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Loeb wins German Rally

Sebastien Loeb won the German Rally on Sunday to increase his lead in the World Rally Championship to 29 points. The Frenchman, driving for Citroen, recorded a total time of four hours one minute 57.4 seconds to beat his nearest rival, Ford driver Francois Duval, by 29.1 seconds.

Loeb’s Citroen team-mate, Carlos Sainz, was third with the second Ford of Markko Martin in fourth. After 10 rounds Loeb leads the overall standings on 76 points, with Martin on 47 and Sainz a point further back. World champion Petter Solberg’s hopes of retaining his title were hit when he crashed out on Saturday.

Solberg has slipped from second in the overall standings to fourth and now trails Loeb by 32 points.

23rd August 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Continental makes Rainer Strang responsible for ‘Public Relations Tyres’

Rainer Strang has been appointed to strengthen the PR team of the Continental AG’s two tyre divisions. He will is expected to begin his new position on 1 October, but will definitely start by 1 November 2004. Mr Strang succeeds Markus Burgdorf, who left the company in spring in order to work independently of the company. “I am looking forward to the vocational challenges in one of the most successful automotive industry suppliers in the world,“ comments Strang on his move to Hanover.

16th August 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Continental Boosts AdvanceTrac and RSC Supply to Meet Demand

Continental AG has been awarded a major order by the Ford Motor Company. As a result, Continental will be stepping up its supply of stability control systems, to Ford. For the 2005 model year, AdvanceTrac with RSC will be standard equipment on Ford Explorer, mercury Mountaineer, Lincoln Navigator and Lincoln Aviator. The system will also be available on the Ford Expedition.

6th August 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper Saiyang – a new joint venture

Cooper Tire & Rubber’s operating group, Cooper-Standard Automotive, has created a joint venture company with Chinese manufacturer Saiyang Sealing Products. Together the companies will sell automobile sealing systems under the name Cooper Saiyang Wuhu Automotive.

30th July 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Worker’s Strike at French Ronal Plant

Workers at Ronal’s plant in St. Avold, France, have gone on strike in a protest against restructuring plans. The aluminium cast wheel manufacturers angered employees after using redundancies as a way of cutting costs. Part of the restructuring programme would have meant producing wheels for the high-quality aftermarket segment, but would have led to decreases in annual output.

15th June 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

New EU Rules Warning from Ford

New EU directives on vehicles are likely to add 5,000 Euros (3,340 GBP) to the price of an average car. Speaking at the Birmingham Motor Show, Roger Puttnam chairman of Ford in Britain, warned that manufacturing margins were already thin and that mounting regulatory costs would have to be passed on to the consumers. Puttnam singled out new rules on vehicle recycling, the control of chemicals and safety, all of which are to be implemented by 2008.

26th May 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Ford 1Q Figures Surprise

Ford continues to show signs that its recovery programme is on track. Its first quarter results showed an earnings per share of $0.96, as against Ford’s forecast of $0.45. The pre-tax margin was 4.7 per cent, up from 1.9 per cent last year and -1.2 per cent the year before. The figures show that Ford has improved from one of the worst performing car companies to one of the best in less than two years.

23rd April 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Britain Outperformed European Markets

The UK continues to lead the way in car sales as dealers throughout Western Europe enjoyed a mild recovery in March. Early sales trends show Britain outperformed other European markets with new registrations for the UK up by 11 % this year. A total of 466, 955 cars were sold in Britain during March. The German car market enjoyed a recovery with sales figures up 8 % to 345,000 units sold while France also saw an improvement of 5.6 % on the previous twelve months. Renault and Ford made the most significant gains within the UK market during March while Volkswagen topped the European market with an increase of 13 % as predicted by market watchers following discounts offered on the new Golf.

21st April 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Eagle F1 performs well in Which? tyre test

Consumer Association magazine, Which? put the leading UHP tyres through their paces recently with the Goodyear Eagle F1 coming top of its category
again. A convoy of cars were driven over 6,000 miles each in order to compile the results, with the spotlight turned on performance in both wet and dry conditions, ride comfort, noise creation, rolling resistance and wear. The Which? test saw the Goodyear Eagle F1 competing in the 17 inch category, a tyre that would normally be fitted on sporty versions of cars such as BMW 3 Series, Ford Mondeo and VW Golfs. The extensive testing saw the Eagle F1 given an impressive score of 70 per cent across all categories, with Which? reserving special comment for its grip in both wet and dry conditions, as well as declaring it the quietest in its section.

11th March 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Widest Indian manufactured car radial

The ZVRL 265/70 R15-size radial has been manufactured in India by MRF, has met with Ford’s international standards and come as 100 per cent fitment on the Ford Endeavour, says a release from the company. These Indian manufactured tyres will compete against imported tyres which were the only one available in this sector of the market until now. The development of this premium radial tyre opens up the market for MRF.

5th March 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Firestone recalls 297,000 tires

Deja vu for Bridgestone as the company recalls some Steeltex tyres including 297,000 tyres on Ford Excursion sport-utility vehicles following at least five fatalities. The Steeltex Radial A/T tyres were made at a factory in Joliette, Quebec, from March 1999 through December 2002, the tyremaker said. The tyres will be replaced without charge, Firestone said. The Steeltex tyres fail “in a situation where the vehicle is overloaded or the tyre is way under-inflated,” Firestone spokesman Dan MacDonald said. One of the fatal accidents involved a vehicle hauling a trailer that lost control, while in another the sport-utility vehicle was loaded with 1,500 pounds of bottled water, he said. The NHTSA twice previously investigated Steeltex tyres without finding any defects.

27th February 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Delphi’s Rodney O’Neal Elected to Goodyear Board

Rodney O’Neal, the president of Delphi Corporation’s Dynamics, Propulsion, Thermal and Interior Sector, has been elected to the Board of Directors of The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. “Rodney has demonstrated outstanding leadership throughout his many business management successes at General Motors and Delphi,” said Goodyear Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Keegan. “We are confident he will make significant contributions to our board.” In his present position, which he has held since 2003, O’Neal is also responsible for Delphi’s operations in Europe and South America and serves as executive champion for its Ford Motor Company customer team. He is a member of the Delphi Strategy Board, the company’s top internal policy-making group. The election of O’Neal brings the size of Goodyear’s board to ten members, nine of whom are independent..

5th February 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

ArvinMeritor Announces the Resignation of Terry O’Rourke

ArvinMeritor, Inc. announced that Terry O’Rourke is resigning from his position as president and chief operating officer (COO), as well as from the Board of Directors, to pursue opportunities outside of the company. The COO position will be eliminated.

29th January 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Tire wins $90 Mil. order from Ford

Hankook Tire has announced that it has gained an OE order from Ford for the Econoline van for the next five years. The Korean firm is to supply 380,000 tyres every year. “This large contract signifies the worldwide recognition of our product quality and should contribute to stronger brand power,” the firm said in a statement.

14th January 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin and Pirelli to enter OE contracts

At the Detroit Auto Show the Michelin and Pirelli have both announced new OE contracts with Ford. Michelin will deliver the BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW (18 inch) and BFGoodrich all-season Traction T/A (16 inch) to equip Ford’s Mustang GT. Pirelli Tire North America will also deliver tyres for the new Mustang GT, namely the P Zero Nero. For the new Mercury Montego, the Ford Focus ST, and the Ford Freestyle Pirelli will deliver its P6 Four Season tyre into Ford’s OE.

12th January 2004/by Tyrepress Editors