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Autodiagnos Reorganises

Autodiagnos Limited, manufacturers of one of the leading automotive diagnostic tools has announced a major re-organisation programme designed, which the company says is designed to enhance customer focus and synergy in domestic and global markets. Dave Rushton, a Chartered Engineer, has been appointed director and general manager of the company. Rushton brings over 15 years experience in the Automotive Diagnostics business, previously working with other leading diagnostics companies and recently as Operations Director at Autodiagnos.

Mark Wright has joined the company to head up UK Sales and Marketing. Wright has 10 years of experience in sales and distribution of automotive tools and equipment and will focus on the development and support of customers in the home markets.

24th November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Parent Posts 3Q Loss

Pirelli & C. SpA, the parent company of the tyre manufacturer, reported a loss in its third quarter after writing down the value of its investment in Telecom Italia SpA, Italy’s largest phone company. The net loss, excluding some items, was 1.6 billion euros ($2 billion), compared with net income of 105.8 million euros ($135 million) a year earlier.

8th November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Price Increase

Pirelli & Co SpA has announced it will increase the price of its passenger car, light truck and SUV by an average 5 per cent across Europe and export markets by the end of 2006. All brands within the Pirelli group will be affected by the increase.

30th October 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Gajah Tunggal Makes Middle East Contingency Plans

Gajah Tunggal is said to be making contingency plans to switch its Middle East export activity away from Egypt to other Middle East countries. This will be carried out if the accusation by the Egyptian government that this Indonesian tyre producer is guilty of dumping is proved.

19th October 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone and Firestone OE on 2007 Chrysler Sebring

When the all-new, redesigned 2007 Chrysler Sebring rolls into US showrooms this autumn it will be fitted exclusively with tyres from Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT). BFNT will supply the Chrysler Group’s Sebring Sedan with Firestone FR690 tyres in size P215/65R16 96T, while the Chrysler Sebring Touring and Chrysler Sebring Limited will ride on Bridgestone-brand Turanza EL40002 tyres in sizes P215/60R17 95T and P215/55R18 94T, respectively.

11th October 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Yellow Sea to Launch PC Tyres in Europe

Up till now the Qingdao Yellow Sea Tyre Factory hasn’t sold its radial passenger car tyres on the European market. The company was founded in 1986 and currently produces about 1.5 million tyres, 600,000 of which are radial PC tyres. These tyres are imported, says sales and operation manager Tao Rung Wu. But because the company has not yet received an E-mark for its products, it has been impossible to export these products into Europe. This will change in the near future, Mr Tao asserts. In this context Yellow Sea Tyre is announcing the expansion of its production capacity from 600,000 radial PC tyres to about 1.5 million units from next March when they will also get their products E-marked. Right now the company has “very limited capacity”. It is not yet clear yet how this capacity increase might interfere with the limited number of radial PC tread patters (four) and dimensions between 13 and 16 inches.

3rd October 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Sealent Maker Inovex Receives Virginia Exporter Award

Inovex, the maker of Ride-On Tire Sealants for truck, bus, motorbike, military and private vehicles was recently chosen to participate in the Commonwealth of Virginia’s AIM export Program. In addition to valuable capital funding, market research and strategic counselling, the AIM programme gives Virginia companies the opportunity to leverage private-sector professional service providers and VEDP-developed relationships around the world.

21st September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Indian Tyre Production up 18 per cent

The latest ATMA figures show that during the month of July Indian tyre production rose 18 per cent year-on-year to 6.354 million units. This follows a 19 per cent year-on-year growth in production during June (06/2005: 5.19 million units; 06/2006: 6.187 million). The latest increase was fuelled by sharp rises in passenger car and tractor tyre production. Passenger car tyre production reached 1.28 million units in July, up 16 per cent compared with the same time last year.

19th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Question of the Month: Retreading

Has the rise in Chinese and other low price imports affected your passenger car or CV retreading business? What are the lasting effects of these developments? Recent ATMA (Indian tyre association) statistics show dramatic year-on-year increases in the export of OTR tyres from the subcontinent, is this segment of the retreading business being affected too? To add your opinions to those of thousands of regular T&A and tyrepress.com readers click here. Please don’t forget to leave your contact details so we can follow up the most interesting comments.

19th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

GPX Names Latin America President

GPX International Tire Corporation has named Gustavo Lima as president – Latin America Division. In this position he will lead GPX’s establishment of bonded warehouses in strategic countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, in order to support just in time delivery of GPX product to the OE and dealer channels.

15th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Midas Mileage Awarded Star Export House Status

General Rubbers, the manufacturer of Midas brand of tyre retreading materials, has recently been certified as a Star Export House by the Ministry of Trade and Finance. This was in recognition of the excellent growth in sales of its products in international markets over the past few years.

11th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear on New Dodge Nitro

The 2007 Dodge Nitro will be exclusively equipped with Goodyear tyres. The Nitro is the first mid-size SUV for Dodge, and is recognized for its distinctive style, sporty performance and cargo flexibility. It features five passenger seating and a slide-out cargo floor for extra flexibility. The SLT and R/T models will be equipped with Goodyear Wrangler HP tryes in P245/50R20 size. For the base Nitro models, Goodyear provides tyres in P225/75R16 and P235/65R17 sizes. Export vehicles will be shipped with Goodyear Eagle RS-A tyres.

31st July 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

MAK S.p.A. Aiming to Increase Exports

For Italian wheel company MAK S.p.A. the Automechanika show is an important event, attracting as it does so many visitors who are involved in the car components market. MAK says that the Automechanika exhibition provides a unique opportunity to meet other businessmen, investors, brokers and the press and is particularly important when you consider that 75 per cent of the company’s revenue comes from export sales. MAK S.p.A., which has always concentrated its efforts and its business on exports, participates in this show with the aim of establishing new contacts to develop its business.

25th July 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

India Proposes Quality Certification for Tyres

In a move that could remove the threat of cheap tyres imported from China, the government proposes to make quality certification compulsory for tyres manufactured and sold in India, says the Indian website of Business Standard. This would mean that only tyres that conform to the standard specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards can be sold and foreign tyres cannot be sold through local outlets.

20th July 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

“Ultimate in Tyre Management Reporting” from ATS Euromaster

ATS Euromaster has turned to the web to provide its fleet customers with the ultimate tyre management reporting facility, which the company says gives an instant and more transparent overview of spend – a vital factor for decision making and cost control.
Suitable for both large and small fleet operators, Euromaster Web Reporter provides a comprehensive array of key features including the ability to print detailed reports from any PC with internet access, multi-user access from any location, information either in graph or table format and the ability to export reports and manipulate information via a variety of computer programmes. Above all, the system is extremely user friendly.

22nd May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors