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CMA/Double Coin joins RTA

US distributor of the Double Coin brand, the China Manufacturers Alliance, is one of the latest companies to join the Retread Tire Association. Reporting this new addition, RTA managing director Harvey Brodsky commented “We continue to be very pleased and gratified at the amount of support our exciting new association continues to receive from retreaders and others in the retread and tyre industries. Since our beginning in 2010, 298 members have joined our association and we are grateful to every one of them for their support in our ever growing association.”

18th February 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

BKT strengthens European marketing management

BKT Europe has announced the appointment of Gabriella Usiello to the role of marketing and communication manager. Usiello joined the BKT Europe team in January and brought with her more than ten years of marketing experience, including with a multinational company active in the off-highway and passenger car tyre segments. This experience was instrumental in the decision to select Usiello for the role, the tyre maker notes. In her new position, the marketing and communication manager will engage in strategic marketing and consolidate BKT’s market position with the help of an effective, interconnected communications plan.

12th February 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Hofmann re-introduces electro-mechanical & hydraulic lifts

Renown German brand Hofmann has reintroduced a number of lifts into its line-up. The products, previously known under the Europa name, have been reintroduced to complement the current range of electro-mechanical products manufactured at Hofmann’s European factory. The lift range, which includes both electro-hydraulic and the EML 3000 two-post electro-mechanical lift, is available from all Hofmann distributors.

11th February 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

New Danish distributor for Westlake passenger range

Under a new partnership agreement, T. Hansen Gruppen A/S will take on responsibility for distributing the Westlake passenger car tyre range in Denmark. The Danish tyre, automotive spare part, rim and camping equipment specialist is one of the country’s largest consumer market suppliers and sells its products through online portals, mail order and nearly ninety retail outlets. The company employs approximately 700 people.

8th February 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Infinity, Westlake to exhibit at Motortec Automechanika Ibérica

Infinity Tyres and Westlake Tyres will exhibit at Madrid’s aftermarket automotive parts, equipment and services trade show Motortec Automechanika Ibérica. Infinity’s range will be displayed in conjunction with its authorised distributors in the region, Euro Tyre, while Eskay Tyres – Westlake distributor in the UK and certain other European markets – will take a stand to show the Hangzhou Zhongce brand’s passenger and truck and bus ranges.

21st January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Kraiburg offers Turkish retreaders TSE-ECE 109 support

Kraiburg Austria recently offered Turkish retreaders information on the introduction of the TSE-ECE 109 regulation in an event organised by Tatko Otomotive Istanbul. The distributor invited 40 customers who are affected by the implementation of the Turkish tyre labelling requirement. The Turkish retreaders have been given just six months to meet the requirements. Tatko has already been certified as conforming to TSE-ECE 109 for its own retreading business for three years.

16th January 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Infinity competition concluded

Infinity’s ‘Win a Bentley’ prize draw, which has been running between September and November, reached its finale last week. Working alongside its UK distributor, Bond International, Infinity Tyres held the final prize draw at Bond’s head office near York, where members of the Infinity Europe team including Jorge Crespo (Infinity’s European General Manager) and Clive Mansfield (Sales and Marketing Manager) joined with Steve Tidmarsh, Finance Director of Bond International and Paul Palmer of Savoy Tyres to host the day’s events.

21st December 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

DriveRight fitment finder aids targeted marketing

Independent tyre and wheel fitment data provider DriveRight has added a new product to its range. The ‘Tyre Fitment Finder’ is designed to help tyre distributors and manufacturers ensure their advertising and marketing is targeted at the right customers.

19th December 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

With you through every turn – Sailun launches new strapline

A new strapline will soon represent Sailun Tyres. The phrase the company will introduce is “with you through every turn”, a strapline developed following a series of North American research exercises involving consumers, dealers, distributors and competitors.

13th December 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Andrew Page praises Michelin mileage

An in-house test conducted by car parts distributor Andrew Page is said to be responsible for the company’s decision to make Michelin its first choice tyre fitment. The tests reportedly showed that Michelin tyres lasted up to 7,000 miles more than other premium brands.

10th December 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

TriCan acquisition marks ATD expansion into Canada

The Canadian subsidiary of US company American Tire Distributors has acquired the outstanding shares of Tire West Trading (Canada) Ltd., an Alberta-based firm that trades under the name TriCan Tire Distributors. With this purchase, ATD has expanded its distribution services beyond the borders of the United States for the first time, something the company refers to as a “significant step”.

10th December 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Westlake hosts Viking dealer trip to Dubai

Viking Wholesale Tyres and Equipment, part of the Axle Group and the UK distributor for Westlake Tyres, recently hosted an annual Viking Dealer Division Trip to Dubai.

26th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

SC Motor Factors Ltd accelerates plans for growth

Premier south east distributor of car parts SC Motor Factors Ltd, has accepted a significant investment from HgCapital. The investment will enable the company to accelerate plans to expand its current network. The company has strong links with The Parts Alliance, whose members include two other recipients of investment in order to expand their operations since August, CES (UK) and Allparts Automotive.

20th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

General dealers visit SEMA

18 top General Tire dealers from the UK recently visited the SEMA aftermarket show in Las Vegas as invited delegates of Micheldever Tyres, the UK distributor of General Tire.

The trip was hosted by Amelia Lion, MTS marketing manager house brands and Alan Baldwin, MTS wholesale director, who commented: “After distributing quite a few million 4×4 tyres in the UK market over the past years, visiting SEMA, the home of 4×4, was long overdue.”

14th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Klarius Group sells QH Ireland to CD Group

The Klarius Group has concluded an agreement with Irish auto parts distribution company, CD Group, to sell its Quinton Hazell Ireland operation. QH Ireland will continue to operate as a stand-alone entity within the CD Group of companies distributing QH and Klarius branded products to the Irish market. Customers can continue to deal with the people that they always have done at QH in Dublin and place orders through the normal channels.

6th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors