manager with immediate effect. 47-year-old Kerswill brings 22 years of sales experience at both Michelin and Bridgestone to the company’s UK and Ireland commercial sales team and is responsible for the East Midlands and North East England.

28th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Production resumed at all Japanese Bridgestone plants

Tyre production at Bridgestone’s Nasu factory in Tochigi Prefecture got underway on March 25, two weeks after the earthquake in Japan. Output at the plant, which holds the capacity to product 2,600 tons of passenger car, motorcycle tyres and other tyres per month, will increase gradually as electricity restrictions are lifted and “other issues” resolved. The Nasu plant’s return to production means that all Bridgestone factories in Japan affected by the earthquake are now back in production.

28th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Potenza S001 OE for Audi A1

Bridgestone has confirmed its Potenza S001 is being supplied for original equipment fitment on Audi’s A1. Deliveries of the tyre in size 225/35 R18 87W began last September, the fourth OE supply deal for the Potenza S001 since its launch in February 2010. The Bridgestone tyre is also supplied to the Audi RS5, Aston Martin Rapide and Ferrari 458 Italia. Continental also supplies original equipment tyres for the Audi A1; in February 2011 it reported supply of its ContiSportContact 3 and the ContiPremiumContact 2 tyres in 15, 16 and 18-inch sizes.

25th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone South Africa lockout a “declaration of war,” says union

A lockout is reported to have begun at two Bridgestone factories in South Africa on March 22. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) states the lockout at the Brits and Port Elizabeth plants was instigated “in response to wage increases achieved by workers in September 2010” – and the union refers to the lockout as “a declaration of war.”

25th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre firms praise fuel duty decision

Bridgestone and Kwik-Fit Fleet have responded positively to the Government’s decision not to increase fuel duty. Commenting yesterday on the reversal of the planned hike announced in the Budget, Bridgestone UK communications manager Andrew Dingley said “today’s announcement that the planned increase in fuel duty has been dropped is welcome news for motorists at a time of austerity. The 1p a litre, plus inflation, fuel duty escalator, which was due to take effect on April 1st, would have added as much as 5p a litre at the pumps. Intervening now to block a further fuel price increase is a sensible move and will go some way to easing the strain on motorists and businesses that rely on transportation.

24th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone voices support for responsible tyre recycling

According to Bridgestone, the responsible recycling of end of life tyres plays a fundamental role in the company’s commitment to the environment. The tyre maker has released a statement outlining its activities in this area, and in addition to its retreading operations, Bridgestone engages in recycling operations in which tyres not fit for further service are reclaimed for various purposes; Bridgestone lists use in children’s playgrounds, sports surfaces, running tracks, equestrian areas, flooring and the use of building composites as examples. Whole tyres are re-used in civil engineering for road embankments, coastal protection and sound barriers. Worn tyres are also collected and utilised as fuel for cement plant furnaces and in energy recovery at thermal power stations and incineration units.

24th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti HD Hybrid wins Spanish tyre of year award

Continental reports its HD Hybrid commercial vehicle tyre has beaten off the competition – namely the Bridgestone Ecopia, Goodyear Marathon LHT II, Hankook E-Cube, Pirelli ST:01 and Dunlop SP 244 – to be named “Neumático del Año en España 2011”, or tyre of the year, by Spain’s Grupo Tecnipublicaciones. This award in the commercial vehicle category of the publishing group’s Madrid-based annual awards was presented to Conti truck sales manager Juan Uruburu and truck marketing manager Frank Deuter. Continental states that, in presenting this award, the jury acknowledges the “commitment of tyre manufacturers to advanced tyre technologies that increase safety, minimise wear, improve environmental compatibility and generally make a contribution to reduced fuel consumption.”

23rd March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli begins its F1 adventure

All the speculation and arguments surrounding the new Pirelli PZero Formula One tyre will be momentarily hushed as the action finally gets underway in Melbourne, with teams grappling with the novel conditions of a new tyre with completely different characteristics to the former Bridgestone Potenza model. After 33 days of testing (15 at official tests and 18 in private testing) this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix will give Formula One the chance to see how the new rubber will affect the way teams approach the race; debates around the tyres will begin once again after the race’s conclusion, but what is certain is that those drivers best equipped to deal with the different tyres will be those who prevail.

22nd March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo announces Japan relief donation

Toyo Tire & Rubber has joined its fellow countrymen Bridgestone and Yokohama Rubber in announcing assistance to the regions of Japan affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami. In a press statement expressing the company’s deepest condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones or otherwise suffered in the March 11 disaster, Toyo Tires announced it will donate 150 million yen (£1.1 million) to assist in relief efforts. The company is giving is giving 100 million yen to the Miyagi Prefecture and 50 million yen to the Fukushima Prefecture.

22nd March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone’s MotoGP season-opener dominated by Stoner

Bridgestone reports that Casey Stoner continued his strong pre-season form to take a clear victory today in Qatar for the Repsol Honda Team, using the harder option front and rear Bridgestone slicks – a choice common to all riders in the tough Qatari conditions – to finish over three seconds ahead of the field and set the fastest lap of the race. His teammate Dani Pedrosa fought Stoner hard for the first half of the 22 lap race, leading for much of it, while Yamaha Factory rider and 2010 World Champion Jorge Lorenzo rode a determined race from third on the grid, leading on the first lap to pass Pedrosa for second as the pair traded positions in the closing laps.

21st March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone extends MotoGP supply through to 2014

Bridgestone Corporation has confirmed its continuation as official tyre supplier to the premier class of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) MotoGP World Championship with the signing of a new three-year deal covering the 2012 to 2014 seasons. The Japanese tyre maker began supplying the premier class in 2009 and the new contract signed with Dorna Sports covers the provision of tyres and technical support to the grid at a time when the championship enters a new era of increased engine capacity, up from 800cc to 1000cc.

21st March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre makers, suppliers update operational status in Japan

A number of tyre manufacturers and materials suppliers have updated their progress towards resuming normal operations in Japan.

18th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone previews Qatar MotoGP

Bridgestone is taking its medium and extra hard front and its medium and hard rear compounds to Qatar for the first MotoGP of the 2011 season. The Losail International Circuit again heralds a return to action on 20 March for motorcycle racing’s top category and for Bridgestone, which returns as the official tyre supplier to the premier class for the third year. The manufacturer says that following the Tohoku earthquake, it has pledged support for the relief and recovery of its home nation and to those affected by the events of last Friday, while “doing its best in this difficult situation to ensure that MotoGP tyre supply will be uninterrupted”.

17th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors