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Pirelli nominates soft, hard P Zeros for British Grand Prix

Pirelli will bring its P Zero Yellow and Silver Formula One tyres to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix, the tyre supplier has announced. As is now customary, the Italian manufacturer announced its compound allocations for the three races following the coming weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. In Montreal’s Canadian Grand Prix, Pirelli will bring its P Zero Yellow soft and P Zero Red supersoft tyres, while at the Grand Prix of Europe in Valencia, the teams will have the P Zero White medium and P Zero Yellow soft at their disposal.

21st May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Avon performance range a popular choice

As the tyre brand of choice for numerous race teams and track enthusiasts around the world, Avon tyres has taken its expertise and understanding of race tyres and applied the same principles and technology to its ultra high performance road tyre range. Catering for luxury saloons through to high-performance sports cars, Avon’s ZZ5 and ZZ3 tyres are intended to provide the highest levels of grip and handling on the road and track.

18th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

New Himalaya range expands Federal’s winter portfolio

When Federal Tyre returns to the Reifen show in Germany this June, the Taiwanese manufacturer will showcase its Himalaya ICEO winter tyre, which is aimed at consumers in Northern Europe, Russia/CIS and Japan. Sizes initially on offer range from 155/70R13 through to 245/45R18, and Federal says the range will continue to be expanded throughout the rest of the year.

18th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Loader record broken on Bridgestones

World speed records for passenger cars may be approaching the 250mph or 400km/h range, but it is possible to be a record breaker at more modest speeds. Bridgestone reports a Volvo wheel loader fitted with its VHS tyres has broken 103 km/h, creating a new world speed record for this type of vehicle.

18th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

New Vauxhall Astra to be produced in UK; £125m invested

Vauxhall has confirmed that production of its new Astra model will take place at its Ellesmere Port, Cheshire manufacturing plant – the lead plant of two in Europe building the model. The decision was made after Vauxhall’s workforce signed a new labour agreement, commencing in 2013, on Wednesday 16 May. The facility agreed to implement a number of creative operating solutions to improve flexibility and reduce fixed costs, making it one of the most competitive in the Vauxhall/Opel manufacturing network. The agreement will run into early next decade, through the projected lifespan of the next-generation Astra.

17th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo tyres OE on new Mazda CX-5

Toyo Proxes R36 tyres have been chosen as original equipment for the new Mazda CX-5 compact SUV. The 225/55 R19 99V Proxes R36 are said to complement the Skyactiv technology introduced on the Mazda CX-5. Skyactiv technology, which is described as a combination of pleasure, efficiency and safety, reportedly offers enhanced handling and stability, greater fuel economy and lower emissions.

17th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Euro car registrations continue to drop

April 2012 passenger car registrations in the European Union hit ten-year lows according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association. There was a decline overall in the Union of 6.9 per cent in comparison with April 2011, itself a decade-long low – a fair comparison, given that there were the same number of working days in each month. The UK and Germany bucked the trend, posting modest growth in April at 3.3 and 2.9 per cent respectively.

16th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Infinity, Bond sponsor Dante Festival opener at York

Infinity Tyres and its UK distributor, Bond International will sponsor the inaugural race of the 2012 Dante Festival at York Racecourse on Wednesday 16 May. Infinity was involved at York Races last May too, becoming the title sponsor of that year’s Infinity Tyres Stakes Handicap. Once again, the prize money of £20,000 has attracted a strong line-up of riders.

15th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

GT Radial launches truck retread at “successful” CV Show

GT Radial launched its new truck products the GSR220 steer tyre and the GDL617 drive tyre from its stand at the 2012 Commercial Vehicle Show at the Birmingham NEC, but it was the company’s Ree Tread tyre – its first commercial retread tyre – that commanded much attention from visitors to the stand. The company said that the show had been “a real success”, with over 30 high-quality leads, including a large number of senior national and European key fleet contacts, gained from its participation.

15th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Apollo to ‘feed’ Asian market in preparation for new plant

In addition to soon to be announced plans for a new factory in Central/Eastern Europe, Apollo Tyres has voiced interest in establishing a plant somewhere in Asia. On 11 May, the Hindu Business Line quoted Apollo vice-chairman and managing director Neeraj Kanwar as saying “we would like to set up a production base in Asean.”

14th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli pumps up profitability in 1Q, but shares down 10% after announcement

Pirelli & C. SpA has announced first quarter revenues of 1.556.5 billion euros, up 11.1 per cent compared with 1,400.9 million euros in 31 March 2011. Pre-tax profits (EBIT) after restructuring charges grew by almost half to 209.4 million euros (up 46.1 per cent compared with 143.3 million in the first quarter 2011).

11th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Alcoa Wheel Products Europe to exhibit at Tip-Ex

Alcoa Wheel Products will be present at the Tip-Ex show 25 – 27 May. The company will be exhibiting examples from its range of wheels aimed at heavy and medium duty trucks, trailers and buses.

11th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis supports 10th Japfest with ‘drift spectacular’

This weekend Castle Combe will host the tenth anniversary of Japfest, Europe’s biggest Japanese Car Show. On 12 May the Maxxis British Drift Championship will be the star attraction, with three extended track sessions, during which star drivers from all three classes will be demonstrating their skills and precision in a mass drift train. The title sponsor of the UK Drift series will be strongly represented at Japfest, with the Maxxis Babes joining its two sponsored drifting teams, Team Japspeed and SATS Motorsport.

11th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Some Michelin Europe plants reducing production

A number of Michelin factories across Europe, including the firm’s Dundee, Scotland plant have opted to reduce output in order to manage “the market requirements and stock conditions.” According to the company, Dundee – the firm’s only British passenger car tyre factory – has been impacted because the issues centre on the car tyre sector. Recently announced investment projects are also being delayed.

11th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Truck Point hits record call out response times

Sometimes punctures are unpreventable. That is why Bridgestone UK is so pleased by its latest breakdown response times. According to the company, the figures show average call out response times of 48 minutes anywhere in the UK – day or night.

The network has more than 300 independent outlets and 1,000 service staff that are trained specifically on servicing truck tyres, reassuring customers that it can properly provide service cover across Europe.

8th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors