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Lights go Green for Marangoni Motorsport Assault

Following a successful motorsport campaign in 2006, Marangoni has announced a strong programme of activity for 2007, which will see both the tyremaker’s Zeta Linea Racing and Mythos tyres utilised in motorsport campaigns which include the FIA International Hill Climb Challenge, the Italian Hill Climb Championship, the Osella Junior Trophy and the new one-make Italian Nissan 350Z Challenge.

Marangoni views motorsport as integral to the R&D of production tyres, with competition recognised as a real-time mobile laboratory and a major R&D resource. Racing on Marangoni technology again in 2007 is Simone Faggioli, whose Zetra Linea Racing tyre shod machine took out the 2004 and 2005 Italian Hillclimb Championships and a European 2005 title.

16th April 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

US Shipments Down, But Pricing ‘Robust’

Preliminary US tyre shipment data shows that the North American light vehicle replacement market declined 1.3 per cent year-on-year in first quarter of 2007. This figure is seen as an improvement over the -4.5 per cent drop during the same period of last year, but is not enough for analysts to feel comfortable talking about recovery. However, Deutsche Bank analysts have reported that “pricing appears to be trending significantly better than expected.” Referring to Goodyear’s 4-5 per cent price increase effective1 April, the analysts added: “We believe that Cooper is likely to follow suit. Every 1 percentage point change in price translates to approximately $0.25 in earnings per share for both companies.”

13th April 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Andreoli & Associates Introduces Online TPMS Resource

(Akron/Tire Review) Andreoli & Associates Inc., a software and services provider for the tyre and auto service industry, debuted a new online resource for TPMS data at the North Carolina Tire Dealers & Retreaders Annual Convention and Trade Show.

The subscription-based service, at www.TPMSguide.com, is operated by Andreoli & Associates, with data provided by Motor Information Systems, a provider of OEM vehicle data.

“Independent tyre and auto service professionals are being faced with servicing an increasing percentage of vehicles equipped with a wide variety of TPMS systems, many which require unusual reset and retain procedures,” said Mike Andreoli, president of Andreoli & Associates. “TPMSguide.com brings all the latest information together in one place, easily located by vehicle type. It is the most complete, up-to-date resource for TPMS data, including sensor and control module locations, as well as procedures for resetting, retraining, diagnostics, wiring, and replacement of components.”

4th April 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

UK Heavy Vehicle Sales Plummet During February

Monthly figures released by the ACEA show dismal UK sales of heavy commercial vehicles for February 2007 compared with data recorded a year earlier. These results contrasted with Europe-wide figures that revealed mild growth in most market segments.

New UK registrations of commercial vehicles weighing 16 tonnes and over were down by 28.4 per cent on February 2006, with only 1,372 vehicle registrations. This was the largest percentage decrease measured anywhere in Europe, and the ACEA attribute these figures to the decline in orders experienced after the Euro 4 emission regulation came into effect last October. Throughout the EU an average 11.2 per cent increase in registrations was recorded.

27th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

RMA Supports E-Registration

(Akron/Tire Review) Electronic registration of tyres should be permitted, according to the RMA, which voiced its opinion to NHTSA. The agency is considering changes to voluntary tyre registration regulations.

Current Federal regulations require tyre retailers to provide paper registration cards to tyre buyers, who then may or may not mail them back in. Registering tyres makes it easier for tyre companies to contact tyre owners in the event of a product recall.

According to the RMA, “no more than 10% of tyre registration cards are currently returned to manufacturers and a significant number of these cards are inaccurate, incomplete or illegible.” The trade group believes the return rate would “substantially improve” if tyre buyers could use the Internet or “other electronic means” to register their tyres.

23rd March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

2006 a Trademark Year for Shanghai Tyre & Rubber

Shanghai Tyre & Rubber Co. has been singled out as a company to watch amongst China’s many tyremakers by recently released statistical data from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which indicates that the company is listed amongst the top filers in the world’s developing economies wishing to protect their intellectual property. Specific details regarding the number of trademark applications submitted by Shanghai Tyre & Rubber have not been released.

16th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

UK, US Tyre RFID Firms Sign Agreement

UK based supplier of tyre industry electronic data capture technology Pneu-Logic Ltd has entered into a joint technology development and marketing agreement with American UHF tag reading technology supplier Advanced ID Corporation. The agreement will lead to an integration of the two company’s tyre identification and inspection technologies, and it is hoped their combined effort will provide the tyre industry with the first commercially available fully mobile means of delivering unique tyre identification and inspection to business systems in real time.

9th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

More Dealers Undertaking RFT Training – Bridgestone

Bridgestone’s training programme educating tyre dealers and fitters about its RFT run-flat tyre technology has now seen more than 320 dealerships certified to replace run-flat. This marks a 25 per cent increase in the number of dealerships taking the free course compared with the same period last year.

7th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

RMA Honors 61 With SHIP Awards

(Akron/Tire Review) The RMA honored 61 tyre and rubber manufacturing plants for their improvements in worker health and safety. The annual SHIP (safety and Health Improvement Program) awards were presented during RMA’s recent annual meeting in Tucson, Ariz.

1st March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

2006 a Slower Year for Commercial Vehicle Registrations

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, the ACEA, has released their figures for the number of commercial vehicles first registered within the European Union and within the UK during 2006. The figures showed a general trend towards slow or negative growth in the UK market with a solitary exception.

1st March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

ContiLifeCycle Offers an Independent Calculation Model

Last autumn Continental AG introduced a new program that enables fleet operators to better control and calculate the cost of commercial tyres within their fleet. This new software is available on CD-ROM and can thus be used on any computer. As it is a freestanding program, nobody needs to share information about competitor’s prices, not even with the Continental sales staff that provide the CD-ROM. The calculation model, known as ContiLifeCycle, offers several options through which tyre costs can be easily and quickly calculated and answers to a number of very important questions found, commented Eckhard Wilanek in an interview with Tyres & Accessories. Such questions include: Is retreading an option for me? What about regrooving? Or should I just have new tyres mounted?

28th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

April Launch for Automatic Tread Sensor

UK based company Truckfile is planning to launch what it claims to be the first ever device capable of automatically measuring tyre tread depth. Truckfile intends to launch this new product, known as Tyrecheck, at April’s CV show.

19th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Chinese Tyre Production Reaches 283 million units

Data from Chinese National Bureau of Statistics reveals 2005 witnessed a sustainable and steady growth in the tyre industry. The data, quoted in a paper recently published by research and markets, reports that output reached 283 million units, up 18.7 per cent over 2004. Sales revenue totalled more than 80 billion yuan (£5.2 billion).

14th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

MAM Software Launches Autocat+ v3.0

MAM Software has introduced Autocat+ v3.0, the next major release of its popular electronic parts cataloguing software for motor factors, accessory retailers and parts distributors. This introduces a number of significant enhancements to the application and further extends its functionality.

2nd February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Strong Growth in China

Analysts have reported strong growth in both tyre production and exports in the Chinese market, with exports growing at a substantially faster rate than production. Quoting data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics, analysts state that 2005 was a year of steady growth for China’s tyre industry, with output reaching 283 million units, an increase of 18.7 per cent over the previous year. This equates to sales revenue of more than RMB80 billion ( £5.25 billion ).

2nd February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors