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Michelin Launches New Crane Tyre

(Akron/Tire Review) Michelin North America’s (MNA) earthmover tyre group has introduced the X-Crane AT, designed for self-propelled all-terrain construction cranes. According to MNA, the new tyre ‘’reduces machine downtime, minimizes operational costs, reduces braking on wet surfaces and improves handling on the road and at the jobsite.’’ In addition, the tyre is said to have 7 per cent lower rolling resistance vs. other products, thereby reducing an operator’s fuel cost.

26th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

MNA and TCI Launch Disaster Response Service Unit

(Akron/Tire Review) Michelin North America (MNA) and its subsidiary TCI Tire Centers unveiled a new disaster response service unit that will be used in areas hit by natural disasters. The Michelin Disaster Response Unit is a fully equipped 53-foot trailer – a “Tire Center on wheels,” according to MNA. It features six air stations for mounting, dismounting, repairing and balancing tires. The office area of the trailer offers satellite communications capability and sleeps up to six people.

22nd June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Exiting ‘Certain Segments’ of Private Label Business

(Akron/Tire Review) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced that it is withdrawing from certain segments of the private label tyre business in North America. Approximately 10 private label brands currently manufactured by Goodyear and sold by wholesale customers to tyre retailers will be affected by the decision. In 2005, this segment represented approximately $300 million in sales and about 8 million units manufactured in five North American plants, or approximately one-third of the company’s overall private label business.

22nd June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

SmarTire to Provide TPMS For Fleetwood Motorhome

SmarTire Systems Inc. has announced that Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., one of the largest RV manufacturers in North America, will install SmarTire’s SmartWave (TM) tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) as standard equipment on its high-end Heritage line of American Coach brand motorhomes.

20th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear OE on New Mustang

With the 2007 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500, Goodyear is once again at the forefront, as the vehicle is equipped with Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar tyres — in size P255/45R18 in the front and P285/40R18 in the rear.

20th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

EU Passenger Car Tyre Sales up 12 per cent

European passenger car sales grew 12 per cent during May (up 2.5 per cent year-to-date), while the truck tyre market is said to have grown 17 per cent (up 1 per cent year-to-date). Deutsche Bank analysts report that the figures sourced from Michelin point to a completely different story in North America.

20th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Macquarie Bank Buys Inflation Company for US$470 million

A consortium led by the Macquarie Capital Alliance Group (MCAG), which is part of the Macquarie Bank Group, has acquired the world’s largest operator of tyre inflation vending equipment, ASI Holding Corp, for $US420 million. According to local news reports, MCAG will invest up to $109 million, which is up to 61 per cent of the total equity requirement of $179 million.

19th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Pleased that USGP Class Action is Thrown Out

Michelin has admitted that it is pleased a class action case brought against itself, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Formula One was thrown out of court. The case was brought following last June’s now infamous US Grand Prix. “Michelin is very pleased with [US District Judge Sarah Evans Barker’s] decision dismissing the entire class action lawsuit,” pitpass.com quoted Michael Fanning, vice president, corporate affairs Michelin North America as saying.

19th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Brand Overhaulin’

The biggest news from Cooper’s Reifen Essen stand was the US-based company’s decision to launch run-flat technology into the European market. At the same time Cooper’s large open-plan stand showed that the company is continuing to invest in raising its profile by modernising its brand image. Tyres & Accessories met with Cooper president, chairman and CEO, Tom Dattilo and found out more about how the brand re-launch is going and what the strategy behind the company’s run-flat launch is.

16th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Teams Up With Petro:Lube

(Akron/Tire Review) Michelin North America (MNA) has signed a three-year deal with Petro:Lube to sell BFGoodrich brand medium truck tyres and Michelin Retread Technologies (MRT) retreads. Petro:Lube already offers Michelin brand truck tires at 60 locations.

15th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre Contract Talks Open, USW Already Unhappy

(Akron/Tire Review) Formal negotiations between the United Steeelworkers (USW) and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. for a new master contract have opened, and already it appears negotiations will be difficult. Both sides exchanged their basic contract proposals this past weekend in Cincinnati, with the USW finding the tyremaker’s proposal “unacceptable.” Talks are scheduled to open 13 June.

14th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

SmarTire Gains First Major European Bus Manufacturer

SmarTire Systems Inc. has announced that Van Hool NV has selected SmarTire to supply its tyre pressure and temperature monitoring systems (TPMS) on its buses and coaches. Van Hool is Europe’s largest independent bus manufacturer. The company exports 85 per cent of its buses and coaches, 60 per cent of them to Europe and an average of 600 coaches a year to the US.

14th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop OE on Three Mercedes-Benz Sports Models

DaimlerChrysler AG has specified Dunlop performance tyres for three all-new 2007 Mercedes-Benz luxury automobiles. Dunlop SP Sport 5000M 265/60R18 and optional SP Sport Maxx 275/55R19 ultra-performance tyres are specially designed for the Mercedes-Benz GL450, the car model’s first sport-utility vehicle. The 4.6-litre, 32-valve V-8-powered SUV generates 335 horsepower.

13th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Launches ‘Self-Generating’ Retread

(Akron/Tire Review) Michelin Retread Technologies has introduced the Michelin XDA Hypersipe tread stock, which it claims is the “first self-regenerating retread.” As the tread wears, Michelin North America said, sipes molded into the bottom of the tread appear “giving improved worn traction over the life of the retread.”

7th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Announces North American Price Hikes

(Akron/Tire Review) Michelin North America (MNA) plans to implement price increases on all of its brands and lines in the coming months. The increases, ranging from 2.5 per cent to 5 per cent, cover replacement tyres sold in Canada and the US. MNA will boost prices on its Michelin, BFGoodrich, Uniroyal, associate and private brand replacement passenger and light truck/SUV tyres in the US by up to 5 per cent as of 1 August.

2nd June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors