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Dezent Launch New Motion 2 Wheel

Alcar, purportedly the UK’s largest wheel importer and wholesaler, has released details of a new wheel from Dezent; The Motion 2. The sequel to the first Motion design, the new rim showcases a ‘Y’ spoke profile that tips its hat towards some of the great competition designs of the ‘80s and ‘90s. In fact, the wheel doesn’t just boast trackside looks, thanks to a unique heat-treating process during casting and an impressively light 6.6 kg weight on the 15-inch version, these are genuine track-ready wheels that have already been proven in the heat of battle in the Toyo Tyres Racing Saloon series.

21st October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyrenet Opts For Cam’s UniSerV

Tyrenet, the independent tyre network, has gone live with Cam Systems’ UniSerV application suite. The platform handles the call logging, customer policy and contract management, interactive mapping and breakdown form processing requirements that Tyrenet have, enabling it to streamline its operations significantly and introduce Straight Through Processing for the first time. Tyrenet is also UniSerV’s integration into Cam’s Cameo platform for systemised updating of transactions into the organisation, making commercial functions speedier, more robust, more visible and, ultimately, easier to manage.

19th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Vacu-Lug Celebrates 100,000th WZY2 Remould

Just four years since its launch, Vacu-Lug Tyres has produced its 100,000th Duramold WZY2 tyre, a product the firm describes as a premium quality remould for the municipal and waste management industry. To commemorate the achievement, Vacu-Lug organised a special 'treasure hunt' competition for its tyre distributors and their customers.

The tyre has now entered Vacu-Lug's stock and will be despatched at random to one of its nationwide network of distributors in the near future. Upon discovering the tyre bearing serial number 100,000, the distributor and the customer for whom it is destined will share a treasure trove of £500-worth of tyres. Simultaneously, the find will trigger a £500 donation to the Help for Heroes campaign.

18th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone On Track With Indian CV Radial Rollout

Radialisation is taking root in India’s commercial vehicle tyre market, and Bridgestone is taking steps to secure its share of this potentially huge market. At a the opening of a Bridgestone Fleet Point outlet in Chennai on October 11, the managing director of Bridgestone India confirmed the tyre maker was on target to begin truck and bus radial production next May. Initial TBR manufacture will take place at Bridgestone’s Kheda plant in Madhya Pradesh state, where truck radial capacity is being added through a US$36.7 million investment. Daily production will start at 200 units and almost double within a year.

12th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop-shod BMW Crowned American Le Mans Champion

The BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team has clinched the 2010 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT Manufacturer and Team Championships, a feat that was helped by Dunlop, which provided the grip for its BMW M3 GT2. The team’s fourth place finish at the final round last week was enough to score the points needed to stay ahead of Ferrari and Porsche in the Manufacturers Championship by a point. Most racing observers considered the GT segment to be the most competitive class in the ALMS during 2010, with teams from BMW, Ferrari, Porsche and Corvette battling it out, and each winning a race this year.

8th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Appoints New UK Truck Business Director

An important personnel change took place at Pirelli Tyres Ltd on October 1, namely Chris Evans’ appointment to the position of director of Truck Business, UK. In his new role, Evans will report directly to national managing director Dominic Sandivasci and functionally to the company’s headquarters in Milan.

7th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Ups Load Rating with New MegaXBib Fitment

An October global launch is planned for the latest size in Michelin’s MegaXBib range. The new 800/70R32 tyre, intended for large and heavy harvesting machines, comes with a 181 A8/B load rating. Michelin states this load rating is the highest of any tyre produced using conventional technology and thus offers a higher rating than any currently available tyre with the exception of Michelin’s own CerexBib, which is produced using the company’s ‘Ultraflex’ technology. This increased tyre load capacity has become a key requisite in the development of new, higher-performance harvesters, comments Michelin.

7th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

ViaMichelin Website Increases YoY Traffic by 12%

The ViaMichelin website and its Apple application offshoots has reported a landmark year, in which the website scored a 12 per cent increase in traffic and downloads of the “apps” reached a combined total of 1 million. Nine years after the launch of its travel assistance website, ViaMichelin says it has surpassed all previous audience figures since its inception with more than 10 million visits during the week commencing 26 July alone.

28th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Fulda Launches New Cold Weather Kristall Control HP Tyre

Fulda has announced the launch of the Kristall Control HP, its new cold weather tyre featuring “Snow Catcher Technology”, comprising the tyre’s carcass and tread design and full silica compound. The Kristall Control HP is designed to deliver improved performance on wet and snow covered roads.

22nd September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Avon-Backed Motorcyclist Launches Latest Book

International motorcycle traveller Sam Manicom launched his latest book at The Ace Café on the North Circular Road, Stonebridge on 18 September, with his Gripster tyre supplier Avon in attendance. Manicom has used Avon rubber for the majority of the 250,000 miles covered during his time on the road around the world, so it was fitting that the tyre-manufacturer should attend his book launch with a show vehicle and a series of tyre displays. Avon representatives were also on hand to discuss the entire Avon range, though the focus was undoubtedly on Avon’s adventure bike tyres – the Gripster and Distanzia.

20th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

PCL to Show Nitrogen Inflation Gear at Brityrex

PCL’s inflation specialists have announced that they will be “driving home the benefits of nitrogen” to the sell-out crowd at this year’s Brityrex. All stands at the UK’s leading international tyre and equipment exhibition – which attracts the best of British, as well as suppliers and visitors from all around the world – have now been booked.

Top of the list of exhibits is the company’s Accura Nitrogen Analyzer – a nitrogen system that displays the percentage of nitrogen in your tyres. According to the company, other products on the market read only the amount of oxygen, therefore the PCL analyzer removes the need to convert the oxygen percentage into the figure for nitrogen.

13th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

General Tire Drives Grabber AT Into European Market

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General Tire has announced the European market launch of its latest 4×4 tyre, the Grabber AT. According to the manufacturer, the new tyre has been specifically designed to be rugged and offer high grip and good handling in both on- and off-road applications – all whilst ensuring comfortable driving characteristics. “The aim was to further improve the already very good off-road driving characteristics of the AT2 model, which is highly popular among 4×4 fans, and at the same time meet increased expectations in on-road use" said Pascal Resetta, General Tire’s product manager for 4×4 tyres. In terms of handling on dry roads, the new tyre is said to perform around three per cent better than its predecessor, whilst driving characteristics in the wet have been improved by up to ten per cent.

9th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

European Market Launch for Bridgestone Ecopia EP150

Bridgestone’s Ecopia EP150 eco-friendly tyre, unveiled at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany just under a year ago, has finally been launched in the European market. The tyre will be introduced as an integrated replacement and original equipment product, targeting compact and mid-sized passenger cars with 14 to 16-inch rim sizes in 55 to 65 series. At present seven 14 and 15-inch sizes have been released, with a further one 15-inch and two 16-inch fitments scheduled to be launched in January 2011.

9th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho Marks Half-Century with New Performance Tyre

On September 2, Kumho Tires celebrated its 50th anniversary in South Korea with the launch of a new product, the Majesty Solus. Some 200 guests attended a ceremony at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul to mark both the milestone and the new tyre’s release.

7th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo Launches Two New Proxes Tyres at Goodwood Revival

Toyo has announced that it will use the occasion of the 2010 Goodwood Revival (17-19 September) to launch two new additions to its Proxes tyre range. The motorsport-oriented Proxes T1 Sport and the ultra-high performance Proxes C1S will make their debuts at the show, at which Toyo is the Exclusive Tyre Partner for the first time. Sarah Clavey, Toyo’s senior marketing executive, said: “This is the first year we are exclusive tyre partners for the Goodwood Revival, and what better way to mark the occasion than to launch the new additions of our Proxes range. To launch them at such a prestigious event is a great opportunity for Toyo Tires.”

27th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors