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Yokohama Tire Corporation Announces Management Promotions

Several strategic management promotions have been implemented by Yokohama Tire Corporation in the US, including the promotion of Dan King from vice president of sales and marketing to senior vice president of sales and marketing. “Dan has been highly instrumental in securing strong performances for Yokohama, including a record year in 2010,” remarked Yokohama Tire president and CEO Takao Oishi. “This promotion reflects Dan’s continued high level of performance, as well as his expanded role since the retirement of Jim MacMaster (former executive vice president and chief operating officer) last year.”

17th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Himile – China’s Largest Mould Maker

Based just about an hour outside China’s rubber capital city (Qingdao in Shandong province), Himile Mechanical Science and Technology Co., Ltdis purportedly the largest mould manufacturer in the People’s Republic.

Growing into the position of leadership in one of the largest tyre markets is a process that has been completed within the space of one and half decades. Founded in 1995, Himile initially went into business with just two production lines – one for tyre mould making and one for manufacturing tyre manufacturing equipment. Since then the scale of the business has multiplied many times over.

14th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho Tire Sales up 34% in 2010

Preliminary annual figures released by Kumho Tire show a sizable increase in sales during 2010. The Korean tyre maker reports global sales of US$2.305 billion in its home market and export markets outside North America last year, a 36 per cent year-on-year increase. Sales within the North America region amounted to $770 million, up 29 per cent on 2009. Taken as a whole, Kumho Tire gives a preliminary figure of $3.075 billion for its global 2010 sales, a year-on-year increase of 34 per cent.

7th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Belshina Plant Upgrades to Boost Production

Belarusian tyre maker Belshina is currently redeveloping its on and off-road businesses. A 32.6 million euro upgrade of passenger car tyre production facilities is close to completion, the company reports. The project will be funded in part by loans, with the remainder coming from Belshina and parent company Belneftekhim. Equipment for the upgrade has been supplied by Dutch firm VMI. The upgraded plant will enter operation at the end of 2011 and will reach its planned capacity in 2013. Belshina anticipates the replacement of obsolete equipment and the upgrading of other units will not only increase output volume and enable a larger assortment of products to be manufactured; the tyre maker says production quality and labour conditions will also improve.

15th December 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Apollo Vredestein Expands East European Business

During recent years Vredestein has steadily built up its Eastern European business and overseen this region from its operation in Poland, which was established three years ago. Now, from January 1, 2011 onwards, Apollo Vredestein’s markets in Eastern Europe and the CIS will also be serviced by a second “Area Manager Export”, who will take on the responsibility of building up the company’s activities and structure within the region. Stepping into this role is Thomas Mittendorf, who is currently Apollo Vredestein’s public relations and media manager. Mittendorf explained to Tyres & Accessories that he will mainly take care of tyre markets in the Baltic States, the Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Belarus – markets where Apollo Vredestein currently operates no marketing organisation of its own.

14th December 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

2011 to be Titan’s “Best Year Ever,” says Taylor

Ahead of a company conference call scheduled for December 9, Titan International chairman and CEO Maurice M. Taylor Jr. declared “2010 has been a great building year for Titan and I believe that 2011 will be our best year ever from what I see today.”

8th December 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Hayes Lemmerz Begins Passenger Car Steel Rim Production in India

A ceremony held on November 23 marked the official opening of the first facility producing Hayes Lemmerz passenger car steel wheels in Asia. The plant in Chakan, near the Indian city of Pune, is the product of an established joint-venture between the US based wheel producer and Indian automotive component manufacturer the Kalyani Group. Approximately US$15 million has been invested in the plant.

26th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho OE on Export Jeep Cherokee

Kumho Tire has been awarded an original equipment supply deal for the all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The manufacturer will supply its Solus KS21 UHP tyre in sizes 265/60R18 or 265/50R20 for versions of this new Jeep destined for markets outside of North America, and in doing so Kumho expects to “generate an even stronger momentum in its pursuit of overseas markets.”

22nd November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Indian Tyre Production, Exports Up in H1, 2010 – ATMA

During the first six months of its current financial year, India produced some 28 per cent more tyres than a year earlier. Data from national industry organisation the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (produced using information supplied by its eight member companies, who account for around 90 per cent of the country’s tyre production) states that 9.53 million tyres rolled out of ATMA member factories in India between April 1 and September 30 this year; in the same months of 2009 just 7.44 million tyres were produced. According to ATMA, production increased across all tyre market segments, the largest expansion being seen in the motor scooter segment, where production grew 67 per cent year-on-year. Passenger car tyre production in India increased 41 per cent to 2.09 million, while light commercial vehicle and truck/bus tyre production grew two and five per cent respectively. A total of 1.27 million truck/bus tyres were produced in the April to September period.

17th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Gajah Tunggal Boosts Profits with Increased Sales, Reduced Expenses

Indonesian tyre manufacturer Gajah Tunggal has increased its nine-month operating income (981.3 billion Indonesian rupiahs; £68.6 million) and net income (664.2 billion IDR; £46.4 million) by 29.4 and 10.7 per cent respectively on the back of rising sales in domestic and export sales during 2010’s first three quarters. A report by Bisnis Indonesia said the country’s largest tyre producer scored particularly high sales in the USA, which have risen 42.5 per cent to total 840.7 billion IDR.

1st November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

NDI Launches AP-Wheels.com

NDI has announced that wheel business AP Wheels has now launched a new website, www.ap-wheels.com. Marketing the site as “a strong link with the European agricultural sector,” NDI pointed out that the Danish company has become the largest importer of industrial tyres in Northern Europe. “NDI is a leading supplier of a full range of wheel solutions that meets the needs of agriculture and modern industry and we have nearly 40 years’ experience, initially in importing and subsequently in the production of AP Wheels. This know-how has been channelled into the manufacture of AP Wheels, a top-quality product widely used in the European agriculture sector,” said Carsten Andersen, export manager at NDI.

26th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

ECI Partners With Capexil for Tyrexpo India 2011

ECI International, the organiser of the new Tyrexpo India planned for 5 – 7 July 2011, has announced a strategic alliance with Capexil, the Indian Government-sponsored agency responsible for the promotion of the country’s tyre and rubber exporters. According to ECI, the link means the agency – which reports to India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry – will work closely with ECI to maximise opportunities for Indian suppliers to promote themselves to potential export customers.

1st October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

UK Firm Taps Unlimited Fuel Source to Power Test Car

We’re proud to be British at Tyres & Accessories and we eagerly follow any automotive industry developments originating in our island home. Therefore we were thrilled to hear that GENeco, a company owned by Wessex Water, has successfully trialled a Volkswagen Beetle powered by a fuel guaranteed to never run out or cause major headaches in the Gulf of Mexico.

11th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Belshina to Establish Brazil Presence

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Belarus based tyre maker Belshina intends to establish an office for distributing its products in Brazil this year. Parent company Belneftekhim reports the office will be located in Sao Paulo and is scheduled to open this autumn. The Brazil office will distribute a wide range of Belshina products on the Brazilian market, including truck and agricultural tyres – products the company notes are most in demand there.

9th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Cam Systems: Workshop Scheduler Increases Treadfirst Bookings 15%

Cam Systems says that its Workshop Scheduler integrated diary system has led to the recent 15 per cent rise in bookings at Suffolk’s Treadfirst Tyre & Exhaust Centre. Since using Workshop Scheduler to plan its MOTs and servicing, Mick Shaw, managing director of Treadfirst, says: “we have increased the number of jobs and bookings through more effective planning rather than just filling up a page in the paper diary then stopping.”

29th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors