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Double Coin to Open New Truck Tyre Factory

A report printed in a motor industry publication indicates that Double Coin Holdings Co. plans to open a new truck tyre factory in the final quarter of 2008. According to Automotive News, the facility to be build in Chongqing, China, will be able to produce 2.5 million truck radials per year, increasing the company’s annual truck tyre capacity to around 7 million units.

Double Coin has neither confirmed nor denied whether the company has plans to produce passenger car tyres at the facility. When asked this question, company spokesperson Sun Wen simply told Automotive News “it depends on the market.”

25th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Kirkby Secures ‘Giant’ OE Deal

Kirkby Tyres & Wheels has secured a large scale OE contract to supply to OTR tyres to a particularly UK-based manufacturer. The deal will see the Liverpool-based wholesaler counter EM tyre shortage issues by supplying between 5000 and 7000 tyres a year, including certain ‘giant’ sizes. Speaking to Tyres & Accessories after giving a company statement on the Michelin/Double Coin dispute, Kirkby managing director, Dave Dorrity, said the agreement would be a “multi-million pound” contract.

3rd December 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

CMA Launching New OTR Tyres at SEMA

(Akron/Tire Review) The SEMA Show will see the launch of new 33- and 35-inch radial OTR tires by China Manufacturers Alliance. The Double Coin 35/65R33 L-5 loader tyre and 24.00R35 E-4 haulage tyre are the latest additions. Company officials stated the new tyres have “uniquely aggressive tread patterns for long wear, a smooth ride and excellent traction, as well as an all-steel casing for puncture resistance and enhanced retreadability.” CMA said the 33-inch loader tyre comes with a 122/32nds of original tread depth while the 35-inch radial haulage tyre has an original tread depth of 86/32nds.

30th October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

CMA to Open First North American Warehouse

(Akron/Tire Review) China Manufacturers Alliance has opened its first North American distribution centre. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, the 14,000-square metre facility is set to open later this year. “Acquiring this new Memphis distribution centre was necessary to support Double Coin’s rapid growth in North America, and will help us continue providing industry-leading service to our customers,” said company officials.

The centre is located on 4.25 hectares near Memphis International Airport. It will serve as CMA’s primary distribution point for OE and replacement Double Coin brand medium truck and bus radials and radial OTR tyres. CMA also leases warehouse space in Urbana, Ohio, for OE distribution.

The company also said that future distribution centres are being considered.

25th October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Imported Truck Tyres Gain Speed in Canada

Use of imported Chinese tyres on the increase in Canada. A recent survey of fleet managers conducted by Truck News found that 18 per cent of managers said their fleets had experimented with far eastern imported brands. The same was true of owner/operators.

However, customer perceptions of Double Coin, Triangle, Woosung, Double Diamond and Aeolus tyres are reportedly still low. Owner/operators were most generous in their praise, rating them as 1.9 out of five. Fleets on the other hand scored the products as 1.65.

27th September 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

CMA Hires Agency, Begins US Double Coin Brand Push

(Akron/Tire Review) China Manufacturers Alliance has hired Chicago’s Fathom Communications as its communications and marketing agency for North America. The tyre company and agency announced that CMA, the North American marketing arm of Shanghai Tyre & Rubber (Group) Co., is working on a new program to increase consumer and user awareness of the company’s Double Coin brand, and its campaign will leverage advertising, sales promotion, online marketing, web design and direct marketing.

Aaron Murphy, CMA vice president, said, “We have worked very hard to develop a comprehensive network of high-quality dealers and are now ready to create a clear, distinct brand image for Double Coin with both trade and consumer audiences. Fathom has demonstrated an in-depth understanding of our vision, and we are looking forward to working with them to meet our marketing objectives.”

21st September 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

CMA Hires Agency, Begins Double Coin Brand Push

(Akron/Tire Review) China Manufacturers Alliance has hired Chicago’s Fathom Communications as it communications and marketing agency for North America. The tyre company and agency announced that CMA, the North American marketing arm of Shanghai Tyre & Rubber (Group) Co., is working on a new program to increase consumer and user awareness of the company’s Double Coin brand, and its campaign will leverage advertising, sales promotion, online marketing, Web design and direct marketing.

19th September 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Double Coin to Release Larger Size OTR Radials

China’s third-largest tyre manufacturer and producer of the Double Coin brand, Shanghai Tyre & Rubber, is adding larger sized OTR tyres to the range of products it offers – currently the largest OTR radial made by the company is size 29.5R25. Field tests of the new tyres are reported to be scheduled for early October.

