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Thumbs Up for Hankook Ventus S1 evo in European Tyre Tests

Our neighbours on the Continent are prone to heed the advice of consumer tests than the average shopper in the UK, and tyre tests there are eagerly awaited and the recommendations often acted upon. Therefore a good result is essential for any manufacturer wishing for strong sales in Europe. Hankook reports that its Ventus S1 evo has performed well in the current summer tyre test published by the German automotive magazine Gute Fahrt (issue 03/2010). The VW and Audi focused magazine rated the Ventus S1 evo as one of only two tyres to be “Very Good”.

15th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Nationwide Autocentre Crowned 2010 Customer King

News

Nationwide Autocentre has been crowned ‘Customer King’ following a search by Cisco and Real Business magazine to find best customer focused firms of 2010. The Customer Kings competition aims to find the UK’s best businesses for customer engagement. Nationwide Autocentre was named as the best ‘big’ business in the competition’s newly introduced commercial category.

The commercial category was introduced to see if smaller businesses can learn anything from ‘the big boys’ and judges declared it to have provided very valuable benchmark, and that Nationwide Autocentre had “…taught us how to give customer care an MOT.”

12th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Retreading Special March 2010

News

Magazine and online subcribers can now view the March 2010 issue of Tyres & Accessories/Neue Reifenzeitung's Retreading Special supplement. The latest edition of the increasingly popular retreading publication features exclusive articles on Maragoni's rise to prominence as a retreading global player; Michelin on converting customers to a four-life strategy; Vipal's ecological sensitivities; what the future holds for truck tyre retreading; Goodway's Chinese plant expantion; Malatesta's belief in retreads and Obo Banden's establishment in a new market niche. Click more to read the complete 32-page product.

10th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Apollo Tyres Co-Hosts First Indian CV Awards

News

In association with ‘CV’, a commercial vehicle themed magazine for the Indian market, Apollo Tyres has held the first dedicated awards for the commercial vehicle segment in India – the Apollo-CV Awards 2010. The awards ceremony took place on March 8, and a total of 23 awards were conferred upon vehicle and ancillary component manufacturers. The evening saw Tata Motors walk away with the two most significant awards – CV Maker of the Year and CV of the Year, honours bestowed upon the vehicle manufacturer for its Tata Prime 4028 S. The title of CV Man of the Year was conferred on Dr Abhay Firodia, chairman and managing director of Force Motors Limited.

10th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Cinturato Tops Club, Magazine Tests

News

Pirelli’s Cinturato passenger tyre line dominated annual tests run by German auto club ADAC, Switzerland’s Touring Club (TCS) and the Austrian automobile club (OEAMTC), reports Tire Review. The Cinturato P7 and P6 were named best summer tyres in their categories for their “balance of ecological aspects with performance.”

8th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti Reports Strong Results in European Tyre Tests

Premium, Product News

The stereotype of the über-efficient Teuton may still be a cause for mirth here in ‘Blighty’, but our European neighbour’s reputation for thoroughness is not wholly undeserved – so when leading motoring magazines in all three German speaking European lands recommend a particular tyre, it’s probably in our best interest to take note.

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1st March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

KL51 On-Road is Recent Addition to Kumho 4×4 Range

News

The most recent addition to Kumho’s Road Venture APT KL51 is available in sizes up to 18 inches in diameter. According to company representatives, this street terrain tyre delivers “tremendous all-season traction, low noise and extended mileage performance.” In addition to the KL51, Kumho reports that it offers a comprehensive 4×4 tyre range that covers all popular SUVs such as the Mercedes ML, Porsche Cayenne, VW Touareg and BMW X5, as well as the more serious off-road vehicles, and even specialist fitments of up to 32 inches in diameter not produced by other manufacturer.

25th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Pension Plans Underfunded, Magazine Says

Career Tracks

Pensions & Investments magazine reports that Goodyear’s pension plan is badly underfunded, and that the tyremaker will contribute between $275 million and $325 million to its global pension plans in 2010. Goodyear had contributed $430 million to its plans in 2009, the magazine reported.

22nd February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Sottozero Helps Magazine Illustrate Winter Tyre Advantages

News

Pirelli’s Sottozero winter tyre has been used to show the advantages of fitting seasonal rubber in cold conditions in tests conducted by EVO magazine. The high performance cold weather tyre made an excellent case for fitting winter tyres when the temperature drops below 7 degrees Celsius; EVO journalist Ollie Marriage's test which was conducted using two Jaguar XFRs, one with non-specialist tyres (Dunlop’s SP Sport Maxx, original equipment on the XFR, was used), the other with Sottozeros. The West Circuit at Bedford Autodrome was used as a testing track, with conditions including snow, slush and wet. The results published by EVO show that Pirelli’s Sottozero surpassed the standard summer rubber tyre in all comparisons of lap time, accelerative traction and 60-0mph braking.

19th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti Voted ‘Best Brand’ in German Magazine Poll

News

For the third year in a row Continental has been voted the best tyre brand in a reader poll held by German based car enthusiast magazine Auto Zeitung. Last autumn more than 20,000 of the magazine’s readers voted upon a number of categories, including tyres, with the results published in the latest (4/2010) issue of the magazine.

16th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin to Promote Premium Tyre Sales with FLAG Brand Scheme

News

Michelin is to promote the benefits of premium tyres with a premium brand training and incentivisation programme for dealers. The programme’s name is an acronym that stands the marketing strategy’s key areas of focus – Fuel, Longevity And Grip. The idea is that in exchange for meeting sales and training objectives tyre dealers will be able to accumulate flags, which by the end of the four-month programme could put them in line for “significant prizes.”

Speaking to Tyres & Accessories in an interview that will be published in the March issue of the magazine, new UK and Ireland car, van and 4×4 marketing manager Jianni Geras explained that the finer details of what kind of prizes the winners can expect are due to be confirmed in the next few days.

15th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Golden Garage Award

News

It is a sad fact that many motorists automatically distrust the garage trade and there are frequent stories in the press of rip-offs and shoddy service. The fact that the vast majority of garages do a good and efficient job time after time is frequently overlooked. But no longer, as Motor Codes is working in association with the Daily Telegraph and honestjohn.co.uk to seek out Britain's Golden Garage.

12th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho Australian Rally Supply Begins with Successful Testing

Motorsport

Kumho has successfully completed preseason tests on its tyre selections for the Australian Rally Championship. The R900, designed for compacted gravel, the R800 for loose gravel and the wet-weather and muddy conditions R700 all impressed drivers with their high levels of grip, longevity and predictability having used them in the scorching temperatures of a Melbourne heat wave.

9th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Revolution Motorstore Voted CAT ‘Retailer of the Year’

News

Gateshead based tuner Revolution Motorstore has taken Car and Accessory Trader magazine’s ‘Retailer of the Year’ Award for 2010. CAT, a magazine for aftermarket professionals, holds the awards ceremony each year. Each award category is voted for solely by members of the general public, with an online voting system permitting patrons of the nominated businesses to register one vote for their preferred winner – as well as being able to leave a comment on the quality of service they have received.

5th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

EW Swiers and Grainger Invests £62,000 in Recycling Equipment

News

EW Swiers and Grainger, the York-based tyre recycler has invested £62,845 in recycling equipment including a pre-shredder. The company made the investment last October after it was awarded £25,000 of funding from Resource Efficiency Yorkshire (REY), which is now known as CO2 Sense Yorkshire and European Regional Development fund (ERDF).

2nd February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

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