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Cordiant to establish 200 own-brand tyre centres by 2015

JSC Cordiant – the tyre maker formerly known as Sibur-Russian Tyres – says it intends to launch a network of franchised tyre centres under the Cordiant name. The first three centres, in Novocheboksarsk, Orenburg, and Krasnodar opened in April/May and a further six projects are expected to get underway by the end of June. The company intends for thirty Cordiant centres to open by the end of this year and more than 200 by 2015. Cordiant says it is investing at least 250 million roubles (£4.8 million) in the project.

18th June 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop unfurls new road, track products

Earlier this year, Dunlop announced the launch of a new European breed of sports tyres with the introduction of its Sport Maxx RT (Racing Technology). This road tyre, which Dunlop says was designed especially for the driving enthusiast, aims to “deliver to the needs of the continent’s most passionate driving aficionados”, motorists who “savour the feeling of being in control of significant horsepower and dream of being in pole position at some of the world’s most prestigious races.”

8th June 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

MU11 – Marshall’s top performer

The flagship ultra-high performance tyre of the Marshal range, the Matrac FX MU11, is now firmly established in a wide range of sizes on the UK market. The Matrac FX has been designed to offer especially high levels of wet weather performance and resistance to aquaplaning, outstanding characteristics are high resistance to uneven wear and low noise generation are two further stated characteristics of note.

1st June 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop UK launches ScootSmart

Dunlop has unveiled its new scooter tyre on the UK market at the Ace Café, London. The Dunlop ScootSmart applies the brand’s global experience with the RoadSmart motorcycle tyre, bringing what the company says are unprecedented levels of technology to the small wheel class. Mark Sears, Dunlop’s motorcycle product support manager commented that the ScootSmart has benefitted from “advanced Dunlop technology, much of it adapted from high-performance motorcycle tyres”, allowing “scooter enthusiasts to ride with total confidence and manage their running costs.”

21st May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Trelleborg extends TM100 range

Trelleborg Wheel Systems has added two new sizes to its TM100 tyre range designed for row-crop applications – the 380/90R50 151A8 (151B) and 380/90R54 158A8 (158B). As a result the Trelleborg TM100 range is now available in 11 sizes from 32 to 54 inches.

17th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Nissan Sunderland plant wins Queen's Award

Nissan's factory at Sunderland has been awarded the Queen's Award for continued achievement in International Trade. The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are the UK's most prestigious awards for business performance, recognising and rewarding outstanding achievement by UK based companies.

23rd April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

New Stertil Koni mobile column lift

Stertil Koni's range of vehicle lifting equipment will be enhanced at the CV show with the introduction of a new mobile column lift.

Following the launch of Stertil Koni’s innovative, environmentally friendly Earthlift mobile column model last year, the company has introduced another new mobile column lift – the ST1075. The 7.5 tonne capacity ST1075 has been designed specifically to replace two previous mobile column models, rated at 6 tonnes and 7.25 tonnes respectively, that have been manufactured and supplied by Stertil Koni since 2005.

16th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Steer, drive axle fitments added to Conti 2+ range

Continental has expanded its range of second generation long haul truck tyres first introduced in 2010 with the launch of two new products, the HDL2+ and HSL2+. In releasing the new drive and steer tyres, the manufacture shares that they offer greater overall mileage than the previous generation tyres and offer optimised driving properties and handling thanks to new micro-sipes in the longitudinal grooves.

3rd April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Wheelwright launches Dotz ‘Fast Seven’ rim

Leading UK alloy wheel house, Wheelwright has launched a new design from the Dotz brand of fully TÜV approved wheels. The ‘Fast Seven’ wheel is suitable for a wide range of looks and applications. It is pressure cast in one piece, in what Wheelwright calls “a convincing take on a genuine split rim”. It has a gunmetal paint finish, juxtaposed with a diamond machined deep dish lip and bolt face.

3rd April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Viking holds internal Westlake brand launch

Viking Wholesale Tyres has launched the Westlake brand in an internal event with its sales team. Viking parent company, Axle Group Holdings became the UK’s authorised distributor of Westlake PCR, 4X4, UHP and LT tyres in September 2011, and Westlake says this latest meeting was used to highlight the patterns and sizes available in the UK and to emphasise the substantial investment made at Westlake manufacturer Hangzhou Zhongce.

27th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Geneva launch for ContiPremiumContact 5

Along with two cold weather products, the ContiWinterContact TS 850 and Conti.eContact Winter, at the Geneva motor show Continental displayed a brand new summer tyre, the ContiPremiumContact 5. Due to be launched this spring, the new high-volume range will be manufactured in 26 sizes for 14 to 17-inch rims – making it suitable for vehicles ranging from small to luxury cars – and is approved for speeds of up to 270 km/h.

16th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

European Ecopia range now covers most popular models, says Bridgestone

Since its European launch in 2010, the Bridgestone Ecopia EP150 line-up has continued to grow. The Japanese tyre maker reports that the EP150 is now available in 55 and 65 series sizes to fit a wide range of compact and medium-sized passenger cars with 14 to 16-inch rim sizes. The EP150, together with the Turanza ER300 Ecopia, forms the basis of an Ecopia product portfolio that offers sizes to fit most popular car models on European roads.

9th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Free anti-theft solution for motorcycles

Motorcycle insurance broker Carole Nash is to introduce free security marking kits as a standard benefit not only on all new road and off-road policies, but also on renewals. The move comes after a successful trial of Carole Nash DNA+ at the end of last year, which saw thousands of satisfied customers apply the anti-theft measure to their cherished motorcycles.

8th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Practical Performance Car recommends Varta

The January 2012 issue of Practical Performance Car magazine ranks Varta in first place in the publication’s car battery product test. The company’s Silver Dynamic product topped the test and the Blue Dynamic battery was “recommended” in joint second place. This follows the “Best Buy” Award from Car Mechanics magazine in 2011 for the Silver Dynamic battery.

2nd March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Apollo to unveil Aspire 4G in Geneva

At next week’s Auto Salon in Geneva, Apollo Tyres is unveiling its latest UHP summer passenger car tyre. Known as the Aspire 4G, the new range will be available in W and Y speed ratings. Further details will be available following the tyre’s official launch on 7 March.

29th February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors