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Retreading Special March 2010

Magazine and online subcribers can now view the March 2010 issue of Tyres & Accessories/Neue Reifenzeitung's Retreading Special supplement. The latest edition of the increasingly popular retreading publication features exclusive articles on Maragoni's rise to prominence as a retreading global player; Michelin on converting customers to a four-life strategy; Vipal's ecological sensitivities; what the future holds for truck tyre retreading; Goodway's Chinese plant expantion; Malatesta's belief in retreads and Obo Banden's establishment in a new market niche. Click more to read the complete 32-page product.

10th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop Launches Tyre Selection Mobile Application

Dunlop has released an application for iPhone and Blackberry devices designed to give consumers information on the tyre best for the user’s car and the features and benefits of the selected tyre. The application allows users to search for the most appropriate tyre for their car by selecting their vehicle model. It also allows users to find out where their nearest Dunlop stockist is at the press of a button. It provides all the information available on the brand’s website, but with what the company says is an easier and simplified viewing format specifically designed for the smaller mobile screen.

5th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Blackcircles.com Website Wins Hitwise Award

Blackcircles.com’s newly updated site recently received a Hitwise award for being in the top 10 in the United Kingdom 'Shopping and Classifieds – Automotive' category. Mike Welch, Blackcircles.com's managing director and founder said:"I'm delighted with what the guys have developed. The site is looking great and is a lot easier to get to grips with. This is an important step for us and shows our ongoing commitment to improve our customer's online experience. I'm confident that everyone will find our new website a lot easier to use and that their experience with Blackcircles.com will now be better than ever".

1st March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Milestone For MAM

MAM Software Ltd has reported a marked increase in the use of its Autonet Online business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, with over 1500 end-user connections now active nationwide. Autonet Online is an off-the-shelf parts ordering portal that enables distributors and wholesalers to sell products online to their trade customers. It includes an electronic catalogue with VRM for easy parts identification, real-time pricing and availability, and a comprehensive account enquiry facility.

1st March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Nominations Open for SEMA Committees

SEMA has opened up spots on its Select Committees, and is now taking nominations, reports Tire Review. “Historically, nominations for Select Committee seats were only accepted from members of the individual council or committee,” SEMA said. “This year, the nominations process is open to all SEMA member company representatives, regardless of any council or committee affiliation.”

25th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Italian Customers Finding New Longstone Website ‘Stupdendo’

Vintage and classic specialist Longstone Tyres is saying benvenuto to Italian customers, and to cater for car enthusiasts from this part of the world the South Yorkshire based company has launched an Italian language website. Longstone worked with a translation company in Sheffield to prepare the www.longstonegomme.it site, and proprietor Doug Cawley states the website has already been a "great success" and obtained good search results from Google.it and frequent Italian traffic.

25th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Federal Tires Presents YouTube Portal to Online Advertising

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Federal Tires has debuted a new series of videos on YouTube. The Taiwanese manufacturer hopes to utilise what it calls “the social media communication approach” as a premier platform for the distribution of its “high quality footage of events in all forms of motorsports.” This is the beginning of a new marketing strategy for Federal in 2010, in which it seeks to increase its “presence in an increasingly competitive and crowded web space”. The tyre-maker says it will encourage visitors to interact with the brand either through submitting ideas to suggest product improvements, or spreading the word about Federal virally using self-generated content.

24th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Deldo Expands Sales Teams

Since its foundation in 1973 Deldo Autobanden has grown consistently to become one of the major players in the European replacement market. After 37 years, the company states that a transparent policy, a healthy (family) spirit and excellent service are still the key factors behind its success – a success that saw almost seven million tyres being sold last year.

24th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Blackcircles.com Advertises on Tesco Forecourts

In January this year, online tyre retailer continued its strategy of merging traditional and online marketing methods by delivering promotional material to 20 Tesco Petrol Stations around the UK. According to the e-tailer’s website, the company’ s communications and promotion manager covered over 1000 miles in five days, visiting selected Tesco stores. His objective was to introduce the company to Tesco Staff, while delivering A5 fliers, putting up posters and checking air pump advertising fascias which had been put up the previous week.

19th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Blackcircles Launches New Website

Peebles-based Blackcircles.com has launched a new version of its website. Blackcircles, which has been operating in the tyre market for nine years, says it has overhauled its website to make the buying process more straightforward and to complement the launch of its new online servicing business.

The company launched its servicing facility in December 2009, joining up with national car parts distributer Unipart, with the aim of saving motorists up to 60 per cent compared to manufacturers’ dealerships. This services is provided via a number plate recognition system that assists consumers in booking their service. According to the new website, a similar number plate/tyre database system is due to be added to the site in “early 2010.”

15th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Fleet Awarded 300,000 Vehicle Lex Autolease Contract

Two of Britain’s largest suppliers to the nation’s company car and van market, Kwik-Fit Fleet and Lex Autolease, have signed what Kwik-Fit believes to be the most valuable fast-fit deal in UK fleet industry history. The three-year solus contract, estimated to be worth at least £150 million over its duration, will see Kwik-Fit Fleet supply and manage all tyre repair and replacement plus deliver a range of ancillary services, including vehicle servicing and MoTs, to the Lex Autolease fleet of more than 300,000 vehicles. The fast-fit provider won the contract, which goes live on March 1, in a competitive tender.

12th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Revolution Motorstore Voted CAT ‘Retailer of the Year’

Gateshead based tuner Revolution Motorstore has taken Car and Accessory Trader magazine’s ‘Retailer of the Year’ Award for 2010. CAT, a magazine for aftermarket professionals, holds the awards ceremony each year. Each award category is voted for solely by members of the general public, with an online voting system permitting patrons of the nominated businesses to register one vote for their preferred winner – as well as being able to leave a comment on the quality of service they have received.

5th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

US Firms Launch Web-Based Fleet Management/TPMS System

US tyre pressure monitoring system developer Advantage PressurePro has entered into a partnership with telematics and web-based fleet management provider QA Technologies – a partnership it says is “set to bring exciting new advances in TPMS and Telematics integration”. QA Technologies has begun integrating the PressurePro TPMS to its AccutrAVL product.

27th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

DriveRight Takes Its Tyre E-Commerce Data to Russia

DriveRight has introduced its product offering into Russia by appointing Bazakoles as DriveRight’s Russian-based agent. With DriveRight predicting Russia will become one of Europe’s largest internet markets, possibly even second behind Germany, and an emerging passenger car market to back up tyres, the company is confident the move will bring a “significant advantage” to the company.

DriveRight director Duncan Hadley explained: “The partnership with Bazakoles has been seamless in terms of providing a product to a new region that they can take to market very quickly. Unlike other products sold into non-English speaking countries, DriveRight’s database has been easily deployed without the complication of language barriers or translation services. For example, an Audi A3 is known as an Audi A3 in any country, and a tyre size of 195/60/R15 is the same, even in Russia. Our data is language neutral."

26th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Obama Publishes Tyre Wear Data

A year after the Obama administration issued a Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government (21 January 2009), the White House has begun publishing complete datasets from a range of government departments including its Uniform Tire Quality Grading System (UTQGS) database.

According to the data.gov website, “NHTSA has rated more than 4,200 lines of tyres, including most used on passenger cars, minivans, SUVs and light pickup trucks…UTQGS allows consumers to compare tyre tread wear, traction performance and temperature resistance.”

25th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors