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GKN Rim Aims to Make Tyre Changing Easier, Wheels Lighter

GKN Wheels Division, part of the GKN OffHighway division has pledged to make “tyre-fitting easier and bring efficiency benefits for manufacturers of off-highway vehicles” through simplifying tyre changing. The company is one of the world’s leading provider of wheels for off-highway vehicles in the construction, industrial and agricultural sectors, with seven global manufacturing plants in the UK, USA, Denmark, Italy and China.

Steve Cragg, design and development director at GKN Wheels says, “We have an established track record of successfully delivering innovative solutions to wheel manufacture and design that improve cost and performance; the new rim design reinforces this capability in the marketplace.

“In recent years, increased use of low pressure tyres, which are reinforced with stiff beading, has made it even more difficult and time-consuming to fit or remove tyres without risking some damage.”

16th March 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Verdek To Distribute Italian EV In America

Verdek-EV was formed a year ago, with ex-Pirelli USA president and CEO Guy Mannino as its president and CEO. In celebration of the company’s first anniversary, VERDEK-EV has signed an agreement to be the exclusive distributor for the Italian- manufactured Tazzari ZERO, a neighbourhood electric vehicle (NEV) with lithium-ion batteries that provide a range of 88 miles before recharging at a cost of less than $2.

Verdek-EV’s distribution rights include North America, Mexico and the Caribbean islands. Along with battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and other alternate-fuelled vehicles, NEVs are a growing and critical niche within the future of worldwide transportation, says the company. With 40 per cent of the world driving less than 40 miles per day, NEVs are optimally suited to satisfy much of the local transportation demands.

9th March 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Blackcircles.com Opens Dutch Web Shop

British e-Tailer Blackcircles.com has thrown its hat into the ring in The Netherlands, seeking to do battle with competitors who, managing director Mike Welch says, “are growing on the back of offering customers an inferior deal.” Autobandenshop.com will offer Dutch motorists access to all the major tyre brands carried by the British website.

Welch continues, “One of the core guiding principles of Blackcircles.com is that there should be no barriers to tyre safety and we are delighted to be helping Dutch motorists to stay safe on the road. Our aim in Holland is to set a new standard for low cost tyres combined with high quality service.”

5th March 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

TRIB’s Brodsky to Give Retreading Presentation at Autopromotec

Not only will the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB) be exhibiting at the Autopromotec show between may 20 and 24, 2009, the organisation’s managing director has been invited by the sponsors of the exhibition to make a presentation titled, “How the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau Helps to Promote and Defend the Retread and Tire Repair Industries Worldwide”. Brodsky’s presentation will take place on Thursday, May 21 at 4:00pm.

3rd March 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Autopromotec 2009 Goes Green With ‘Futurmotive’ Feature

The Bologna Trade Fair Centre is set to host the 23rd, biennial Autopromotec show between 20 – 24 May 2009. According to the company behind the show, the 2009 event is set to be the biggest and most future-orientated yet. Show organisers Promotec SpA recently visited London and gave Tyres & Accessories details of what we can expect in May

A key new feature confirmed at Autopromotec 2009 is “Futurmotive,” which the organisers call “an attention-grabbing new feature showcasing environmentally sustainable technological innovations for car servicing companies. One of the show’s highlights, Futurmotive is being coordinated by Autopromotec in collaboration with Polo per la Mobilità Sostenibile (POMOS) (Centre for Sustainable Mobility) at the University of Rome La Sapienza; and the Centro Salesiano di Formazione Professionale (CNOS FAP). The new Futurmotive feature is designed to respond to increasingly widespread interest among consumers towards alternative car fuelling and maintenance, with special attention being given to fuel economy and CO2 emissions.

26th February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Bringing its Diesel Technology to Scandinavian Markets

Pirelli Eco Technology, the Pirelli Group company operating in the field of pollution control technologies, has signed a partnership with Swedish diesel particulate filter specialist GB Environment Consulting AB in order to distribute the new Pirelli Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) systems and spare parts in the Scandinavian, Finland and the Baltic markets.

23rd February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Plan to Focus on Cost Rationalisation & Green Solutions

As part of its 2009-2011 Industrial Plan, Pirelli Tyre reports it is continuing with the cost cutting strategy it commenced last year. The goal of this plan is to save more than 300 million euros over a three-year period through the rationalisation of manufacturing structures and staff in Europe, the renegotiation of raw material purchasing agreements in order to take advantage of falling prices, and savings from lower energy and logistics costs.

Manufacturing capacity in emerging markets is to be expanded so as to take advantage of increasing demand in these regions, coupled with their lower manufacturing costs. In the commercial tyre sector 87 per cent of Pirelli’s total production is already located in low-cost countries, compared with an average of 50 per cent for the company’s four major competitors.

12th February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Magna M/S To Represent Italmatic In UK

Derbyshire-based Magna M/S Ltd has been appointed to represent the interests of Italmatic Srl, of Italy, in the UK market. Italmatic has a long association with the UK, stretching back to 1969, when the company exhibited a buffer at the London Motor Show. Today the Italmatic product portfolio includes retreading equipment, such as autoclaves, or even complete turnkey retreading installations, a range of retreading accessories (bladders, curing envelopes, buffing blades etc) and tyre shop consumables and accessories. A recent addition to the product range is a series of Comfort, superelastic industrial tyres.

Director of Magna M/S is Ian Smith, who has many years technical and hands-on experience in the tyre industry, in both new tyre manufacturing and retreading. Speaking of the new arrangement, he said: “I have a long association with Italmatic and as such understand their products and their market, having been a customer in the tyre manufacturing and automotive wheel and tyre assembly industries.” The agreement between Italmatic and Magna, he says, shows Italmatic’s commitment to the UK market.

12th February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Announces Participation in 3 Motorcycle Championships

Michelin has announced its participation in three motorcycle speedway racing competitions in 2009 – the Endurance World Championship, along with national speed championships in Spain and Italy.

This year, Michelin will provide tyres for the Yamaha Austria Racing Team, which finished second over all in the six-race 2008 Endurance World Championship. The partnership, says Michelin, will enable the company to measures its tyres against its competitors’ products. And while this is Michelin’s main reason for taking part in the competition, it comments that racing also serves as an important testing ground for developing tyres for the consumer market. With this in mind the company will enter – for the first time ever – a motorcycle displaying its own colours in all Endurance World Championship events. The Michelin Power Research Team, with riders William Costes, Hugo Marchand and Josep Monge, will focus on gathering technical data to be used in designing the brand’s future motorcycle tyres.

9th February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Carlisle Employees Working 20% Less Until April

It appears that workers at Pirelli’s factory in Carlisle are facing a further reduction to their workload. According to the local News & Star newspaper, a new arrangement begins on February 9, under which employees that normally work 40 hours in the week will be asked to work only 32 per week until April 1. An official statement on the issue is still being approved by the company’s head office in Milan, Italy, the paper added.

4th February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

The 3rd Azerbaijan International Spare Parts, Accessories and Service Equipment Exhibition

The Autoparts Exhibition has become an important meeting place for the representatives of the automobile industry for exchanging information and experiences. AutoParts 2009 will present automobile parts, engines and mechanics, accumulators, electric equipment and electronics, gearboxes, exhaust systems, steering control, break systems, suspensions, automobile accessories, audiosystems, technical maintenance of automobiles, production equipment and tuning. The AutoParts exhibition is intended for exhibitors who supply materials, equipment and services for the automobile industry and automobile operation. Iteca Caspian LLC and the ITE Group are the organisers of the exhibition and The Ministry of Transport of Azerbaijan, Head Office of State Road Police and Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation offer official support. For the first time there will also be a wide range of tyres from the world’s leading manufacturers and automobile car-washers for commercial transport at the exhibition.

Over 50 leading brands from European and Asian countries have confirmed their participation in the exhibition so far. Companies from Japan, Italy, Germany, Turkey, UAE, Iran, China, India, Russia, Belarus and Finland have confirmed their participation.

Both the Azerbaijan automobile market and the AutoParts exhibition are increasing in size. The demand for spare parts and accessories from different manufacturing countries is not only based on local repairs, but also for buses, agricultural machinery and company cars and the many companies and entrepreneurs that are involved in the Azerbaijan automobile business. The AutoParts 2009 exhibition provides an opportunity to demonstrate and promote products from global manufacturers for repair and maintenance of automobile. AutoParts 2009 will also present the possibility to increase international contacts, sign contracts and demonstrate to visitors new products available within the Caspian market.

Companies who may be interested in exhibiting or attending this show please contact:-

Babek Amashov
Project Manager
ITE Group Plc / Iteca Caspian LLC
Baku, Azerbaijan
Tel: + 994 12 4474774
Fax: + 994 12 4478558
Mob: + 994 55 348 80 55
E-mail: auto@iteca.az
www.autoparts.iteca.az

2nd February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Installing Europe’s Largest Photovoltaic Roof

Michelin will soon be the proud owner of Europe’s largest photovoltaic roof panel installation – the company plans to fit more than 147,000 square metres of solar panels on the roof of its facility in Cuneo, Italy. With annual production of nearly 10 million kWh, the panels will provide electricity for 2,000 inhabitants while reducing the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere by 1,200 tonnes a year. The photovoltaic power plant is scheduled to be operational in early 2010. It will be developed and operated by Frey Nouvelles Energies, a company that produces electrical power from renewable energy sources.

29th January 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Inaugurates China “Tire Campus”

On 16 January Pirelli inaugurated its new Pirelli Tire Campus in Yanzhou, Shandong. Pirelli China CEO, Giuseppe Cattaneo commented: “The inauguration of the Tire Campus has further marked the commitment of Pirelli to play a leading role in the tyre industry especially in the high end segment. Apart from the tyre industry, the auto industry including OE customers and Car Concessionaires will also benefit from Pirelli Tire Campus’s training program and better equipped with advanced tyre technology and professionalism.”

Together with its Tire Campus Training Centre at the Istituto Piero Pirelli in Milan, the new initiative is a reflection of the effort Pirelli Tires has put on the continuous training of its internal and external resources as a fundamental element for continuous product and technology innovation of Pirelli Tires.

21st January 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Automechanika Returns to Malaysia in March

Approximately 5,000 visitors are expected to attend the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre between March 25 and 28 for the sixth Automechanika Malaysia exhibition. The trade fair, formerly known as Automechanika Asia, is the only automotive parts and aftermarket trade fair organised in collaboration with Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation and is considered by many to be the leading automotive parts and aftermarket trade event in the ASEAN market. Exhibitors from 14 countries and regions including Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Kingdom have confirmed their attendance. A total of 150 exhibitors are expected to take part in the biennial event.

16th January 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

2009 Bridgestone e-reporter Open for Entries

Now entering its sixth year, the Bridgestone e-reporter competition provides a seldom-encountered opportunity for aspiring young journalists to showcase their talent and launch a career in their chosen profession. The competition is, as in previous years, open to European students aged between 18 and 30 who are in full-time education. The overall winner of the 2009 competition, chosen for his or her journalistic skills and ability to represent the Bridgestone brand, will be awarded with a laptop, plus further work experience.

13th January 2009/by Tyrepress Editors