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Michelin continues prominence dominance, but…

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What’s in a name? Keeping a good name means as much in business as in life. When it comes to online marketing it arguably means even more. For the last nine years Tyres & Accessories has surveyed the prominence and sentiment of tyre brand names in the online world. We’re not experts in the very specialist and highly technical research field so we have spent all this time partnering with a company in silicon fen, which knows a whole lot more about this than we do. Previously our research partners were known as Envisional, but in the year since our last report the company has re-branded itself as NetNames. Nevertheless it is the same system and therefore it continues to be comparable with our data archive.

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Can B2B and B2C e-commerce be compared?

When it comes to B2B selling online, automotive organisations are struggling to provide the online buying experience that their customers have come to expect. That’s the view published in the 2013 E-commerce Report from Intershop, which also reveals that smartphone usage, social media and the so-called “consumerisation of IT” are driving up B2B customer expectations. The report’s advice? Automotive firms have to adapt to changing customer expectations, driven by trends such as smartphone usage and social media. But how can that be done? In addition to assimilating the research data, Tyres & Accessories asked Chris Barling, chairman on e-commerce system developer SellerDeck for his views.

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Vredestein reaping benefit of merged Facebook presence

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The various local Vredestein Facebook pages were recently merged into a single global account in order to give the company’s products better international exposure, and Vredestein reports gaining more than 10,000 fans within the space of four weeks as a result. The new global page can be found at www.facebook.com/Vredestein.

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Fastfit Station gets to grips with CAM e-trading

Fastfit Station has announced that it is “revolutionising” its e-trading through systemising the entire sales and booking process and placing the experience squarely in the domain of consumer choice.

Through its consumer-facing e-commerce platform, www.grippy.co.uk, the e-tailer uses a range of technologies from CAM including Cameo, the MIDaS B2C module, Workshop Scheduler and the Online Tyre Catalogue (OTC) to streamline the whole process so no sale on the web ever requires any human intermediation in the back office.

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Tyre24 goes live in Italy

Germany’s Tyre24Group has opened a new B2B online platform in Italy. The new tyre24.it site went live on 16 September and brings the company one step closer to gaining a presence in the major European tyre markets. Tyre24 is already active in Germany, Poland, France and Austria.

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Delticom buys Tirendo for 50 million euros

Hanover, Germany-based Delticom AG agreed to purchase Tirendo Holding GmbH on 16 September. The leading European online tyre business will purchase all shares in the Berlin-based online tyre retailer and its subsidiaries. According to a statement issued by the companies, the purchase price, including acquired shareholder loans, amounts to roughly 50 million euros.

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Automotive firms struggle to give consumer style e-commerce experience buyers expect

When it comes to B2B selling online, automotive organisations are struggling to provide the online buying experience that their customers have come to expect. That’s the view published in the 2013 E-commerce Report from Intershop, which also reveals that smartphone usage, social media and the so-called “consumerisation of IT” are driving up B2B customer expectations. The reports advice? Automotive firms have to adapt to changing customer expectations, driven by trends such as smartphone usage and social media.

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Bosch recommends MAM CarSide app

MAM Software has announced that Bosch UK is recommending MAM CarSide to its network of Bosch Car Service Centres. The new vehicle health check (eVHC) mobile app will sync with BCS Online, the Bosch recommended garage management system powered by MAM Software. Hosted in the cloud, BCS Online is a feature-rich browser-based garage management system that manages and optimises every-day workshop tasks.

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New chief executive for DVLA

Oliver Morley has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). Morley will take up the post in November. The current interim chief executive, Malcolm Dawson, will continue as planned in his role until then. Department for Transport permanent secretary Philip Rutnam said: "I am very pleased to welcome Oliver Morley to the Department. He brings a wealth of experience to this crucial role.

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MAM app on show at Mechanex

MAM Software will be showcasing some of its latest products and software updates at the forthcoming MechanEx Trade show in Donington, Derby. The company will be demonstrating its CarSide mobile and tablet app and highlighting the latest updates to its Autowork Online cloud-based garage management software.

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Reports: Yitao Rubber and South China sign JV agreement

Online news sources are reporting that South China Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Yitao Rubber Manufacture Co., Ltd. have signed cooperation agreement at a ceremony celebrating the creation of the Guangzhou Huayiyang Co., Limited joint venture.

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Kwik Fit introduces ‘plus’ concept, offers more ‘slow fit’ servicing

Kwik Fit is showing signs that at least part of the vast independent fast fit network is evolving in the direction of autocentre style garages. According to online news sources this is part of a bid to increasingly target fleet business – an area the business is historically strong in – with the offer of servicing and mechanical work.

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Grouptyre takes on CAM’s OTC

Grouptyre is introducing the Online Tyre Catalogue (OTC) from CAM Systems to enhance its product data and stock management function and help deliver additional accuracy to its sales processes for the benefit of its many customers nationally.

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Tyres & Accessories August 2013

August's Tyres & Accessories, which features winter tyres and brakes, is now available online in our e-paper format. If you are a subscriber you can click more right away and begin reading in seconds. Otherwise choose "subscribe" from the main navigation above to find out more about subscriptions.

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Australian fast fit pioneer loses family money feud

Bob Jane, founder of the Australian fast fit network that still bears his name, lost twice over in the state of Victoria’s Supreme Court on 9 August. Not only did Justice Michael Sifris dismiss his claim for AU$2.9 million he says is owed to him, the ruling further embittered the 83 year old’s feelings towards the defendant – his son, Rodney.

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