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Linglong Thailand tyre factory up and running

Five weeks after its first high performance tyre was produced at the facility, Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd has inaugurated the initial phase of its ‘LLIT (Thailand) consumer tyre plant. The Chinese tyre maker’s first overseas project was opened on 22 February in the presence of approximately 500 guests from 180 countries. Upon the pressing of a ‘starting ball’ by Linglong Tyre president Wang Feng and six guests of honour, including Chinese ambassador to China Ning Fukui and Surender Singh Kandahari, president of the Al Dobowi Group, the production line stirred to life, marking the plant’s official entry into service.

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A third of young adults in UK find learning to drive, car ownership too expensive

A survey commissioned by insurance price comparison website Gocompare.com shows that young people feel priced out of car ownership, or even learning how to drive. Over a third (35 per cent) of non-drivers aged between 17 and 25 responding to the survey said it is just too expensive to learn to drive or to own […]

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Cooper adds new sizes to A-rated Zeon CS Sport UHP tyre range

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Cooper Zeon CS Sport

Cooper Tire Europe has announced an extension to its range of Zeon CS Sport UHP tyres. The five new sizes – four XL and one standard – are all rated A for wet grip on the EU tyre label, meaning that the CS Sport range continues to offer an A-rating across all sizes and speed variants.

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Hundreds of jobs to go as Michelin cuts production at Canadian plant

Production and workforce numbers at Michelin’s Granton plant in Nova Scotia, Canada will decrease between now and July 2015, the tyre maker shares. On 3 March the company announced plans to reduce passenger car and light truck tyre output there in response to declining demand for small-size car tyres.

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Strong start to 2014 for European new car sales

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According to the latest new car sales analysis from automotive intelligence provider JATO Dynamics, there was a much healthier start to 2014 for the European new car market compared to one year ago, with January sales up 4.9 per cent on last year at 965,406 vehicles. Building on a strong finish to 2013, 44,823 more […]

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Apollo entering Qatar tyre market

Apollo Tyres has announced plans to enter the growing Qatar tyre market in the Middle East region. According to the company, the market entry was marked with a product introduction to the Business Partners in Qatar, in the presence of Indian Ambassador to Qatar, H E Shri Sanjeev Arora, late evening yesterday.

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4×4 tyre sell-in growth following growing vehicle sales

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Range Rover Sport

During 2013 the UK was the only major market in Europe to record growth in new car registrations. But it wasn’t just an increase, with a near 10 per cent improvement in the number of new car registrations in 2013 compared with 2012, last year is being touted as a milestone in the market’s overall recovery. And what’s more a large and growing part of it was made up of the kind of 4×4, SUV and CUV vehicles that require the large and greater load bearing tyres that make-up the broader 4×4 tyre segment.

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Giti Tire appoints European PCR, light truck senior product marketing manager

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Fabio Pecci-Boriani, Giti Tire senior product marketing manager

Giti Tire has announced the appointment of former Bridgestone employee Fabio Pecci-Boriani to the newly created position of senior product marketing manager across its European operation. Pecci-Boriani has a brief to develop the manufacturer’s Passenger Car and Light Truck tyre portfolios throughout Europe. Formerly pricing manager at Volvo, Pecci-Boriani will report directly to Richard Lyons, […]

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Falken engineers employ Japan’s Earth Simulator in making of new Ecorun PCR tyre

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Falken Sincera SN832 Ecorun

A new energy efficient passenger car tyre has been developed using the world’s highest energy synchrotron radiation facility and ‘Earth Simulator’ supercomputer. Sumitomo Rubber Industries has employed techniques not traditionally used in the tyre industry to develop what it calls a new “4D Nano Design process” to create the Falken Sincera SN832 Ecorun. The manufacturer claims that the technology has allowed it to perform more detailed simulations and analyses, which have in turn allowed it to reduce rolling resistance and braking distances over its predecessor. The tyre is Falken’s first to receive an A-grade for wet grip on the EU tyre label.

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Former Marangoni, Toyo manager appointed Dmack sales director

Dmack sales director Greg Graham

Dmack has appointed Greg Graham as its new sales director, tasked with building on the brand’s establishment in motorsport, epitomised by its supply to the FIA World Rally Championship, to generate interest in the road-going passenger car tyre range. Graham has moved to Dmack after working for eight years as Marangoni’s sales & marketing manager […]

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Yokohama inaugurates first plant in India

On 22 February, the official opening ceremony for Yokohama India’s Bahadurgarh plant was held in the presence of regional and company dignitaries. Trial production has already begun at the plant ahead of a start of commercial manufacture in the second half of this year.

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Bridgestone launches Blizzak LM001 compact to mid-sized car winter tyre

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Bridgestone LM001 launch

Bridgestone has launched its new Blizzack LM001 winter tyre for small to mid-sized cars in an event at its Swedish Proving Ground in Vidsel, less than 100km from the Arctic Circle. Following on from the introduction of its Blizzack LM-32 winter tyre for higher performance cars in August 2013, the tyre is designed to improve snow and wet performance, as well as in longevity.

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Dunlop launches StreetResponse2 passenger car tyre

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Ford Fiesta

Dunlop has launched its latest passenger car tyre for smaller European car models, the StreetResponse2.  Available in 13”, 14” and 15” sizes, the tyre fits four of the UK’s top five selling vehicles in 2013, including the Ford Fiesta, which Dunlop notes sold more than 72,000 units. The tyre improves several characteristics of its predecessor, […]

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Report: Passenger car tyres dominate Iran with 70% market share

According to the recently published report by TechSci Research “Iran Tyre Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2018”, the tyre industry in Iran is projected to grow at a CAGR of around 7 per cent during 2013-18, in revenue terms, as a result of continuous increase in tyre demand from OEMs and replacement market. One of the major reasons for growing OEM demand can be attributed to the fact that more than 50 per cent of the total fleet of automobiles in Iran is over 25 years of age. Furthermore passenger car tyre sales are already dominant in Iran, with a market share estimated at 70 per cent.

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Falken offers 20” SUV replacement tyre for Range Rover Evoque

Falken’s Azenis FK453CC line has been extended with sizes suited to the Range Rover Evoque

Falken is extending its Azenis FK453CC SUV tyre range to include a 20” size suited to the Range Rover Evoque. The model became famously popular with buyers and reviewers after its launch in 2011, and with sales figures extremely strong across global SUV segments, it makes sense for tyre makers to compete for the Evoque […]

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