According to Mike Yang, president of China Manufacturers Alliance LLC, the tyremaker’s sales and marketing unit in the US, the new offerings will initially be produced in 35/65R33 and 24.00R25 sizes. These will be followed by 49, 51 and 57-inch OTR radials by mid 2008. These new larger size Double Coin OTR tyres will be produced at the company’s Rugao TBR and OTR radial facility, which opened in 2005. The company intends to more than double its annual OTR radial output from its 2006 level of 50,000 units when the new, larger sizes enter volume production.

21st August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Double Coin Tyres ‘Have Plenty More Potential’

In the last year, Kirkby Tyres & Wheels has experienced a near 20 per cent increase in truck tyre sales. Speaking to managing director, Dave Dorrity, Tyres & Accessories learnt that the company’s Chinese-produced Double Coin truck products are at the forefront of company growth, with fleet deals, OE business and increased tyre and wheel assembly business all either underway or on the horizon.

In fact business is going so well that Kirkby recently took the step of extending its own office in China, with an extra two mother tongue Chinese speaking employees committed to securing continuous stock levels and obtaining new product lines. Currently the company brings in six containers a day (across all product lines), with business growth reported in every sector.

While the majority of Kirkby’s truck tyre sales are in the replacement market, the company is also involved in various OE and fleet operations. These centre on Kirkby’s growing tyre and wheel assembly business which sees the company supply complete tyre/wheel packages to various trailer-makers. “The OE side of the business has really been customer led,” Dave Dorrity explained.

20th July 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Business Booming for Kirkby Tyres & Wheels

In the last five years Kirkby Tyres & Wheels has grown rapidly. After impressive sales growth of 20 per cent (by value) in 2005, the company repeated this performance in 2006 with sales growing 18 per cent. And, at the end of the first quarter of 2007 sales are again up roughly a fifth. Speaking to Tyres & Accessories, managing director Dave Dorrity puts the companies success down to its increasingly successful imported lines including Double Coin, Alliance and Protector; the growth of its wheel and wheel and tyre assembly business; and the rationalisation of its warehousing operations.

Financial analysts at Plimsoll publishing have picked up on the company’s growth too – ranking Kirkby as a UK Top 50 leader in efficiency and also one of the 50 most cash rich company’s in the UK tyre trade. See the forthcoming issues of T&A for more details on the growth of this import/export, commercial, industrial and agricultural tyre specialist.

11th July 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

More Details of Navistar – Double Coin Deal

(Akron/Tire Review) Citing the effects of a global shortage on commercial truck tires, Navistar has opted to add China-made Double Coin radial truck tires to its OE mix. Navistar signed a deal with China Manufacturers Alliance to put Double Coin radials on “several platforms” of its Class 4-8 International vehicles and IC Corp. buses.

The move marks the first time that a China-produced truck tire has earned an OE position with a major North American truck producer.

8th January 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Double Coin, Navistar Sign OE Deal

Heavy vehicle manufacturer Navistar International Corp. has approved the fitment of Double Coin radial tyres as original equipment on a selected range of International Truck vehicles and IC Corp. school buses.

International has been, like many manufacturers and fleet owners, affected by global truck tyre shortages. Tom Akers, the company’s vice president of purchasing and logistics, has reportedly said they are pleased to have entered into an agreement with a tyre manufacturer who can “meet International’s production needs and strict quality standards at an affordable cost.”

5th January 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

The Only Tyfoon That’s Good for Your SUV

Inter-Sprint’s latest news is that the company has released its Tyfoon product in a range of SUV-orientated sizes. The new tyres will initially be available in 11 sizes ranging from 15 – 18 inches in diameter and 55 to 70 series aspect ratios. Speed ratings will vary from H – V. Inter-Sprint describes itself as Europe’s largest car tyre import and export company. The company’s stock includes many European private labels, imports and all premium brands. With the help of the company’s own transport network, customers are supplied numerous times each week throughout Europe.

23rd November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Need Forklift Tyres?

Kirkby Tyres reports that it has been involved in the supply of forklift truck tyres for around 40 years. The company is sole UK agent for Double Coin radial products and Armour Crossply industrial tyres, which are normally sold complete with a tube and flap.

15th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Inter-Sprint to Market Double Coin Truck Tyres

Well-known Dutch wholesaler Inter-Sprint is to jointly market and distribute Double Coin truck tyres across Europe. Tyres & Accessories has learnt that Double Coin manufacturer Shanghai Tire and Rubber Company is to open a European subsidiary called “CMA Europe.” CMA and Inter-Sprint will share marketing duties while the Dutch company will be responsible for distribution. The European agreement does not include the UK or Ireland where Double Coin truck tyres are distributed by Kirkby Tyres.

20th April 2006/by Tyrepress Editors