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Option tyre playing ‘major role’ in exciting DTM season – Hankook

The introduction of an option tyre this year in DTM was something of an unknown quantity, as teams had no previous data or experience with which to predict its performance. With one set available only for the race, it was always going to be interesting to see how they would be used, and the tyre supplier to the German touring car series (competing in international locations) believes that its influence has had a positive effect on the action, heading into the second half of the season at the Moscow Raceway this weekend. Hankook says the softer compound Ventus Race Plus has allowed drivers to set faster lap times in the first 30-60km of use, before the tyre’s performance drops off to levels below those offered by the regular Ventus Race tyre. It is constructed to behave in this way purposely to allow for more tactical racing, and with five races won by five different drivers (albeit with one subsequently disqualified), the top five in the drivers’ standings within 24 points and all manufacturers with at least one race victory, Hankook argues that the tyre has helped make the series more competitive.

2nd August 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin to comment on F1 supply

According to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, Michelin intends to make an announcement regarding its stance on F1 tyre supply later this week. The publication believes the French manufacturer will voice its readiness to bid for the contract. The question is, it adds, when it would be ready to begin? Would Michelin be ready in time for 2014? That is unlikely, Auto Motor und Sport opines. It’s much too late for a tender covering 2014 as teams must be informed about tyre sizes by 1 September.

29th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre trio make Fortune Global 500 list

Fortune has released this year’s ‘Global 500’ list, which names the world’s largest companies in respect to turnover for the fiscal year ending before or on 31 March 2013. While no tyre firm could hold a candle to Royal Dutch Shell, whose revenues of US$481.7 billion propelled it into the number one position, three leading tyre majors made it onto the list.

24th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Vipal rewarded for export market diversification

Vipal has been recognised for its activities in international markets in an awards ceremony hosted by Porto Alegre trade association ADVB. President Arlindo Paludo received the 2013 Export Award for Market Diversification on 8 July, joining other exporters from the state of Rio Grande do Sul in a variety of categories. Paludo said: “This award is one of the fruits of Vipal’s entire 40 year history. We have always bet on developing products featuring high quality and technology, and have never set environmental preservation aside. It’s a great pleasure to see important competitions like the Export Awards recognizing that.”

23rd July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Falken launches new all-season tyre

Falken has launched the Euroall Season AS200, which is – as the name would suggest – an all-season tyre. According to the company, Falken's new all-year-round tyre offers improved traction on dry, wet and even snowy roads without compromising on comfort. The Euroall Season AS200 also features significantly reduced tyre rolling noise and shorter braking distances. The tyre will be available at specialist tyre dealers from July 2013 in a total range of 27 dimensions.

22nd July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Leicester biker wins Bridgestone competition

Leicester’s Sandeep Chudasama beat thousands of bikers across Europe to meet MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi in a Bridgestone promotion. He won the prize in the manufacturer’s ‘Mission Rossi’ tyre sales competition after purchasing a set of Battlax Sport Touring T30 tyres online from the Bike Tyres dealer in Leeds, after which he was automatically entered into the Mission Rossi giveaway. He flew out to Sachsenring, Germany for the latest round of the MotoGP championship with Bike Tyres’ centre manager Lance Jessop.

18th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

EU passenger car registrations down -5.6 per cent in June

ACEA figures show that, in June, EU new passenger car registrations totalled 1,134,042 units, declining by 5.6 per cent compared to the same month last year. In the first half year of 2013, 6,204,990 new cars were registered in the EU, or 6.6 per cent less than in the first six months of 2012.

17th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Sunday Times rates Treadsetters and Bandvulc

The Sunday Times has ranked two tyre companies as being amongst the fastest growing exporters in the country. The rankings form part of the International Track 200 Listing supplement in the Sunday Times (sponsored by HSBC Commercial Banking) which ranks Britain's mid-market private companies based on the past 24 months from available accounts. Treadsetters (Part of the TIA Group) was named the 59th fastest growing exporter surveyed. Bandvulc came in 192nd.

16th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop arranges DACH fleet business under 4Fleet banner

Reflecting the growing significance of fleet management and leasing companies, as of 1 July 2013 Goodyear Dunlop has bundled its fleet business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland under its GDHS subsidiary, 4Fleet Group GmbH. According to the company, the aim is to further expand the 4Fleet Group, which currently boasts a network of 1,200 service outlets in the three countries, into the leading tyre management service provider within the region.

15th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Official opening for Vietnam’s first truck radial plant

On 29 June, Vietnam’s Danang Rubber Company and the Vietnam National Chemical Group (Vinachem) held the inauguration ceremony for their, and the country’s, first truck tyre radial factory. The new plant is located within the Lien Chieu Industrial Zone in Da Nang City, and covers an area of 106,632 square metres. It was built with a total investment of VND 2,992 billion (£92.1 million), including equipment costs of VND 1,663 billion, and has a 600,000 tyre per annum capacity. The Vietnamese tyre maker says plant equipment was imported from Italy, The Netherlands and Germany.

15th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

New chief executive at Bohnenkamp

Germany-based agricultural and off-road tyre specialist Bohnenkamp AG has appointed Gregor Rüth its new chief executive. Rüth begins in this role on 1 August and is now working together with fellow board member Michael Rieken to ensure a smooth takeover.

15th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear provides ‘blimp’ update

During the past week, Goodyear marked what it calls an “important milestone in the company’s plans to replace its current fleet of blimps.” Workers installed a new envelope over the aluminium and carbon fibre framework of the first of its new-design airships. Although they will still most likely be referred to as blimps, the new craft are semi-rigid airships and are being supplied by Germany’s ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik. Personnel from Zeppelin, along with a Goodyear team, are building the airship at Goodyear’s hangar in Suffield, Ohio.

15th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

4JET embarks on tyre technology tour

Laser mould cleaning and tyre marking firm 4JET Technologies GmbH (based in Alsdorf, Germany) has announced plans for a “tyre technology roadshow” from now until the end of October.

The tour will include live demonstrations of laser machines for cleaning vulcanizing moulds and for tyre marking will be performed at production facilities of the leading European tyre producers.

11th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop names new DACH region boss

Dr. Rainer Landwehr, group managing director of Goodyear Dunlop’s ‘DACH’ (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) market region, has announced his resignation. The tyre maker reported on 10 July that Dr. Landwehr will work with his successor in the coming weeks to ensure a smooth changeover period before leaving to engage in new challenges outside the company.

10th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

CV trailer market to grow 2% despite weak 1H

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Demand for heavy goods vehicle trailers is expected to grow 2 per cent during the course of 2013, despite a weak first six months of the year. Analysts from Clear International have issued a new reports saying as much and forecasting the demand for heavy goods trailers in Western Europe to 2017.

9th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors