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Hankook appoints new managing director for UK market

Hankook Tyre UK Ltd has appointed Gang Seung Lee (Tony) to head up its Daventry based operations. He takes over the role from Richard Page who will continue to work for Hankook for the next 12 months during the handover period ahead of his retirement.

Lee is no stranger to Hankook in the UK having worked closely with Richard Page for four years before working in Hankook’s European head office in Neu-Isenburg, Germany for two years where he worked in both sales and marketing together with distribution channel planning.

9th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Snap-on presents new N2 nitrogen generator

Snap-on Equipment has announced its new N2 Generator nitrogen inflation system, available under the Hofmann and John Bean brands. The mobile unit for motorcycle, car, caravan, 4X4 and LCV tyres generates nitrogen at a rate of 4,380 litres per hour. Snap-on says nitrogen inflation will help extend tyre life, lower fuel consumption and reduce tyre wear, therefore improving grip, handling and safety due to much slower tyre pressure loss, as nitrogen particles are larger than oxygen.

8th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama led Japanese domestic tyre price increases – analysts

Financial analysts from Deutsche Bank commented that Yokohama’s recently reported third quarter operating profit margin declined 2 percentage points year-on-year to 11.9 per cent because “price hikes offset only 2.7 billion yen of the 7.8 billion yen of impact to profits from rising natural rubber and other raw materials prices.” They also observed that the company did not alter its guidance due to “uncertainty regarding trends in raw materials prices and foreign exchange rates.” Instead Yokohama, as Toyo subsequently did, announced plans to hike the price of its replacement tyres in the domestic market.

8th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

DMACK confident in DMG-ICE tyre for WRC’s Swedish opener

The new tyre supply entrant into the World Rally Championship DMACK Tyres states that it is ready for its “biggest test” – the 59th running of Rally Sweden on 10-13 February, which marks the Chinese manufactured brand’s debut. The Swedish event is the beginning of what could be termed a fresh start in the history of the WRC with new cars, manufacturers and tyre suppliers – one of the global big three, Michelin is also joining the championship in 2011.

7th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop’s race to road motorcycle technologies

Tyres & Accessories recently visited the Dunlop Motorsport tyre factory next to Goodyear Dunlop’s UK headquarters at Tyrefort in Birmingham. While around half of the 1,200 tyres produced on-site daily are designed for four-wheel use, Dunlop was showing T&A its motorcycle range and how motorsport tyre developments have “cascaded down” to the Dunlop brand’s road going range, in the words of Mark Sears, chief design and development engineer for Dunlop motorcycle tyres.

3rd February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

French firm continues developing TPMS technologies

LDL Technology is a privately owned company, specialising in development, manufacturing and marketing worldwide of wireless embedded electronic systems. According to company literature, the firm’s core technologies include Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS), Vehicle Immobilization (IMMO), Keyless Entry & Start system (KESS) and body control units.

2nd February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli’s PZero F1 tyre on track today in Valencia 2011 testing opener

Formula One’s teams have got their hands on the latest specification Pirelli PZero tyre in Valencia today, where the 2011 cars have seen their first action. Arriving on 31 January ahead of testing from 1-3 February, Paul Hembery Pirelli’s motorsport director stated: “We arrive in Valencia with all our compounds defined and ready to offer the teams different tyre solutions, having enjoyed an intense and fruitful collaboration so far. This test will provide us with some useful feedback and a valuable taste of the season to come.”

1st February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Avon Tyres official supplier for MSV F3 Cup

Avon Tyres Motorsport, the competition tyre division of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe, has been confirmed as the official supplier of racing tyres to the 2011 MSV F3 Cup – a series for former Cooper Tires British Formula 3 Series cars. David Scott, race operations manager for MSVR, said: “In the past few weeks there have been intense discussions with tyre and fuel suppliers for the 2011 MSV F3 Cup. As a result, I am delighted to announce that our suppliers will be Avon Tyres Motorsport and Sunoco Race Fuels. Both of these suppliers are well known to the competitors and will require no changes to the cars.”

1st February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook increases Group profits with record high sales

Hankook Tire made 585.8 billion Korean won (383.3 million euro) in financial year 2010 operating profit, the company has announced. Helping Hankook achieve these figures was a record-breaking global sales total of 5.4 trillion won (3.5 billion euro), which fulfilled its aggressive global sales target to exceed 5.1 trillion won and recording an 11.5 per cent year-on-year increase. The company’s 2010 operating profit represented a 6.7 per cent increase. Hankook also said it sold more tyres than ever before to the European markets produced at its new European plant in Hungary.

1st February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

No favours for Ferrari: Tronchetti Provera

Pirelli chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera has strongly ruled out the possibility of the new tyre supplier to Formula One favouring the team synonymous with Italian motor-racing Ferrari. However, Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, who struggled to make an impact in the 2010 season barring an unedifying incident when he allowed title-challenging teammate Fernando Alonso to usurp his position at the German Grand Prix, hopes the new tyres’ characteristics will help him regain some lost form in what will be a pivotal season for the Brazilian.

31st January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bailey, Völmicke join new Goodyear Dunlop communications team

Goodyear Dunlop’s James Bailey is joining a new Brussels based team headed up by the company’s EMEA communications director Tom Delforge after accepting a promotion to the newly-formed role of director, brand PR for the company’s Europe, the Middle East and Africa region. In his new position, Bailey will promote the Goodyear and Dunlop brands throughout the various EMEA markets; his brand-focused position complements that of fellow team member Jens Völmicke, previously brand and product PR manager at Goodyear Dunlop Europe. In the new role of EMEA region Corporate Communications director Völmicke will be involved with communications involving Goodyear Dunlop as a company, covering a range of subject areas including corporate responsibility and sustainability.

31st January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis sponsors 2011 SATS Cosworth Euro Drifting Team

Maxxis has announced that it will take its MA-Z1 Drift tyre onto the European drifting circuit, with the sponsorship of reigning European Drift champion Mark Luney in the SATS Cosworth team. The SATS Cosworth Supra combines the drifting expertise of the SATS Motorsport team with an engine capable of pushing over 800bhp provided by Cosworth. Mark Luney, who has won the championship two years in a row and was also a contender for the title of Maxxis British Drift Champion in 2010, has signed to drive the car over the course of the year at major championships both in the UK and across Europe.

31st January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Desert Race tyre helps teams to top Dakar podium on its debut

Michelin has reported the success of the maiden competitive appearance of the Michelin Desert Race tyre on the 2011 Dakar. Last Saturday in Buenos Aires, Argentina Spanish rider Marc Coma and his MRW Rally Factory Team-run KTM and Frenchman Cyril Despres with Team Red Bull KTM finished first and second respectively, both having run on the new Michelin tyre. The tough 9,500km event included 5,000km of against-the-clock action over some of Argentina and Chile's most difficult tracks and trails.

28th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama adds three series to 2011 UK motorsport agenda

Yokohama HPT has confirmed that it will continue to work in partnership with one-make race series in the UK in 2011 and add a further three series to its portfolio of championships choosing Yokohama as control tyre. The company will supply control tyres to almost 30 race series. Commenting, head of Motorsport at YHPT Mark Evans said; “It looks as if 2011 will be an even busier season for Yokohama than last year and I am delighted that our involvement in motorsport is growing, both on a global and a domestic level. I am very pleased that we are continuing our relationships with some of the UK’s premier series, on the racetrack, rallycross circuits and oval tracks. I’m also excited by the prospect of supporting several new series, such as the VTEC Challenge and the new rallycross categories.”

28th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama introduces new rally tyre to the UK

Yokohama HPT has announced a new motorsport tyre for the UK. The Yokohama A053 is a brand new gravel rally tyre, developed during the 2010 season as the manufacturer partnered the Intercontinental
Rally Challenge. The A053 is designed to compliment the A035, featuring a completely new construction and tread pattern. Designed for all loose surface applications, it will be available in three compounds; super soft, soft and medium to cope with the widest range of gravel stage conditions. The A053 will replace both sizes of the preceding A035E, in 195 and 205 widths.

27th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors