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Marangoni cuts ContiTread ties in the Americas

Marangoni and Continental have ended their ContiTread partnership – at least in the Americas. In a joint statement, Continental Tire the Americas and Marangoni Tread North America explained that Marangoni will no longer manufacture ContiTread products for markets in the Americas, a move that will give both companies the scope to pursue their own growth goals within the region. The decision does not apply to cooperation between Continental and Marangoni in other global regions, the statement added.

25th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Schaeffler “on course” to meet 2011 targets

Schaeffler AG, major shareholder in tyre maker Continental, reports it has “remained on its course of success” during the third quarter of 2011. Based on business development during the first nine months of the year, the company says it is confident of meeting its full-year targets – Schaeffler expects to increase sales by more than ten per cent and its EBIT margin by more than 13 per cent in 2011.

24th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre makers get behind US college basketball

College basketball seems to be a popular current choice for sponsorship deals in the US, with two tyre makers announcing plans to support tournaments. Hankook Tire America stated on 17 November that it would advertise during nine men’s tournaments during November and December, while Continental Tire the Americas reported it has been named title sponsor for two marquee college basketball tournaments, the Las Vegas Invitational and the Las Vegas Classic.

22nd November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti grows Scandinavia 2 winter CV range

According to Continental, the harsh UK and Northern Ireland winters of recent times have brought about an increase in demand for truck winter tyres. To meet this higher demand, the tyre maker has added five new sizes to its Scandinavia 2 range of winter tyres for truck, bus and coach.

22nd November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Apollo Tyres South Africa settles price fixing case

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South Africa’s Competition Commission has settled its price fixing case with Apollo Tyres South Africa. Under the terms of the deal struck between the tyre maker and the government body, Apollo will pay a 45 million rand (£3.5 million) fine and admit to its prior participation in the tyre manufacturers’ pricing cartel that also allegedly included the South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (Pty) Ltd (SATMC), Goodyear South Africa, Continental Tyre South Africa and Bridgestone South Africa. The penalty Apollo Tyres South Africa is required to pay represents 4.75 per cent of its total 2008 turnover.

21st November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Mitas launches third generation floatation tyre

As well as promoting its latest fleet gains, Mitas has been using Agrictechnica as a launchpad for its latest floatation tyre, the Agriterra 03. According to the company, this tyre is intended for use on the heaviest agricultural implements, such as slurry tanks.

18th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Mitas shod Fendt tractor on show at Agritechnica

In a move demonstrating Mitas recent efforts to elevate its brand to the level of a premium OE tyre, the company supplied AGCO with Mitas AC tyres, 270/80R32 (front) displayed for fitment on the company's Fendt 210 Vario tractor for row-crop application on its Agritechnica stand.

17th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear UltraGrip 8 recommended in German tests

Four recent independent tests in Europe have recommended Goodyear’s UltraGrip 8 winter tyre. Tests conducted by Auto Motor und Sport; Germany's largest automobile club, Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC); and its Austrian counterpart Österreichische Automobil-, Motorrad- und Touring Club (ÖAMTC) support similar conclusions drawn by previous 2011 tests by Germany’s AutoZeitung and GTÜ magazines. The UltraGrip 8 was launched in early 2011, and is Goodyear’s first directional tyre to use patented 3D-BIS (Block Interlocking System) Technology throughout the entire tread pattern.

15th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Designed to ‘solve a conflict’ – Mitas’ Continental CHO tyre

At this week’s Agritechnica show in Germany, Mitas launched its latest cyclic harvest operation (CHO) tyres, which were developed together in “intensive cooperation” with farm machinery manufacturer Claas. The Continental CHO SVT is currently available in size 800/70 R32 CHO 175A8 and was, in the words of Hans-Ulrich Klose, head of Mitas’ Automotive Engineering unit, developed to “solve the conflict between compliance in road application and the increasing need for soil protection.” This is, Klose adds, a measure made necessary by the latest generation of high performance combine harvesters that are equipped with larger headers and bigger grain tanks.

15th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Mitas aims for greater prominence after UK name change

Company News, International News, News, UK News

Mitas is aiming to raise the profile of the company and better communicate the strength of its products and recent sales performance in the market following the official rebranding of the UK company as Mitas Tyres Limited. With an impressive number of OE contracts under its belt, Mitas is aiming to grow market share in both the OE and replacement markets and solidify its position as “the UK’s leading off-road tyre specialist”, according to the company. And despite the fact that company is well-known for producing Continental branded agricultural tyres under licence, as you might imagine, a key part of this strategy is to highlight the Mitas name in the UK and beyond.

11th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Exeter motorist wins a weekend in Barcelona

Thanks to a recent promotion run by County Tyres and Continental, motorist Danny Henkus from Chudleigh in Devon has won a long weekend to Barcelona including £200 spending money. The promotion, which required customers to purchase Continental tyres, ran at all County Tyre retail branches between August and September and Dany Henkus bought his tyres and entered the competition at the Exeter branch of County Tyres.

11th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Not below 4mm on winter tyres, advises Conti

Manufacturers and tyre safety organisations generally recommend replacing tyres when tread depth reaches 4mm; with winter tyres, the role tread plays is even more pronounced. In an official release, Continental quotes the advice of one Ruprecht Müller, an expert at the technical centre run by the German motoring organisation ADAC: “The tread pattern makes a crucial difference, especially on snow and slush,” stated Müller. “A winter tyre loses much of its traction on snow in particular when the residual tread depth drops below four millimetres or so. It makes good sense to replace the tyres at this tread depth at the very latest.

10th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Analysts: Pirelli to announce new ambitious targets

The day before Pirelli announces its latest financial results, financial analyst are predicting that the tyre manufacturer is planning to announce new, more ambitious fiscal goals. Pointing out their view that Pirelli's premium strategy will allow it to grow faster than its peers through to 2015, Morgan Stanley suggested the Milan-based would unveil a 2013/14 margin target of 12 per cent or more:

7th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

British Gas gaining traction with Continental's Winter tyres

British Gas recently completed a year-round trial of Continental winter tyres on its fleet of car-derived vans. Following the extreme weather conditions experienced in 2009, British Gas took the decision to fit 120 of its Volkswagen Caddy vans with winter tyres to ensure its vehicles stayed on-call and on the road last winter.

7th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Andreas Esser to manage Conti’s commercial tyre business

Although Continental merged its Passenger & Light Truck Tires and Commercial Vehicle Tires divisions into a single unit, the Tires division, on August 1 this year, both remain as business units within the combined division. At the start of next year management of the Commercial Vehicle Tires business unit will be handed over to Dr. Andreas Esser, who is currently responsible for Continental’s passenger car and van tyre replacement business in the Asia-Pacific region. In his new role, the 52-year old will report directly to Tire division chief Nikolai Setzer.

7th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors