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Mytyres.co.uk Warns Against Buying Part-worn Tyres

Mytyres.co.uk – the UK part of Europe’s largest online tyre retailing group Delticom AG – is warning the increasing number of motorists considering part worn tyres that this is an example of false economy and a potentially dangerous decision. Whilst it is difficult to establish the number of part-worn tyres on sale in the UK, research suggests that the number of tyre retailers looking to supply this type of tyre because of the current economic climate is increasing. Tyres & Accessories’ best estimate for the size of this market puts the figure at up to 2 million units.

18th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone to Boost India Capacity

Bridgestone is reported have its eyes on a third of India’s growing passenger car market, and is increasing both capacity and its nationwide dealership network in order to accommodate this. The Press Trust of India reports some Rs 2.59 billion (£33.6 million) is to be invested in the company’s Pithampur facility in order to boost production 40 per cent to 15,000 tyres per day by the middle of next year. “The Indian market is our top priority in the Asia-Pacific region,” Bridgestone Asia Pacific general manager for Consumer Marketing Department Yoshihiro Tanabe told PTI. “We are going to put more focus on the Indian market than ever and are considering and discussing many possibilities for expansion.''

13th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

European Conti Retreading Operation Newest TRIB Member

Continental Commercial Vehicle Tires Retread Europe has become the latest company to join the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB). Upon announcing the division’s signing up, Christian Beindorff, Head of Operations Retread Europe for Continental, commented: “We are pleased to be a member of TRIB and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship between our organisations.”

13th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Infinity Tyres Recommended for Drifting by European Team

With tyre manufactures increasing their interest in marketing their tyres through drifting as the sport grows in popularity, the Infinity brand is no exception. In Europe, the Moskou Drift Team has been using the company’s INF-050, supplied by Eurotyre. The Team Manager, Michael van Seggelen remarked, “We are very grateful for the support of Eurotyre and Infinity Tyres (Europe) – the tyres are very reliable and enhance the drifting effect – we would recommend them for any ultra high performance tyre experience.”

12th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

New Apollo Factory to Reach Peak Capacity by Mid-2010

Apollo Tyres’ new Rs 20 billion (£257 million) facility in India’s Chennai state is expected to be operational from the start of December, and the company states the plant should attain a peak daily capacity of 14,000 tyres by the middle of next year. Of this total, commented the company on November 8, 8,000 will be passenger car radials and 6,000 truck and bus radials.

9th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper Offers Cash Back on New Tyres

Cooper Tires has launched a ‘cashback’ promotion for the final two months of 2009, offering customers up to £50 when they buy two or four qualifying tyres. The offer applies to the Cooper Zeon 2XS and Cooper Zeon CS6 performance car tyres, as well as the new Cooper Zeon 4XS, Cooper Zeon XST and Cooper Zeon XST-A range of 4×4 tyres. Products in the Discoverer STT and Discoverer S/T 4×4 line-ups are also included.

9th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop to Supply Formula Ford in 2010

The organisers of the Formula Ford series have announced Dunlop’s selection as tyre supplier and title sponsor at next season’s Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain. New slick and wet weather Formula Ford radials are currently under development by Dunlop and will be adopted in Britain in 2010.

5th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement Will Aid Tyre Sales

Editorial/Comment, International News, News

On 15 October EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton and Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon initialled a free trade agreement (FTA), which the EU calls “the most important ever negotiated between the European Union and a third country.” Estimated to be worth a total of 19 billion euros in new trade for EU exporters, the agreement is designed to remove virtually all tariffs between the two economies.

However, it is a bilateral deal. And European carmakers, apparently fearful of being swamped by imports of more economically priced Korean cars in an already depressed market, were the first to call for a rethink through industry body ACEA. However this appears to have been too little too late and according to the commission, the initialling signals the end of negotiations. The current “stable legal text” will be formally presented to EU Member States in early 2010. So what does this mean for the European tyre (and associated product) markets?

30th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop Signs European Road Safety Charter

Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe has joined the European Road Safety Charter, a pan-European initiative with the aim to increase road safety across Europe. The signing ceremony took place in Gothenburg, Sweden on October 26, 2009, in the presence of the Swedish minister for enterprise, energy and communications, Åsa Torstensson, representatives from the European Commission and the ERSC Secretariat.

26th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Marangoni Makes Additions to Ringtread Winter Range

Marangoni has added two new lines to its Ringtread precure tread range – the Grip series 60 and 70 for central European climatic conditions, and the RSY397 for long distance driving in extreme conditions.

26th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Best Choice Plans to Broaden Sunew Range

Taking pride of place on Best Choice International Trading’s stand at CITExpo was the current product range within the company’s “Sunew” own brand. The Beijing headquartered business now offers its “Sunew YS618” in 22 16 to 18-inch high performance sizes, and European region sales and export manager Stephen Wu reports that before the end of the year a further six 15-inch sizes will be added to the range – a line-up that, until recently, was marketed under the manufacturer’s “Yellow Sea” brand name. The coming year will see further additions to the Sunew portfolio; the range’s rim diameter ceiling will be pushed upwards with the addition of 19 and 20-inch products. Yet despite these plans to think big, Stephen Wu explains that the company is by no means turning its back on the smaller Sunew sizes. “They are under-represented in our range,” the manager explains. In the future, Best Choice also hopes to establish itself more firmly in France, Italy and Eastern Europe. At present the company is most strongly represented in the UK, Germany, the Benelux countries and Spain.

26th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

European Tyre Labelling: The Cost is Worth it, Says Conti

Continental AG says its welcomes the tyre labelling system agreed upon by various EU bodies. While the system must pass a final vote in the European Parliament before it is given the official green light, the German tyre manufacturer looks forward to its November 2012 introduction and holds the opinion that the extra costs manufacturers face through labelling will pay off in the long term.

22nd October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Aeolus Tyre Profits Surge 1076%

Aeolus Tyre Co Ltd net profit attributable to shareholders grew 1076.26 per cent year-on-year to 124.85 million yuan (£11.033 million; 12.242 million euros; US$18.284 million) in the third quarter. In the first three quarters the company’s net profits are said to have jumped 170 per cent to 254.4 million yuan (£22.4 million; 24.943 million euros; $37.265 million). Shanghai-listed Aeolus put the exponential growth in net profits down to a significant decline in production costs.

21st October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

German Hillclimb Championship won on Avon Tyres

Osella BMW PA20/S driver, Joerg Weidinger has clinched the German Hillclimb title for the 2009 season on Avon tyres, finishing third at the final race of the season in Mickausen. Weidinger said, “I am delighted to win the title and I want to thank Avon Tyres and all who have been involved in the 2009 season. The tyres were brilliant and thank you for developing such great tyres for my race. It has been of great satisfaction to myself and my team.” Avon Tyres are the chosen racing tyre of 250 motorsport champions across Europe every year, in categories as diverse as the British GT Championship, FIA European Rallycross Championship, Formula Ford and historic racing.

19th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Tire Seeking Engineers for ETC

Hankook Tire has announced plans to top up the talent pool at its Europe Technical Center (ETC) in Germany. The Korean tyre maker intends to take on three new engineers before the end of the year, increasing the number of developmental team specialists at the Langenhagen site near Hanover to 36. These new additions follow three other new appointments at the centre this year; in total, the developmental team will grow by more than 16 per cent during 2009 – a growth rate, as Hankook notes, that meets the company’s economic growth.

19th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors