Nexen has been awarded the Red Dot Design Award 2012 for its N9000 tyre. “Our N9000’s competitiveness is proven by its latest win, as the Red Dot Design Award 2012 is widely known as one of the world’s top three global design accolades,” said Lee Hyun Bong, CEO of Nexen Tyre. “This is a great achievement for our design strategy as it comes so close after Nexen’s other wins, the IF Design Award 2010 and Good Design Award 2011.”
Off-road tyre specialist BKT has reported two important new developments in its European operation since the start of this year. The first of these is the appointment of Lucia Salmaso, who as marketing director has directed strategic marketing and communication activities at BKT Europe srl since the start of 2009 and helped to establish the European subsidiary’s headquarters in Seregno, near Milan, Italy, as managing director of BKT Europe.
CDP Group’s CEO Andrea Reggi calls 2011 "a year of consolidation", which ended with success. While the turnover remained constant at about 38 million euros, net profit came in at more than 2 million euros, an improvement of 15 per cent over the previous year and a percentage of profit on turnover of more than 5 per cent. Reggi hit the targets he stated in an interview with PneusNews.it last year: to strengthen the company’s financial position, increasing the return but not the turnover. "In 2011 I wanted to understand if the 38 million euros in revenue, achieved in just three years, was a temporary episode due to specific factors such as winter 2010," said Reggi.
The Imported Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ITMA) has announced that Shandong Linglong and Nexen Tire have become its newest members, increasing the total number to 15, and effectively more than 30 tyre brands. Five of these have joined within the last 12 months, showing the Association’s growing popularity. ITMA represents the interests of non-EU based tyre manufacturers having been established more than 30 years ago when imported tyre brands started to gain a significant share of UK and mainland European replacement market.
Nexen Tire Corporation recently won the 'Good Design 2011' award for its Winguard Sport, UHP winter tyre. The latest triumph follows winning the International Forum Design Award 2010 and Good Design award from Design Korea 2011.
The Good Design Award is conferred annually by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design together with The European Centre of Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. It honours the yearly achievements of the best industrial and graphic designers and world manufactures for their pursuit of extraordinary design excellence in 25 categories including electronics, transportation, furniture, industrial machinery, architecture and so on.
Founded in 1950, and now in its 62nd year, Good Design is purportedly the world's oldest award of its kind. Submissions to the program are judged by juries on criteria for the highest aesthetic in terms of innovative design, new technologies, form, materials, construction, concept, function, utility, and energy efficiency, and sensitivity to the environment.
Stapleton was literally bristling with moustaches last month. No the company did not step back into the seventies or make a new fashion statement. Instead the efforts of some 30 of Stapleton’s staffers aimed to put the fun into fundraising for the phenomenon known as Movember – the annual moustache-growing frenzy that raises money and awareness for men’s health issues such as prostate cancer and other cancers affecting men.
Marangoni is partnering tuner SKN with its "Motor Show Tuning Car 2011” featured at the Essen Motor Show, from 26 November to 4 December 2011. At the show tuning enthusiasts have embarked on a complete transformation of a VW Golf GTI (2.0 TFSI 200 HP). The Golf V project car will be equipped with Marangoni M-Power 225/35R19 tyres.
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Nexen Tyre Corporation is supporting the ‘Pink Ribbon’ international campaign against breast cancer in Korea for the first time. Tyre manufacturer Nexen Tyre said it wants to increase awareness of the illness and highlight the importance of check-ups.
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.
Over the past couple of years Korea’s Nexen Tire has enjoyed a growth rate of more than 200 per cent in China, and the tyre maker expects this year’s growth to be no different. A reason for this positive appraisal is the numerous original equipment agreements the company has recently finalised in the People's Republic.
Australian consumer test magazine “Choice” recently recommended the Nexen CP661 summer tyre as its “Choice to buy”. The recommendation was given to only six of the 18 175/65 R14 tyres tested. “Choice”, a well known consumer magazine in Australia, selected a common tyre size which is fitted to many compact cars.
Nexen has announced plans to introduce its new environmentally-friendly N’Blue ECO and HD tyre ranges into the European markets during the third quarter of 2011. According to the company, the name is comprised of `N`, for `Nexen` as well as the descriptive `Blue`, a colour symbolising refreshing coolness. `ECO` of course stands for `ecology` and `HD` for `handling`.
Korean tyre manufacturer Nexen Tyre has announced an increase in its activities within the European luxury SUV segment, with a range of high performance products including the Roadian HP in the size 325/35R28. This is the largest Roadian HP tyre, specially developed for tuned SUVs or high-performance recreational vehicles, such as the Car Film Components Hummer presented at the beginning of May the the Tuning World Bodensee 2011 show in Germany.
Wholesaler Stapleton’s offers high performance tyres from premium to budget brands, with the aim of providing a tyre for every car on the market. “With HP tyres, as with every other type, we’re steered by what our customers tell us they want: and that’s the total assurance that we’ve got every fitment imaginable available from stock – and at prices to suit every budget too,” says Stephen Childs, head of marketing & range planning. The wholesaler says it has a “proliferation of excellent products in the mid-range and budget sectors”, showing that high performance… tyres “are no longer the preserve of the wealthy end of the market spectrum”. Stapleton’s argues that it “tacitly acknowledges that quality and performance are for all of its customers at affordable prices and not just for the select few”.
Nexen Tire has become the first South Korean tyre manufacturer to be issued with an AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) certificate by the Korea Customs Service. AEO certification, the tyre maker explained, allows for faster and more secure customs checks. This document complements the FTA certificate, which documents the place of origin of exported products, received last November. “Through the two certificates Nexen anticipates increasing its export competiveness as the simplified customs procedure will save both time and money,” commented Nexen Tire Europe.”
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