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Safer cars from November 1st

Authorities say that Europe has taken a major step forward in vehicle safety from 1 November 2012 as a basket of new safety requirements for new types of motor vehicles comes into force.

Measures which become mandatory include safety belt reminders, safety requirements for electric vehicles, easier child seat anchorages (ISOFIX), better protection of passengers against the displacement of luggage in case of the accident and the fitment of a tyre pressure monitoring system. In addition, cars will be also equipped with gear shift indicators to help drivers save fuel and reduce CO2 emissions.

1st November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

FTA welcomes vehicle charging Bill

The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the publication of a Parliamentary Bill that will introduce a charge for foreign-registered vehicles using UK roads. Under the HGV Road User Levy Bill all heavy goods vehicles of 12 tonnes and over will be required to pay a levy before being able to travel on UK roads. For UK operators the Bill confirms that this cost will be rebated through an equivalent reduction in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). Operators of foreign registered vehicles will be required to pay the levy at a daily, weekly, monthly or annual rate, depending upon how long they intend their vehicles to remain in the country.

29th October 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Year-round winter tyre tests soon possible at Ivalo

The automotive and tyre industries will soon be able to conduct winter tyre tests at the Ivalo test centre in Finland all year round. This new development has nothing to do with climate change; in May Test World Oy began work on an indoor facility; this hall, which resembles those used for indoor skiing, is expected to be completed in November and ready for use by the end of the year.

28th September 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Plate auction raises £4 million

We may be in the middle of a financial downturn, but it would appear that some people aren't that concerned, as the DVLA's latest Personalised Registrations auction raised more than £4 million for the Treasury over three days.

13th September 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli runs F1 promotion through Performance Centres

Pirelli has launched a new initiative in collaboration with its Pirelli Performance Centres (PPCs). Open to those purchasing two or more premium Pirelli tyres, customers will be entered into a prize draw to win a grandstand ticket for next year’s British Grand Prix, as well as a tour of Red Bull Racing in Milton Keynes and exclusive Pirelli clothing. The promotion runs at the UK and Ireland’s 85 PPCs throughout the months of September and October.

6th September 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Union seeking to bound into Titan negotiations

Regional newspaper the Journal Standard reports that the union representing workers at Titan Tire Corporation’s Freeport factory in the US has held “solidarity rallies” with a view towards discussing a renegotiated contract with the tyre maker. In an article published 23 August, the paper quoted the United Steelworkers union local chapter president Dale Sandell as saying “we have been under an imposed contract for about two years now. We’re trying to get back to the table.”

24th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre Labelling Special Issue

How much of the market will be ready for the introduction of tyre labelling legislation when it becomes mandatory on 1 November 2012? Who knows? What is clear is that all parties are now allowed to publicly share details of labelling and have been free to do so since 30 May. And al this means it is more important than every to be up to speed. All the latest detail and analysis relating to the forthcoming tyre labelling legislation are now available online with the addition of our Tyre Labelling Special issue. Subscribers can read online now by clicking more.

20th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ scores 100% satisfaction in June

Fast fit network HiQ has achieved a first in June’s round of satisfaction surveys: a 100 per cent rate of satisfaction. During the month more than 750 drivers who took their vehicles into HiQ centres completed “mirror hanger” satisfaction surveys. Since being launched in November 2009, the HiQ Mirror Hanger campaign has targeted thousands of customers and has been replicated at around 4,000 retail outlets across Europe. The latest results follow on from 99, 98 and 99 per cent satisfaction scores in March, April and May 2012 respectively. All these results are independently audited, HiQ says.

15th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

South African waste tyre plan approved

South Africa’s REDISA (Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa) reports that the REDISA Integrated Industry Waste Tyre Management Plan has been approved by Edwina Molewa, the country’s Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs. The plan was gazetted on 23 July 2012, and REDISA notes that a 60-day period for affected parties to comply and for producers to subscribe applies.

2nd August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Volkswagen up!, Skoda Citigo fit Bridgestone tyres as OE

Volkswagen has selected the Bridgestone Ecopia EP25 tyre as original equipment for the manufacturer’s new up! city car. The A-segment car was introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2011, and Bridgestone started delivery of 165/70R14 81T and 175/65R14 82T size Ecopia EP25 tyres in November 2011. The blue motion version of the up! will be fitted with 175/65R14 82T.

27th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin falls foul of NGOs in India

French catholic NGO CCFD-Terre Solidaire reports that it and two Indian partners, the Tamil Nadu Land Rights Federation and Thervoy Sangam, together with NGOs Sherpa and the CGT, have reported Michelin to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development for alleged violation of the OECD Guidelines for multinational enterprises. In a press statement dated 10 July, CCFD-Terre Solidaire accuses the tyre maker of not taking the needs and heritage of the local Dalit people – better known to the world as the Untouchable caste – into adequate consideration while erecting its plant in India’s Tamil Nadu state.

16th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyremen use car park to communicate labelling message

While some in the tyre industry are rethinking the way they categorise and sell tyres following the introduction of labelling into the market, others have decided the clearest communication comes when the rubber hits the road. Perhaps that’s why Tyremen’s Hull depot has repainted the lines on its customer car park with a distinct labelling theme. Before they were simply a collection of parking bays, now Tyremen have transformed them into an illustration of how labelling works, with bays labelled from A – G and marked “wet grip.”

9th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Sandivasci becomes Pirelli UK chairman

Dominic Sandivasci has been appointed Pirelli UK chairman, succeeding Lord Marshall in the position. Sandivasci has been the managing director of Pirelli UK since 1998 and will continue to hold his responsibilities in that position. He will also continue to be based in Burton upon Trent. Sandivasci said: “I’m extremely proud to be offered the ultimate accolade of becoming chairman of the Board and hope that I can continue to provide the guidance, assurance and governance to the business that was so well managed and instilled by Lord Marshall.”

19th June 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Wheel companies rolling in for 2012 SEMA

SEMA Show organisers have announced that around 150 wheel manufacturers have already signed on to exhibit at the upcoming 2012 SEMA Show/Global Tire Expo, Tire Review reports. “We’re pleased to see so many wheel companies joining us at the 2012 SEMA Show,” said Peter MacGillivray, SEMA vice president of events and communications. "Wheels are such an integral product in our industry, and the fact that so many exhibitors have confirmed their participation this early in the year is exciting.” The show will be held between 30 October and 2 November at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

15th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper Findlay union re-elects leader

After leading his union through a brutal three-month lockout at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s Findlay, Ohio, tyre plant, USW Local 207 president Rod Nelson has been re-elected to his post, Tire Review reports. Nelson received 311 votes from Local 207 membership, according to the Findlay Courier, or nearly 47 per cent of all votes cast. Two opponents for the three-year term received 186 and 167 votes, respectively.

18th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors