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Michelin To Market Tyre Pressure Monitoring System In Canada

Michelin North America will soon be marketing WABCO’s Integrated Vehicle Tire Pressure Monitoring System (IVTM) in Canada. The system has been available to European hauliers for the past three years and it will be available in Canada early next year. The IVTM system offers real-time pressure information; an on-board monitor gives the driver a continuous readout of tyre pressure and can warn of incorrect pressure and slow leaks, thanks to an algorithm that constantly compares information between and across axles.

8th November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

BFGoodrich’s SEMA Exhibits

(Las Vegas/Tire Review) Michelin North America’s BFGoodrich tyre group will be extra busy at this year’s SEMA Show, offering everything from celebrities and show cars to a TV show appearance at the Overhaulin’ display. The BFGoodrich Tires booth at SEMA will host top personalities from action sports, competitive drifting and rockcrawling as they sign autographs for fans, while a wide-range of specialty vehicles will be on display.

“The SEMA show is always an event that we look forward to every year because it provides a great showcase for BFGoodrich,” said Kaz Holley, brand director for BFGoodrich Tires. “Featuring some of the best talent in the world of motorsports, the hottest vehicles around and our presence at Overhaulin’, BFGoodrich will be the hottest brand at SEMA 2006.”

7th November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Becomes the Exclusive Tyre for Carlsson

(Las Vegas/Tire Review) Carlsson in North America, the tuning line exclusively for Mercedes-Benz vehicles, will partner with Pirelli Tire North America in a deal that will put Pirelli-branded tyres on all Carlsson-tuned Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and SUVs. To commence this new relationship, Carlsson is displaying its new S550 and CL-Class tuned Mercedes with 21-inch Pirelli P Zero Nero tires at the SEMA Show. Jorge Latorre, President of GGI Carlsson North America, commented: “We are very proud to fit Carlsson with Pirelli tyres,” said Jorge Latorre, president of GGI Carlsson North America. “It only makes sense that Carlsson be fitted with the most distinctive, leading edge high performance tires in the world.”

7th November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Launches Transense CV TPMS

After several years of intensive research and development Michelin’s US R&D department and Honeywell, one of the world’s leading automotive technology suppliers, have announced the launch of the eTire II battery-less TPMS for commercial vehicles. The eTire II system is based on Transense’s surface acoustic wave (‘SAW’) technology, which Michelin licensed in 2001 for in- and on-tyre applications. The news follows intense market speculation about the nature of Michelin’s product release. Some reports even suggested the technology could later be transferred to passenger car tyres.

6th November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

SEMA Show 2006: Pirelli Teams With Foose Design

(Las Vegas/Tire Review) Pirelli Tire North America announced that it will become the exclusive tyre supplier to Foose Design. Foose Design founder Chip Foose, according to Pirelli, “has almost single-handedly brought the pleasures of creative automotive design to the American public through his regular TV appearances.” The first fruits of the partnership are all over the SEMA Show floor – some 30 Pirelli shod Foose vehicles are on display at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

3rd November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Raising OTR, Industrial Tyre Prices

Michelin North America will increase prices by up to 6 per cent on all of its earthmover and industrial replacement tyres sold in North America. The increase will take effect 1 December. Michelin said that backorders will be re-priced and shipped at the new prices.

3rd November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Aufeer Design Partners with Matador Automotive

Aufeer Design has signed a strategic alliance with Matador Automotive corporation. The agreement was strengthened by Matador Automotive’s acquisition of one third of the Aufeers’s privately held shares. Matador, one of the Slovakia’s biggest corporations, says that is has the primary objective if supporting Aufeer Design activities‘ growth and expansion in Czech, Slovak and international automotive markets, including those involving more than 30 joint-venture companies which it currently owns in the automotive segment.

3rd November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Revises Union Offer, Gets Blasted For Tyler Closing

(Akron/Tire Review) With no real signs that strikes at 16 of its North American plants will end any time soon, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has begun hiring “temporary” workers at most of the facilities. Various news reports also say that some striking workers at Goodyear plants have crossed the picket lines and have returned to work. Meanwhile, the United Steelworkers condemned Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s decision to close its Tyler, Texas, tyre plant, saying it was a “further example of the management’s foolish notion that believes it can shrink a company to prosperity.”

2nd November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama North America to Sponsor LA Auto Show

Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has announced that its Yokohama Tire Corporation subdiary has become an official sponsor of the Los Angeles Auto Show 2006. The sponsorship deal will last for three years. This year’s show will be staged from 29 November through to 10 December.

2nd November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

SEMA Show 2006: Dunlop Muscles Up

(Las Vegas/Tire Review) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. introduced a new Dunlop-branded line, an “extreme sports performance tyre with race-like characteristics for drifting, on-track and autocross motorsports.” The street-legal Direzza Sport Z1 is “Dunlop’s new halo tyre for enthusiasts who want maximum dry-weather traction on the street or at the track,” said Silvana Valencic, Dunlop’s segment marketing manager. The tyre unveiled on the opening day of the 2006 SEMA Show.

2nd November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

SEMA Show 2006: CTNA Shows Off New General Powerline

(Las Vegas/Tire Review) Continental Tire North America has introduced the new General Altimax series, a new flagship powerline for the General brand. CTNA said the debut is part of its “revitalization efforts for the General Tire brand which entails the brand’s steadfast commitment to meeting the needs of a broad range of consumers. This General tyre line will focus on a wide range of today’s consumers. Consumers that demand a brand they can trust, but also one that remains proactive in technology to ensure the highest level of product performance and quality,” said Travis Roffler, CTNA’s director of marketing.

2nd November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Closing Tyler to Save $50 million

Following Goodyear’s announcement that it will close its Tyler, Texas plant by the middle of next year, analysts are estimating that the company will save $50 million after tax. The analysts describe the United Steelworkers’ response as “not surprisingly negative,” adding: “we would expect the Steelworker’s strike against Goodyear to continue.” Goodyear has 12 tyre plants in North America, 8 of which are organized and represented by the Steelworkers. Goodyear’s announcement is consistent with previously announced plans to reduce private label shipments by 8 million. The Tyler plant has capacity of 9 million tyres annually.

1st November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

SEMA Show 2006: Conti Launches New ContiSportContact 3

(Las Vegas/Tire Review) Continental Tire North America is using the SEMA Show to launch the ContiSportContact 3 performance tyre line. Released in Europe earlier this year, the tyre makes its North American debut this week in Las Vegas. Already OE on the Audi TT and A6, the ContiSportContact 3 was developed for high performance vehicles and provides shorter braking distances, enhanced handling characteristics and superior grip on wet roads, according to CTNA.

31st October 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

SEMA Show 2006: CTNA, Giovanna Extend Partnership

(Las Vegas/Tire Review) Continental Tire North America said it will continue its unique joint marketing partnership with Wholesale Tire and Wheel Corp. (WTW), marketer of the Giovanna wheel brand. The joint marketing deal was announced at last year’s SEMA Show, and saw the launch of two Continental-produced Giovanna edition tyres. This year’s SEMA Show will see the addition of nine performance and two light truck/SUV tyres to the collection.

31st October 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Titan 3Q Sales 52 per cent Higher, Profits Hit By Taxes

Titan achieved a 52 per cent increase in net sales in third quarter 2006. Net sales were $156.1 million, compared to $102.7 million the year before. Titan recorded gross profit of $17.1 million, a 56 per cent increase when compared to the $11 million of gross profit in third quarter 2005. However, a 40 per cent tax rate in 2006 meant Titan recorded third quarter net income of $0.5 million, compared to last year’s third quarter net income of $1.2 million. Using a 40 per cent tax rate on last year’s pre-tax income, Titan’s third quarter 2005 net income would have been $0.2 million.

31st October 2006/by Tyrepress Editors