Maxam Tire is to exhibit a selection of its OTR radial and construction tyres at the upcoming CONEXPO exhibition, held in Las Vegas from 4-8 March 2014. CONEXPO proves that there is more to Las Vegas than gambling, as the show is one of the major events in the construction sector, with 2,400 exhibitors and […]
At next month’s CONEXPO-CON/AGG construction industry trade show in the US, Yokohama Tire Corporation will unveil two new OTR radials – the RL45 and the RL51. Both tyres are described by Tim Easter, Yokohama’s director of OTR sales as spotlighting the company’s “latest technology in OTR radial tyre tread design.” Easter says the new treads “are more durable and last longer.”
Yokohama India Pvt. Ltd. is exhibiting at Auto Expo 2014. The Motor Show runs from 5-11 February and is being held in Greater Noida, India. This year will mark Yokohama India’s fourth straight appearance at the expo since it first exhibited in 2008. India’s Auto Expo, purportedly the nation’s largest motor show, is held every other year.
An all-new tyre designed from a clean sheet of paper is something of a rarity. Evolution is more typically the way forward, and every manufacturer worth its salt engages in ongoing product testing to evaluate how new technology and design can be applied to improve a tyre. Within Michelin’s motorcycle and scooter tyre business, the result of this ongoing development work is seen in the two to three new products it brings to market each year. And 2014 will be no different.
Between 29 May and 1 June 2018, a new exhibition aimed at the international tyre industry will take place in Germany. “The Tire Cologne”, as the show will be called, will be supported by current Reifen show main sponsor the BRV (the German Federal Association of the Tyre Trade and the Vulcanisers’ Skilled Trade), and the plan is to hold the event every two years. Regular Reifen exhibition visitors may already note that the dates for The Tire Cologne coincide with this year’s show week in Essen and, presumably, those planned for future events – a sign that the BRV and Koelnmesse consider the future Cologne trade exhibition the heir apparent to the European tyre show throne.
As reported last week, the main sponsor of the Reifen tyre show, which is held every two years in Germany, will part ways with exhibition organiser Messe Essen after the 2016 show. Trade association and current Reifen ‘ideal sponsor’ the BRV intends to be involved in a new tyre trade fair located in Cologne. A letter sent by Messe Essen on 23 January and signed by management board chairman Oliver P. Kuhrt and director of trade fairs and exhibitions Annegret Appel, addresses the future parting of ways.
While German tyre trade organisation and Reifen show ‘ideal sponsor’ the BRV has announced plans to hold its tyre exhibition in Cologne as of 2018, Messe Essen, who operates the site where Reifen has been held for some 50 years, indicates it may continue hosting the show in Essen.
The shortlisted nominations for this year’s Tire Technology International Awards include a number of familiar names, including a double-billing for Continental and SRI. The list of nominees also recognises important environmental innovations from the likes of Devulco, Kordsa and Pyrolyx, and the growing global impact of China-based tyre manufacturers and equipment suppliers, with Giti Tire and Mesnac both shortlisted. The winners in each of the five award categories will be announced on 11 February.
As reported yesterday, The Reifen show looks set to find a new home in Cologne from 2018 onwards. The reason local publication the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung gave for this change of location after half a century in the German city of Essen was the local referendum on renovation plans for the Messe Essen site – 50.4 per cent of residents voted against the €120 million investment to modernise the exhibition facility. However our German sister publication Neue Reifenzeitung has learned that the move to Cologne would have occurred no matter what the referendum’s outcome was.
The trip to Essen every two years has been a fixture for those active in the tyre industry within Europe and beyond for around half a century, but as of 2018 the renowned Reifen exhibition will have a new home some 45 miles away. The show’s organiser took the decision to leave the city synonymous with the exhibition after plans to modernise the ‘Messe Essen’ site were turned down by a local referendum on 19 January.
Avon Tyres will display its latest motorcycle tyres at the 2014 Motorcycle Trade EXPO show, which gets underway on Sunday 19 January at the Birmingham NEC and runs until 21 January. During the exhibition, Avon will debut new sizes in its Storm 3D X-M hypersport range as well as the new whitewall Cobra radial, which is the original equipment fitment for the 2014 Triumph Thunderbird LT.
Having signed an extension to the tyre supply deal that begun in 2003 at the end of last season, Dunlop has kicked off its 2014 motorsport season by exhibiting in conjunction with the MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham. The multi-year contract means that Dunlop will continue to […]
In August, tyrepress.com brought news of the world’s largest ice cream van. This very vehicle will be pressed into service at January’s LAMMA show, dispensing chilly treats for visitors at the Mitas stand (B57). The 5.5 tonne, ŠKODA Octavia vRS-based van is fitted with Mitas tyres sourced from Farmers Tyre in Leamington Spa.
Luxembourg-based Maxam Tire has been very active recently in the exhibition arena, showing examples of its product range at shows in China and Belarus.
As the Chinese government announced the modernization of its governance system – including further acknowledge of the role market forces play in its development – the minister responsible for the tyre industry joined other dignitaries in opening Reifen China 2013 in Shanghai today. Early visitor numbers are not yet available, but there are anecdotal indications that the show is on-track to achieve is pre-exhibition goals in terms of both visitor and exhibitor numbers. The show’s organisers also launched RubberTech Europe 2014 preparations on opening day (more on this below).
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