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Yokohama to Unleash ‘Samurai’ at Dubai Motor Show

Yokohama Rubber has announced its participation in the Dubai International Motor Show 2009, which will run from December 15, Tuesday, through December 20, Sunday. A key product on display at the show will be Yokohama’s new “Advan dB”, which will be launched in Asian markets in July. The company says it will also exhibit “as reference products” a number of its latest offerings that have not been released in the Middle East market. A new corporate visual theme – "Samurai" – will also be unveiled for overseas markets during the show.

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Pirelli Tests ‘Green’ P Zero Slick at Daytona

Pirelli Tire North America introduced its 2010 specification P Zero Racing Slick at Daytona International Speedway during December tire tests in preparation for January’s Rolex 24 event. The two-day test on December 8 and 9 gave teams and drivers the opportunity to test the new HAOF (highly aromatic oil-free) racing slicks – Grand-Am’s first foray into what Pirelli calls ‘green Performance’.

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Dr Wee Appointed Stamford Tyres Director, Committee Member

The Board of Directors of Singapore based Stamford Tyres Corporation has announced the appointment of Dr Wee Li Ann, daughter of company president Wee Kok Wah, as a non-executive director. The appointment took effect on December 9. Dr Wee will, adds Stamford, undertake formal training on her roles and responsibilities as director of a public listed company in Singapore in ‘due course’.

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Amerityre Announces Canadian OEM Sales

Amerityre Corporation announced on December 8 it will supply components to a “major OEM manufacturer of track systems” through its licensed Canadian distributor, Flat Free Tires Inc. The name of the track systems manufacturer or details of the deal’s worth have as yet not been disclosed.

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Trelleborg Wins Award for AGRIBEX 2009 Stand

Trelleborg Wheel Systems has won the prestigious Coup de Coeur exhibitor award at AGRIBEX 2009 in Brussels, Belgium, which ran from 1 to 6 December 2009. Trelleborg won the award (in the stands up to 150 square metres category) for an exhibit featuring the “Sorry, we only make tyres for agriculture” slogan. Judges praised the Trelleborg stand for being “strong and immediately reaching its target group: farmers.” The jury specifically admired the “small city car with big agricultural tyres” at the stand’s core.

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Kumho Donates to ‘Needy Neighbours’

Kumho Tire parent company the Kumho Asiana Group has donated three billion won (£1.58 million) to help needy South Koreans. On December 1 the CEO of Kumho Asiana’s Strategic Management Headquarters, Nam-Su Oh, visited the ‘Community Chest of Korea’ charity group in Seoul and made the donation. Following the donation, a Kumho Asiana spokesperson commented: “While we have been focused on corporate restructuring, we cannot neglect our contribution to needy neighbours. We decided to become the first [corporate] donor, considering our needy neighbours who have been suffered from a hard winter in this global financial crisis.”

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Apollo’s Passenger Tyre ‘Grand Masters’ Meet in Beijing

Some 186 Apollo Tyres dealers assembled in Beijing on the first weekend of December for the tyre maker’s “Grand Master Business Partners” meeting. A total of 170 India based partners and 16 international dealers, all of whom exceeded their projected passenger car tyre sales targets over the last twelve months, attended a three-day meeting with company officials in the Chinese capital. Apollo’s strategy for the coming year was shared with the partners, including specific plans and products relating to the passenger tyre segment. The ‘Grand Masters’ were also invited to give their own specific feedback.

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Dunlop India to Relist on Stock Exchange

Dunlop India intends to relist its shares on the Bombay Stock Exchange in the next 10-15 days, reported Reuters on December 4, quoting Ruia Group chairman Pawan Kumar Ruia. "In the next 10-15 days of time the permission will be given to deal or trade in the shares in which trading was suspended in 2002," said Ruia, adding that 45 million shares held by the company in 2002 will be allowed to trade. According to Ruia, the company anticipates an Rs 7 to 8 billion (£91 million to £104 million) turnover in the 2011 financial year.

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Watts Tyre Group to Raise Prices 6% in 2010

Watts Tyre Group has announced a 6 per cent average price increase, effective 1 January 2010. The news “follow[s] significant increases in raw material prices, principally natural rubber which forms the principle cost element of solid tyres. Watts also expect transportation costs to increase over the coming months,” the company wrote in a statement. RSS3 pricing broke through the 280US¢/kg barrier in early December, 12 months after hitting a low of 107US¢/kg – an astonishing rise of 165 per cent. Over the last quarter the price has risen by over 30 per cent alone bringing it within reach of the 2008 record high, Watts representatives reported.

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Conti Opens New Romania R&D Centre

On December 3, a year and a week after its foundation stone was laid, Continental inaugurated a new office building for its Automotive Group R&D centre employees in the Romanian city of Iasi. The 9,000 square metre premises was erected at a cost of around 20 million euros, and will host the research and engineering brains behind all three of the Automotive Group’s divisions: Chassis & Safety, Powertrain, and Interior. Development activities at the new site will range from electronic brake systems and chassis components to hybrid electric drives and body and security as well as infotainment. In total, approximately 450 people are currently employed at the site.

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Michelin NA to Join Sebring Hall of Fame

Michelin North America will become the first tyre maker and just the fourth company honoured with induction into the Florida based Sebring Hall of Fame. The distinction was announced on December 3 by the Sebring Sports Car Racing Hall of Fame board of directors, and acknowledges Michelin’s unprecedented 11 consecutive overall wins and 31 class wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race.

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Dunlop India Recommences Sahaganj Production

After standing idle for more than a year, on December 2 Dunlop India’s Sahaganj factory in West Bengal resumed production. The facility had been closed since November 2008 and been the subject of first a lockout and then electricity connection issues, yet preliminary work to resume production has now began in preparation for an initial production of 40 tonnes of OTR tyres per day.

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Yokohama Bringing Mowable Display to LA Show

Yokohama Tire will take its green focus to a new level at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Visitors to the exhibition, which gets under way on December 4, will be greeted by a 90-foot high grassy “living wall” at the Japanese manufacturer’s display site. According to Jim MacMaster, Yokohama Tire executive vice president and COO, the living wall is intended to be both decorative and a feature that leaves virtually zero waste.

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Toyo US Sponsors Up Hardwood Classic Basketball Series

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Toyo Tires USA Corp. has signed on as presenting sponsor of the 2009 Big-12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series on Fox Sports Net. The Hardwood Series features match-ups between Big-12 and Pac-10 men’s basketball teams during November and December, with the six Pac-10 home games broadcast nationally on FSN.

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Falling Spare Tyre Risk Prompts Toyota US Recall

In the US, Toyota is recalling 110,000 Tundra trucks from the 2000-2003 model years following a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into complaints of excessive rust in the frame of this particular model. The specific problem relates to the frame rusting to the extent that the spare tyre could fall onto the road, creating a danger for other vehicles.

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