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Williams Named Pirelli Star Driver

Jon Williams has been plucked by Pirelli to fill the first of the Italian manufacturer’s five Star Drivers to compete in the World Rally Championship. Pirelli introduced the scheme to promote new talent in the 2009 FIA-accredited series.

25-year old Williams has competed in the African Rally Championship in a Volkswagen Polo S2000 this year: “This is the fulfilment of a dream and a magnificent opportunity for me to show what I can achieve at World Rally Championship level.” He will drive in Portugal, Italy, Greece, Finland, Spain and Great Britain.

16th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Automechanika Malaysia to Promote ASEAN Auto Industry

Automechanika Malaysia (previously known as Automechanika Asia) will take place at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia’s most modern event facility between 25 – 29 March 2009. Over the past six years, Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) has extensively promoted this fair as part of the Malaysian Government’s initiative to further develop the automotive industry in Malaysia and across the ASEAN region.

The last fair, held for the first time in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre during 2007 attracted more than 5,480 buyers from 60 countries and regions. There was strong attendance from China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand, supporting the majority of visitors from Malaysia. Altogether in 2007 there were 151 exhibitors from 18 countries and regions at the fair: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Kingdom.

11th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

South China Tyre & Rubber Bounces Back

The South China Tyre & Rubber Company (SCTR) claims to have been the first state-owned organisation in China to specialise in the production of high performance radial tyres and its hp product portfolio includes tyres with speed ratings from V up to Y.

Not that SCTR’s products are limited to high performance tyres, as the range includes light truck and heavy truck, including all-steel radials. The company operates two production facilities in the Panyu and Conghua districts and annual production is around eight million tyres, of which 1.3 million are all-steel radials, under the brand names of Wanli and Milever. Wanli tyres are exported to more than 110 countries worldwide and have achieved the necessary certifications and approvals, such as ECE and DOT. Wanli tyres are also supplied to domestic vehicle manufacturers, such as Shanghai Volkswagen, Faw Volkswagen, Hainan Mazda, Zhenghou Nissan and Guangzhou Isuzu, among many others. Domestic sales are handled via a network of 103 provincial agents.

11th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

August Car Registration Down 18 per cent in Europe

A day after the SMMT published the lowest UK new car registration figures for four decades, automotive industry analysts have revealed that most European countries are experiencing the same downturn.

According to Deutsche Bank car registrations across Europe were down -18 per cent in August, (down 6 per cent year-to-date). The analysts pointed out that the month of August usually represents the low point of the year for new car registrations, however France (the least affected) down 7 per cent; Germany down 10 per cent; Italy plummeting 26 per cent; and Spain missing the mark by 41 per cent, it is clear that registrations worsened. Deutsche Bank put the falls down to “eroding consumer sentiment and recessionary fears.”

5th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Columbian Opens Carbon Black Plant in Brazil

An inauguration celebration has been held for Columbian Chemicals’ latest carbon black manufacturing facility. Work on the new plant, located in Camaçari Pole, a chemical complex in Brazil’s Bahia state, began in September 2005, and the company notes this operation at Camaçari Pole incorporates the latest environmental and energy conservation technologies. The US$75 million facility has a production capability of 75,000 tonnes, which can be expanded as the market develops; two tyre factories using the end product operate in the region, one belonging to Bridgestone/Firestone and the other to Continental.

29th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Mountain Bikers Ride Maxxis to World Championship Wins

MMA Maxxis sponsored downhill mountain bikers Gee and Rachel Atherton returned from the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Trentino, Italy, with Britain’s first ever gold medals, and also became the first siblings to take two mountain bike world titles in the same year.

Twenty year old Rachel is the new Women’s World Downhill Champion after mastering the hot, dry conditions and super technical track and seeing off the challenge of outgoing champion, France’s Sabine Jonnier. Fresh from victory in the Mountain Bike World Cup in Andorra, Rachel crossed the line an astonishing 11.99 seconds ahead of her main rival in one of the biggest ever winning margins in World Championships history, following up her 2006 Junior World Championship in style.

21st August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Half-Year Profits Down at Beru

Germany’s Beru Group have posted sales revenue of 230.4 million euros in the first half of 2008, a 2.77 per cent growth on the corresponding period of 2007. The main sources of revenue, the company reports, were the Aftermarket segment and the Electronics and Sensors division. Profit from ordinary activities (EBIT) reduced 35.2 per cent due to one-time special items and amounted to 15.8 million euros. Excluding the special items, adjusted EBIT amounted to 23.1 million euros, equivalent to an adjusted margin of 10.0 per cent. Beru’s profit of 12.3 million euros during the period was also lower than in the first half of 2007, when profits of 18.5 million euros were achieved.

15th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Factory a Potential Terrorist Target?

A report published by Italy’s La Stampa newspaper on August 12 suggests a possibility that Pirelli’s tyre manufacturing plant in Turin may be a planned target for terrorists. An anti-terror investigation has begun in Italy after police discovered detailed architectural plans for the Turin factory. While the report does not make clear where the plans were found, reference is made to an “encampment” inside a highway tunnel that is used by local homeless people.

13th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Organisers Expecting More Visitors for CITExpo 2008

Show organisers are expecting more visitors than ever when nearly 300 exhibitors present their tyre products at the 6th CITExpo, held at the Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Center on 17, 18 and 19 September 2008. Technology on show will include radial tyres, bias tyres, wheels/rims, tyre maintenance equipments, retread materials and equipments, tyre production material and equipment and other related products. According to CITExpo organisers, Reliable International Exhibition Services Co., Ltd., the two original exhibition halls have already been fully occupied by new and rebooking exhibitors, causing them to add Hall 1A to exhibition space.

Looking ahead, Reliable announced that the 7th CITExpo will be held in the same venue on 9, 10 and 11 September 2009. According to the organizer, they have already received more than 15 exhibitors’ bookings for the 2009 show. Those early bookings have committed a year in advance in order secure the best booth location for the future CITExpo show, the organisers explained.

13th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

MAE On The Move

On 1st September 2008, Italian company MAE Industria Gomma will move to a new production plant.

The address of the new production unit and offices is:
MAE Industria Gomma
Strada Prov.le Morolense, SNC
Loc. Paduni Zona Industriale
03012 Anagni (FR) – ITALY.

The new telephone numbers are: +39 0775 776087 and +39 0775 769944, while the fax number is +39 0775 774011. The e-mail address remains unchanged at info@mae-industry.it

8th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Deldo Gearing Up for Winter with New Catalogue

Deldo Autobanden is a European specialist in winter tyres. For many years the company has focused on this fast growing market and now offers over 25 brands in Car, Van, 4×4 and SUV tyres. Alongside Deldo’s understandable – considering their commercial viability for cold weather products – focus on the traditional ‘winter’ countries like Germany, Austria, and Switzerland the company is also ramping up its product range, thanks to the ‘studdable’ tyres from Wanli and Fortuna, for the Scandinavian market.

While both of these markets – the Germanic and Scandinavian – are familiar to the company on the basis of winter tradition, Deldo has also found great opportunities for both budget and branded winter tyres in Eastern Europe and the Russian republics. Winter tyres are becoming more important in other countries too, with significant growth in the Benelux, France and Italy. As a consequence, winter tyres are playing an increasingly important role in Deldo’s complete product range.

5th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

More Guilty Pleas in Marine Hose Price Fixing Case

A Milan, Italy-based marine hose manufacturer and the former president of its former US subsidiary have agreed to plead guilty and pay more than US$2 million in criminal fines for participating in a global price fixing conspiracy. The former subsidiary president had also agreed to serve time in prison. Furthermore, an Italian executive of another marine hose manufacturer located in Veniano, Italy has also agreed to plead guilty for participating in the same conspiracy.

A one-count felony charge was filed today in US District Court in West Palm Beach, Florida against Manuli Rubber Industries SpA (Manuli) and Robert L. Furness, the former president of Manuli’s former Florida based subsidiary. Under the terms of the plea agreements, which are subject to court approval, Manuli has agreed to pay a criminal fine of $2 million, and Furness has agreed to serve 14 months in prison and pay a $75,000 criminal fine. Both Manuli and Furness have also agreed to cooperate fully in the Department’s ongoing antitrust investigation. Manuli is the first corporation to be charged in the investigation.

30th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Feel the Force with Maywood

The Maywood Equipment Group has announced the introduction of a brand new 2 post lift into the UK market. The Force 30 is an electro-hydraulic lift with a base frame. This three tonne capacity lift is manufactured in Europe and available exclusively through Maywood.

“One of the great benefits at Maywood is that we can search Europe for the best possible products,” comments Maywood managing director Trevor Homewood. “We already have the Force 36 and the Force 60 in our range, which have proved highly safe and reliable. We like to buy in Europe as we can be much more certain of continual quality. The Force 30 is exclusive to us and we believe that this lift will become one of our top selling models.”

23rd July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Solideal Releases Raptor Rubber Track Brand

Solideal International has released a new line of rubber tracks under the Raptor brand name. Raptor rubber tracks have been developed in 33 different sizes to fit the most popular mini excavator machines and are reportedly intended to offer “good value for money for price sensitive customers.” Raptor brand will be available in North America as well as in many European countries including: the Baltics, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, UK, Romania and Serbia. Solideal has been manufacturing premium rubber tracks since 1991. The group employs over 9000 people in 20 countries.

23rd July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli President Not a Spy, Concludes Probe

A probe into spying allegations in Italy, in which 20 were arrested on suspicion of revealing confidential phone records, has exonerated Pirelli’s president, Marco Tronchetti Provera, from any wrongdoing. Tronchetti Provera had been chairman at Telecom Italia, the organisation which held the records in question, when Pirelli had a controlling stake in the telecommunications operation.

Following the probe’s conclusions, Pirelli and Telecom Italia have stated separately that they are in fact the injured parties. Tronchetti Prevera himself has apologised for the actions of the company under his stewardship, say Italian news sources, calling the spying activities the work of a small minority of “bad eggs”. The probe is continuing to investigate, and will bring proceedings against any party conforming to this malodorous elliptical description.

21st July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors