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Goodyear Dunlop to launch coach-specific tyres at IAA

Amongst the numerous new releases to be unveiled at next month’s IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover, Germany will be Goodyear Dunlop’s first dedicated coach tyres. The Goodyear Marathon Coach all-position tyre and Goodyear Ultra Grip Coach winter drive tyre will be on display between 20 and 27 September, and Goodyear Dunlop says it will reveal information at the show “underlining the outstanding wear characteristics and comfort features that coach fleet operators have reported during extended customer testing.”

3rd August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop Crane tyre now 80 km/h compatible

Dunlop has increased the speed rating of its popular mobile crane tyre due to customer demand. The new version of the SP ER50 sees the permissible speed increased to 80 km/h. The Dunlop 445/95R25 SP ER50 tyre is specifically designed for all-terrain cranes.

23rd July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop renews contract with 70,000-strong TIP fleet

Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe describes the renewal of its contract with GE Equipment Services Europe B.V. as being “one of the largest tyre deals in Europe.” The company initially won the tyre contract for GE’s TIP Trailer Services operation in 2006, and the renewed contract covers the supply and service of tyres for the 70,000 strong pan-European TIP fleet for the coming three years.

23rd July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

GiTi names Peter Foulkes European commercial tyres director

Peter Foulkes has been promoted to the position of marketing director Europe – Commercial Tires at GiTi Tire. According to the company, Foulkes has played a leading role in the rapid expansion of GT Radial and Primewell sales in the European truck and bus tyre market.

19th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Peter Becker appointed head of Kumho’s European R&D

Former Apollo Vredestein head of R&D, Peter Becker, has taken on the role of research and development director at Kumho Tyres. Becker’s key task in his new position is the setting up of Kumho’s European Technical Center in Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany, the tyre maker’s replacement for its now-closed centre in Birmingham. The 53-year old will lead Kumho Tyres’ activities in the areas of tyre technology, research and product development and work closely with Kumho’s design teams in Korea, China and North America. The team working under Becker will focus on developing optimal products for the European replacement and original equipment markets.

17th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster appoints Tye, Zaal for “next phase” of growth

Tyre, fast-fit and service, maintenance and repair (SMR) specialist, ATS Euromaster has appointed Peter Tye to the role of Group Operations director – Retail, and Columba Zaal as Group Operations director – Comprehensive. The company describes the appointments it’s a restructuring of its senior operations team, with Tye and Zaal replacing former Group Operations director Chris Hufflett, who has left ATS-E “to pursue opportunities outside the tyre industry”, according to the company. Tye has a strong record with franchises, joining the company having held senior franchise and operational roles within the Volkswagen Group at Audi and SEAT, and more recently at Goodyear Dunlop, where he was responsible for the development and growth of the HiQ franchise network from 20 to 150 sites. Zaal joined ATS-E in July 2009 on the retail side of the Group’s Operations; his new role will shift his focus to the commercial vehicle side of the business.

9th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop releases ‘2.0’ fuel calculator

An upgraded version of the free internet fuel saving calculator Goodyear Dunlop first launched in February 2012 is now available. Among the improvements in the new 2.0 release are EU tyre label grades, updated data, more truck configurations and additional languages.

6th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop hosts labelling speed dating event in Luxembourg

Goodyear Dunlop has used a ‘Speed Dating’ approach to explain the tyre development process and offer additional information relating to the new EU Tire Label to top technology and motoring journalists from around Europe. But the key message was, as we heard from several manufacturers as Essen just a few weeks ago, that the EU Tire Label will highlight a tyre’s performance in three areas while leading manufacturers such as Goodyear Dunlop analyzes over 50 criteria during development.

4th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop EconoDrive targets van operating costs

Dunlop has released its latest van tyre, the EconoDrive. The company says it designed the new tyre specifically to lower the cost of ownership for van owners and drivers, and claims to have employed 12 engineering upgrades and new technologies to achieve this goal.

3rd July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ opens 2012 Grid Girl competition

HiQ has launched a competition to find its 2012 Grid Girl. The winner will represent the brand and its partnership with Breast Cancer Care at the final round of Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship racing at Brands Hatch in October and act as its ambassador for ‘Pink October’; the yearly fundraising campaign for Breast Cancer Care. HiQ has targeted £100,000 as its fundraising milestone. Voting on the campaign will be stimulated through HiQ’s Facebook app, part of the brand’s vibrant social networking channels on Twitter and Facebook, where regular updates will also be posted. Nominations are open now, and a top 10 will be created after a period of voting, at which point a second phase of voting will begin, both online and through HiQ’s Facebook app.

28th June 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper appoints Southern and Eastern African distributor

Cooper Tire and Rubber Company has entered into a new tyre distribution arrangement in Southern and Eastern Africa. Following the agreement, a newly established company called Top Draw Tyres will import the company’s full range of SUV, 4×4 and passenger Cooper manufactured products for sale Southern and Eastern Africa.

21st June 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop prunes New Zealand fast fit network

Media reports from New Zealand indicate Goodyear Dunlop intends to close 24 fast fit outlets in the country – almost a third of its national ‘Beaurepaires’ commercial network. According to Marty Dinniss, a public relations consultant who acts as the tyre company’s spokesman in New Zealand, the closures will be focused on the commercial vehicle sector, and Beaurepaires' consumer and agricultural-focused businesses will not be affected. Up to 219 employees may lose their jobs, however Dinniss comments that the company is currently engaged in a consultancy period with workers and their representative union.

21st June 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Rietbergen takes on Goodyear Dunlop commercial role

As of 1 July, George Rietbergen, current managing director of Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd, will take on the role of vice-president at Goodyear Dunlop’s Commercial Product Business Unit EMEA. Rietbergen, who took over from Mark Brickhill as UK and Ireland managing director in early 2010, has been employed by the tyre maker since 2001, starting in e-business and retail-related roles and progressing to the position of general manager for the Benelux region in 2005.

19th June 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Erich Fric named new Goodyear Dunlop UK general manager

The position of managing director of Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd, made vacant by George Rietbergen’s impending move to Brussels and new role as vice-president for the company’s EMEA region Commercial Product Business Unit, has been filled by Erich Fric, the tyre maker has announced. Fric, whose career with Goodyear Dunlop began in Austria in 1994, will take over from Rietbergen on 1 July.

19th June 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Sava sales up in 2011

Slovenian tyre maker Sava has reported a 19 per cent growth in local net sales for 2011. The Goodyear subsidiary earned 132 million euros in local markets last year; in total, the company achieved net sales of 264.7 million euros and made a 6.83 million euro net profit.

18th June 2012/by Tyrepress Editors