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Michelin Selected as an IT ‘Best Place’

Michelin North America has been selected as one of the top workplaces for information technology professionals by Computerworld magazine. The distinction comes as part of the weekly IT publication’s 16th annual Best Places to Work in IT survey, which was published in the June 15 issue of Computerworld and online at computerworld.com. Michelin was ranked 18th among the 100 companies selected.

“Respect for people is one of Michelin’s core values, and this honour speaks to the company’s dedication to providing a stimulating and rewarding work environment for all employees, including our information technology team,” says Richard Alexander, vice president of information systems for Michelin North America. “This award also demonstrates Michelin’s ongoing commitment to providing our workforce and our customers with the best technology and IT support resources available.”

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German Regional Leader Expresses Openness to Conti Solution

In an interview with German news magazine Focus, prime minister of the Lower Saxony region Christian Wulff stated the German federal government and the regions involved may support a solution to the Continental/Schaeffler situation and offer government backed bond guarantees. Wulff, in charge of the federal region where Continental is headquartered, indicated that a solution could involve Continental acquiring parts of Schaeffler and the Schaeffler group ending up owning substantially less than its current share. It would “not retain its 90 per cent share in Conti, but considerably less,” he said.

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Hankook Extends Audi OE into Europe

Hankook sends word that in future the Audi A3, A3 Sportback and A3 Cabrio will roll off the assembly line fitted with Hankook tyres. The South Korean manufacturer’s Ventus S1 evo range have been selected as original equipment, and will be supplied for the A3 models is size 225/45 ZR 17.

This newly finalised original equipment agreement extends the partnership between Audi and Hankook Tire to the European market. Hankook has been equipping various Audi models for the Chinese market since 2008, however this is the first time Hankook’s tyres have been directly to the vehicle manufacturer’s main plant in Germany, the Audi works in the Bavarian city of Ingolstadt.

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Maxxis Signs 3 Year Deal with Liverpool FC

Maxxis has announced that it will extend its brand awareness activities at Anfield, the home of Liverpool FC, following its tie up for the final stages of the 2008/09 Barclays Premier League. The company has concluded a deal which will lengthen the relationship by a further three years. As an Official Partner of Liverpool FC until the end of the 2011/12 season, Maxxis will be heavily involved with the club – one of the giants of the game – showing the company’s desire to further its commitment to football and sport in general.

Under the terms of the deal, Maxxis will be entitled to an extensive rights inventory, providing it with prominent exposure through a pitchside advertising presence at every home fixture (except Champions League matches) plus advertisements in This is Anfield (the matchday programme) and in LFC Magazine, the club’s weekly magazine. Maxxis will also feature on Liverpool FC’s own TV channel, LFC TV – which was launched in 2007 and keeps almost three million UK viewers up to date with the club’s activities. The brand will continue to advertise on one of the UK’s most popular football websites, www.liverpoolfc.tv.

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Love Still Growing After a Year, Reports Michelin

In May 2008 Love’s Travel Stops, a company ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the top 25 largest privately held companies in the US, began a cooperative agreement with Michelin Americas Truck Tires. A year down the line Michelin has announced that Love’s outlet in Memphis Tennessee has become the 25th truck tyre care service location it has opened since the agreement was signed.

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Pirelli Launches R:01 “Eco-Friendly” Regional Truck Tyre

Pirelli has announced the launch of its new regional truck tyre, the R:01. Developed by the company’s research centres, the tyre represents Pirelli’s attempt to meet the requirements of professional operators in terms of mileage yield, reduced consumption, retreading potential and environmental friendliness. Pirelli also presented the H88 Amaranto and G88 series to the international press, developed for long distance transport and for construction vehicles respectively. The latest TS:01 series for lorries was also announced. All four products, according to Pirelli, are themed on the efforts to cut costs.

The Italian group also presented a new package of services to support operators: the Pirelli Retreading System – the renovated Pirelli system to retread tyres; CQ24 International for road assistance; and Credit Tyre – the financing system for fleets and retailers. The growing specialization of the Italian group in the transport sector has also spread to training through the magazine Truck, a new free Pirelli house organ which will be added to courses organised by the Group to update and inform.

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Pirelli P Zero Tyre of the Year 2009

Auto Express has named the Pirelli P Zero ‘Tyre of the Year, ahead of three other competing brands. According to the magazine, Pirelli won the award for design a tyre with the best balance of braking and handling in the wet and dry, aquaplaning, rolling resistance and price.

Auto Express commented: “Designing tyres is all about trading off performance in one area for a gain in another However, Pirelli has certainly hit on a winning compromise here, as the P ZeroTM starred not only in the wet, but also in the dry. It topped the times on both handling tracks, plus got the honours in curved aquaplaning. No wonder it inspires confidence when the heavens open. A great all-rounder that thoroughly deserves a place on your car.”

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Consumer Reports Survey: Independent Shops Prefered

A new Consumer Reports’ survey shows US consumers prefer using independent vehicle repair shops over car dealerships for vehicle maintenance. “The magazine’s survey points up something independent shops have known for a long time: independent service is more satisfying,” said Ron Pyle, president and CEO of ASA. “The magazine is to be commended for its work in coming up with good, solid data that verifies that claim. That’s a real service to its readers and today’s motorists.”

According to Consumer Reports, in a story in its June 2009, issue: “Eighty-four per cent of owners reported being satisfied with maintenance performed at independent shops compared with 77 per cent at (car) dealerships.” The magazine based that finding on a survey involving 349,000 vehicles. (Tire Review/Akron)

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Kumho Wins Two Consumer Digest ‘Best Buys’

Kumho Tires won two “Best Buy” awards in a recent tyre test run by Consumers Digest magazine in the US. Kumho’s Solus KR21 and Ecsta STX were honoured in the Touring Cars and Performance SUV categories respectively. The Consumers Digest evaluation ranged from all-season passenger and performance tyres to those for light trucks and SUVs.

“The Solus KR21 is an outstanding touring tyre and the Ecsta STX is an exceptional performance SUV tyre and all of us at Kumho are excited about the recognition these tyres have received,” said Rick Brennan, Kumho’s vice president, sales and marketing. “Earning Consumers Digest’s ‘Best Buy’ award is a key indicator of Kumho’s pledge to value and performance.”

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Dr. Klaus Mühlbäck Leaves Rösler Group

Rösler Group and sales and marketing vice president, Dr. Klaus Mühlbäck (35), went their separate ways in April. Mühlbäck had been with the Dortmund-based company since 1 March 2006 where he was responsible for acquiring potential new international Schelkmann licensees. Speaking to Tyres & Accessories’ German sister magazine, Neue Reifenzeitung, Paul Rösler senior stressed that the move was “a separation by mutual agreement.” Dr. Klaus Mühlbäck, had until recently been studying for his doctorate at the University of Bratislava in Slovakia in the field of economics. Here he gained his doctorate with a thesis on the internationalization of small and medium-sized businesses. Now T&A understands that he will continue his career in teaching, although there aren’t yet any official details of where this will take place or in what capacity. Rösler group has not yet been decided on a successor for the vice president of sales and marketing.

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Kumho Expands High Performance Range

Korea’s Kumho has added two new HP tyres under its Ecsta brand in Europe – the HM KH31, which competes for a slice of the lucrative medium car market, including such perennial top-sellers as the Ford Focus, Vauxhall Astra and VW Golf; and the X3 KL17, which is targeting more luxurious vehicles. The manufacturer also says that it aims to continue to increase its OE business in Europe, an ambition exemplified by the recent agreement with Mercedes-Benz to supply the Ecsta KU19 in size 245/45R18 for the newest model Viano X-Clusive. The company now does global OE business with Chevrolet, Chrysler, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Mitsubishi, Smart, Volkswagen and Daimler, to whom it has supplied tyres for the A-Class model since 2007.

Kumho’s new KH31 straddles the HP and UHP markets, replacing the company’s own much-vaunted KH11; a tyre that has proved successful in many rounds of European tyre tests. The company’s Birmingham-based European Technical Centre, known as the KETC was instrumental in the development of the new tyre, and the tread pattern, construction, compound and testing were all controlled from there. The key target for improvement was aquaplaning performance – lateral and longitudinal. The company believes that the KETC has been able to build on the abilities of the KH11 to yield further improvements in its wet weather performance.

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Respect Rating Reaffirms Goodyear’s Public Esteem

Respect is a much sought after commodity, as any fan of ‘The Godfather’ film trilogy can testify. Any company capable of earning and keeping the buying public’s respect holds a value tool no PR firm can replicate with slick campaigns. According to the Reputation Institute (RI) and Forbes magazine, Goodyear Tire and Rubber is one such firm – for the second year in a row it has been recognised as America’s most respected automotive company.

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Kumho Wins US Tyre Test Plaudits

Korean manufacturer Kumho’s US division has been awarded two “Best Buy” recommendations by US magazine Consumers Digest following the publication’s latest round of tyre tests. The Solus KR21, an all-season tyre made primarily for coupes and sedans and the Ecsta STX, a tyre for sports utility vehicle and light truck drivers, were given the gongs in the Touring Cars and Performance SUV categories based on independent test results in addition to technical expert opinion and road-based evaluations.

Rick Brennan, Kumho Tires vice president, sales and marketing stated, “all of us at Kumho are excited about the recognition these tyres have received. Earning Consumers Digest’s “Best Buy” award is a key indicator of Kumho’s pledge to value and performance.” The awards add to the company’s previous success in Europe, where British consumer magazine Which? told its readers that the company’s Solus KH17 represented “Exceptional Value”.

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Maxxis Target Tuning Sector With Max Power Partnership

Maxxis has partnered with Max Power in an affiliation programme that gives the company opportunities to promote its range to the lucrative tuning, styling and performance sector. The deal, which officially began in March 2009, will see Maxxis support a series of Max Power tyre features, raise its profile through branding on the magazine’s website and provide product for testing and subsequent reporting in the popular ‘Max Garage’ pages. Maxxis will also sponsor the ‘InGear’ tuning section and the two companies will collaborate at four major performance/tuning shows throughout the year: the International Styling and Tuning Show (April 11-12), the UK Modified Nationals Show (May 23-24), the Modified and Performance North East (July 19) and Ultimate Street Car (August 1-2).

The Maxxis Babes will be in attendance at these events and Maxxis will also be taking along its new hospitality facility. Featuring a striking Maxxis livery, the glass-fronted trailer unit incorporates a 12.5m x 8m awning, a separate stage area, kitchen and an upper deck – which will be dual-branded to reinforce the partnership – where guests can enjoy great views of the action.

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Conti PremiumContact 2 Tops Which? Rankings

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Continental’s PremiumContact 2 was ranked best in the recent Which? tyre rankings, earning the tyre maker its seventh and eighth “Best Buy” recommendations from the consumer advice magazine’s website. The ContiPremiumContact 2 received the highest overall performance score in the two tyre sizes featured in this month’s (April’s) report.

In the 205/55R16W review, Which? said; “The ContiPremiumContact 2 offers first-rate handling on dry roads, good wet and dry braking and good resistance to aquaplaning in bends and on straight roads.” Testers commented that the 185/60R14 H size offers “excellent handling on dry roads, good wet and dry braking and decent wet grip in bends and on straight roads”. In total the tyre, designed for medium-sized family cars, has now been given four “Best Buy” gongs in 205/55R16V (the UK’s most popular size), 205/55R16W, 185/60R14H and 195/65R15V.

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