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Garage software gets new tyre and tech data functionality

MAM Software has announce the general release of Autowork Online v160, the latest version of its online garage management solution. Autowork Online is a 'cloud computing' solution that is delivered as a service over the Internet – users simply access the software with a standard web browser. It provides functionality for managing core workshop activities including creating job cards and invoices, scheduling appointments and maintaining accurate service records.

1st June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo Tires releases downloadable wallpaper

Team Toyo has launched a promotional range of downloadable computer wallpapers, depicting off-road star Robby Gordon; Toyo-sponsored UFC lightweight, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis; Toyo models and import racing. A total of six wallpapers, designed for use on desktop computers and a range of portable devices, are available for download on the company’s website and from its Facebook page.

26th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

MAM announces release of Autopart Tyres R013

MAM Software has released Autopart Tyres R013, the latest version of its software solution for sales order processing, stock management, accounting and reporting. Employing Microsoft Windows SQL database technology, Autopart Tyres provides an integrated business environment that can help streamline internal operations, improve customer service and maximise profitability. Autopart Tyres is scalable and aimed businesses of any size, including multi-user, multi-branch operations.

23rd May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

47% of UK drivers prepared to buy tyres online – Delticom

The results of Delticom’s ‘Tyres online 2011’ survey show a large minority of British drivers are willing to purchase tyres online. In the internet retailer’s survey of more than 5,000 potential tyre buyers in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, 47 per cent of British respondents expressed their readiness to buy tyres on the web; this is, admittedly, far below the 74 per cent of French drivers willing to purchase online, but slightly more than Germany, where 40 per cent of those surveyed answered in the affirmative. In Italy and Spain, only around 18 per cent of respondents answered positively regarding internet tyre purchasing.

19th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

ContiTireRace back for summer action

Last December iPhone and iPad users were introduced to the ContiTireRace and given the challenge of hitting the racetrack with the ContiWinterContact TS830 tyre. Continental has now released a summer edition, ContiTireRace 2; this time round, the ContiSportContact 5 is the main weapon in the virtual racer’s arsenal and two new race tracks – known as Norway and California – await.

12th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

OTC unveils tool inventors website

Got an original idea for a workshop tool? OTC, an SPX brand, has launched a new Inventors website developed to attract tool inventors and provide a means to submit new tool inventions for review. The site – www.otctools.com/inventionsubmission.php – simplifies the communication between automotive tool inventors and OTC engineers to stimulate innovative ideas and develop new tools for the automotive industry.

6th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

etyres launches puncture repair gauge

etyres has launched a puncture repair gauge that helps motorists whose tyres have been damaged to dodge the cost of expensive replacements. The gauge is available to download and print from the etyres website.

With Britain's roads blighted by a pothole plague following two consecutive harsh winters, motorists are increasingly suffering from punctured tyres.

5th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

CITExpo exhibitor bookings approach the 200 mark

Although this year’s CITExpo is still several months’ away, the organiser of the Shanghai-based show reports that nearly 200 exhibitors have already booked space. As a result, halls one and two of the Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Center are already fully occupied and the organiser says the planned exhibition space in hall three is currently being “booked aggressively.” Reliable International Exhibition Services, the shows organiser, claims it is ready for this, the ninth CITExpo held, to be the largest ever – the 2011 show is expected to have a floor space of over 22,000 square metres and host major Chinese manufacturers plus international brands such as Cooper ChengShan Tire. The 6th Automotive Testing Expo will be held in the week following CITExpo.

28th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

JT Motor owner is UK’s Top Technician

Chelmsford mechanic John Tinham has been named the winner of Top Technician 2011, winning the prize a second time after his victory in 2005. Tinham won the prize after completing a series of online, practical and written tests set by chief judge Ian Gillgrass, accreditation manager at the Institute of the Motor Industry and his team of expert judges including 2008 Top Technician winner Mark Banks and Delphi trainers Rob Lewis and Tim Roberts. The annual competition aims to recognise and reward the best automotive technicians in the UK.

26th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Etyres nominated for franchisor of the year award

The British Franchisers Association has announced a shortlist of 13 franchisors for the 2011 bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards, supported by Express Newspapers. The finalists were selected from entries spanning multiple sectors, business size and locations across the UK and include online tyre operation etyres nominated under the brand builder of the year award.

21st April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Apollo South Africa invests in new budgeting system

Apollo Tyres South Africa, formerly known as Dunlop Tyres South Africa, has invested in a specialist budgeting solution from Synergy Business Intelligence. Urekha Venketas, associate manager business Analysis at Apollo Tyres South Africa explained why the company sought such a system and her comments also give a flavour of the now Indian-owned firm’s approach: “In a global business, of which the South African operations are a part…means being able to very closely track performance in a highly unpredictable market.”

20th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster appoints Ricemedia to generate traffic for new online shop

National tyre service provider, ATS Euromaster, has appointed Ricemedia to manage its search engine marketing following the launch of the company’s online tyre shop. ATS Euromaster recently launched a new website enabling customers to buy tyres online and book a convenient fitting appointment. SEO specialist Ricemedia has been appointed to deliver organic search engine optimisation (SEO) and a Cost per Click campaign.

19th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

KYB looks to MAM to improve catalogue data

MAM Software today announced that shock absorber supplier KYB UK is to use MAM's Automate suite to enhance and publish its catalogue data. Automate will help KYB significantly improve the quality of its product data and become self-sufficient in publishing information to MAM's Autocat+ parts catalogue.

18th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Protyre offers free tyre safety check to Easter caravanners

The first opportunity for UK-based caravanners to use their mobile homes is upon us, with the Easter period seeing a fair number of the country’s 2 million or so caravan owners on the road. Micheldever Tyre Services retail arm, Protyre suggests in a new statement that many owners will not carry out basic safety checks despite a lengthy idle spell that could have resulted in tyre distortion and cracking. The company is offering a free Easter Tyre Safety Check at any of its 53 UK outlets for this reason, a good strategy for increasing footfall in what is always a busy time for Britain’s roads.

13th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Cam Systems launches EDIWheel support

Cam Systems has announced that it is supporting EDIWheel development with the launch of new Cameo functionality which will enable customers to deal automatically with purchase invoices and purchase credits. The Cameo V22 software will allow users to receive purchase invoices and purchase credits electronically via EDI-Wheel from their OEM suppliers and systematically match the originating Cameo purchase order against the manufacturer’s invoice or credit along with the corresponding Cameo goods inwards note (GIN). It automates the posting process where a systematic match has been achieved.

13th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors