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As I write David Cameron has just vetoed Angela Merkel and Nicholas Sarkosy’s proposal for closer fiscal integration between European states. A day earlier Standard and Poor’s put the best part of Europe on credit watch, threatening to downgrade national credit ratings if nothing substantial happened to shore up the collective accounts. The day after the 10-hour long European fiscal integration talks concluded with all but three countries (UK, Sweden and Hungary) signing up to the treaty within a treaty, far from stabilising things, increased Italian bond rates actually made its governmental borrowing more expensive.

9th December 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Getting workers back on the job our first priority, says Cooper

In a statement updating the progress of negotiations over its Findlay, Ohio factory, Cooper Tire & Rubber reports that the United Steelworkers union has rejected its offer to extend the recently expired worker’s contract. An extension of the contract that expired on October 31 would have allowed plant workers who are USW members to get back on the job as early as the weekend of 3-4 December and enable production to continue as usual while Cooper and the Union continue negotiations towards a new long-term contract. While Cooper’s statement did not specify the length of the extension sought, non-profit news magazine In These Times reports that Cooper wants to extend the current agreement by one year.

5th December 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Porsche fits 19” Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 to new 911

Goodyear has announced that its Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 tyre will be fitted as original equipment to Porsche’s new 911 Carrera 2. The tyre, which recently won the Auto Express 2011 tyre test, will be supplied in the sizes 235/40ZR 19 (front) and 285/35ZR 19 (rear). Goodyear remarks that tyre choice on the new 911 is vital, due to its rear engine configuration. The traction improvements yielded require the rear tyres to transfer 350 break horsepower to the tarmac; Goodyear says its Eagle F1A2 will meet this need through its “solid performance and quality credentials”.

25th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Falken to display vintage Sincera sizes at Classic Motor Show

Falken’s range of vintage tyre sizes with modern rubber compounds will be displayed later this week at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. Visitors to the UK’s biggest classic car event, the NEC Classic Motor Show on 11-13 November, will see the company’s Sincera range displayed on different stands’ classic car displays. Falken says interest in smaller vintage sizes of its Sincera tyre has recently “surged”.

9th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Nokian wins German winter tyre test

Nokian’s new WR D3 winter tyre has been awarded victory in German car magazine Sport Auto’s winter tyre test 2011. The Finnish brand scored 99/100 for its snow performance and 68/70 in the dry. “Nokian is clearly ahead of the others with regard to winter properties. In the dry you can rely on it, too,” said Sport Auto. The tyre, priced at 169 euros, was the most economically priced tyre, with the most expensive tyre tested costing 57 euros more. Only premium winter tyres in the dimension 225/45-17 were tested.

28th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook DTM tyre supplied for NZ V8 Supertourer championship

The V8 SuperTourer championship in New Zealand has announced that Hankook will supply the tyres it developed for the German-based DTM series. The Korean manufacturer will hold the exclusive position for the next three years following a period of testing.

25th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Axle Group Holdings orders 60-strong Sprinter fleet

Axle Group Holdings’ Viking Wholesale Tyres and Equipment and fast-fitter National Tyres and Autocare have invested in new Mercedes Sprinter fleets, in an order totalling 60 vans, according to Materials Handling World Magazine. The order of the fuel-efficient Euro 5 Sprinters will be completed by Glasgow’s Western Commercial.

18th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ names Basingstoke housewife as winning grid girl

A self proclaimed ‘basic Basingstoke housewife’ will be transformed into a glamorous grid girl for the day after winning a prestigious motorsport competition at Silverstone with the HiQ fast fit network. Mother-of- three Beverley Edwards was chosen as HiQ’s Pink Grid Girl following an intense online vote (she was 149 votes ahead of the nearest rival), meaning she will line up with Team Aon, representing one of their three drivers on the day.

12th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bosch batteries and chargers

Bosch reports that members of its battery range landed both ‘Best Buy’ and ‘Recommended’ accolades in this year’s Car Mechanics magazine awards. The tests used to determine the best product in each category looked at usability, durability, capacity and cranking. The Bosch S5 Silver Plus, which features 610 cranking Amps, a 63AH capacity and a five-year warranty, was determined the ‘Best Buy’ – with the maximum score of 20/20, while the – Bosch S4 Silver, with 540 cranking Amps and 60AH capacity, received a ‘Recommended’ accolade.

5th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyres & Accessories September 2011

The latest edition of Tyres & Accessories is now available online, simply click more to see the September issue. This time round the magazine includes a feature on the winter market as well as all the latest news and analysis.

21st September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Retreading Special – September 2011

Christmas might only come once a year but T&A readers are twice as fortunate when it comes to our Retreading Special. Between New Year and Hogmanay, T&A readers receive a double dose of in-depth retreading news and information, administered in March and – no prizes for guessing – September. Subscribers can view the virtual version by clicking more.

14th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Nexen Tyre opens warehouse in Fulda

Nexen Tyre Europe GmbH is aiming to offer faster tyre supply to its German customers after opening a 2,000 square metre warehouse in Fulda, which became operational last month.

The warehouse is designed to hold up to 50,000 tyres. Approximately 10,000 tyres can be packaged and dispatched every day by qualified warehouse operators. Delivery is made according to the quantity ordered by parcel service, either as a group freight delivery or as a lorry load.

9th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyres & Accessories August 2011

The latest edition of Tyres & Accessories (August 2011) is now available to subscribers online. To read 116 pages of tyre news and information relating to our special features on the forthcoming TAFF Awards, Truck Tyres and Brakes simply click more.

22nd August 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Navarro to lead Pirelli NAFTA communications

Pirelli Tire North America has appointed Rafael Navarro, III to the newly formed post of vice-president, Communications and Media Relations. In his new position, Navarro is responsible for all internal and external communications for Pirelli in the NAFTA region. His job description involves integrating public relations and working closely with the marketing and motorsport departments of all three country offices, overseeing brand activity. Additionally, he will continue to manage key influencer relationships in the region.

21st July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyres & Accessories July 2011

The July edition of Tyres & Accessories is now online our e-paper format. July's magazine features special reports on EDIWheel, EM/OTR tyres and manufacturing machinery, plus reviews of Automechanika Middle East, Autopromotec and a preview of the forthcoming CITExpo in Shanghai. Subscribers can simply click more to view the latest issue.

19th July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors