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Known for its style, speed and performance marketing values, Pirelli & C. S.p.A. is a multinational company based in Milan, Italy, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 1922, with a temporary privatization period by the consortium led by the Chinese state-owned enterprise ChemChina.

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Hawleys is the Oldest Tyre Dealer in the UK

It’s official, Hawleys Tyres Ltd Company is the oldest independent tyre dealer in the UK. And in recognition of the company’s prestigious position as the nation’s longest established tyre dealership, Tyres & Accessories today awarded Martin Hawley and directors Tim and Simon Hawley with a certificate marking the achievement and a case of wine. The prize was presented by Pirelli Tyre UK managing director Dominic Sandivasci, who presented the 12 bottles of prestigious Pirelli P Zero red wine to the Hawleys.

16th November 2009/by Chris

Pirelli Moto Introduces New Hypersport Tyre

The latest addition to Pirelli Moto’s Diablo motorcycle tyre family is being billed as the only hypersport tyre for road and track use to draw upon technology from the Superbike World Championship. The Diablo Rosso Corsa, new for 2010, is a racing street segment tyre that supplements the Diablo Rosso in Pirelli’s sport range and effectively replaces the Diablo Corsa III. Pirelli comments that the new tyre exceeds each of its predecessor’s key performance values.

12th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo Taps Hagan to Head Sales

Industry veteran John Hagan has been named senior director of sales operations for Toyo Tire USA Corp.

Replacing Armand Allaire, who left Toyo for a similar post with Kumho Tire USA Inc., Hagan will be responsible for all of Toyo’s sales operations and will report directly to president and CEO Yasushi Takagi.

Hagan’s past experience serving as vice president of OE sales for Pirelli Tire North America, and as vice president of sales and marketing for companies in the chemical and import/export industries. (Tire Review)

10th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

RMA Announces Dates for 2010 Tire Safety Week

The US based Rubber Manufacturers Association has announced the dates for its ninth annual National Tire Safety Week. In 2010 the event, an initiative of the RMA's "Be Tire Smart – Play Your PART" programme, will be held between June 6 and 12.

6th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

One by One, Companies Claim No F1 Interest

So now that Bridgestone has opted out after the 2010 season, which company will step up to supply race tyres for Formula One?

6th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Tyre Performance Helps Company Position in Third Quarter

According to the Pirelli Group, the first nine months of the 2009 fiscal year delivered “positive” operating indicators that are “overall in line with what was set out in the 2009-2011 industrial plan.” The company forecasts that, barring unforeseeable events, it will in the full year 2009 reach the targets identified in the plan presented last February, and due to Pirelli Tyre’s positive performance may even surpass these targets.

6th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

P Zero Trofeo – Pirelli's D.O.T. Approved Track Tyre

At the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Marketing Association) Show in Las Vegas, Pirelli Tire North America unveiled its newest ultra-high-performance tyre – the P Zero Trofeo. The Trofeo is a D.O.T. (Department of Transportation) approved state-of-the-art track tyre aimed at serious driving enthusiasts.

Trofeo's asymmetrical tread features two wide central ribs, large tread blocks, an inner area with greater groove density and an outer area with a pattern derived from asphalt rally applications. The P Zero Trofeo is designed to give the best of both worlds: a fast track tyre that gives racers the flexibility to drive on the street to and from the track.

5th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Emphasises Truck Tyre Commitment

Pirelli Tyre has underlined its commitment to the truck tyre sector with the launch of a new tyre aimed at the regional sector of the European market. Called the R:01 Series, it has been developed by Pirelli's research centres to meet the requirements of professional operators in terms of mileage yield, reduced fuel consumption, retreading potential and respect for the environment.

Other Pirelli products in the truck sector include the H88 Amaranto and G88 series, developed for long distance transport and for construction vehicles respectively and the TS:01 series. These four products extend the Pirelli range designed for transport professionals in order to cover 80 per cent of the European market in those sectors with greater growth trends.

5th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Casts Doubt on Future WRC Support

Bridgestone has announced its discontinuation of Formula One tyre supply, and it appears Pirelli is less than certain about its future with the World Rally Championship. According to the autosport.com website, Pirelli’s director of motorsport Paul Hembery has admitted there are no guarantees company will bid for a second term as WRC control tyre supplier following the current deal’s expiry at the end of 2010.

4th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Presents Raft of New Releases at SEMA 2009

Pirelli is launching a raft of new products and line extensions at this year’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas, including the Pirelli Scorpion the Scorpion Verde All Season SUV/Crossover and Light Truck tyres developed under the “Green Performance” philosophy. Pirelli’s Green Performance strategy forms the basis for specific goals such as pushing the green proportion of its tyres from 20 per cent to 40 per cent by 2011.

According to the tyre maker, these tyres offer drivers increased performance in wet braking, dry handling, wet handling, snow traction and reduce aquaplaning. Scorpion Verde All Season’s use of cutting edge compounds is said to helps deliver longer tread life for consumers.

2nd November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Italian Brokers Believe Pirelli to Separate Tyre Unit from Real Estate Business

A Reuters report suggests that Pirelli is preparing a full separation of its tyre business from its real estate concerns in order to boost the Group’s value in the wake of improving tyre financial results. The Milanese broker Equita is reported as saying, “We believe some recent moves at the corporate level are clear pointers that will lead to a separation of Pirelli & C Real Estate PECR.MI from the group to transform Pirelli & C from a holding company to a tyre maker.” While the move is unlikely to happen in the short-term (separations of this kind generally take up to a year, says Reuters), the concentration on its tyre business could be motivated by the fact that Pirelli trails the market caps of Michelin, of whose cap the report states Pirelli’s is about a quarter at 2 billion euros, and Continental, though it is active in similar markets and sectors.

26th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

British Win Seals 2009 WRC Victory for Loeb

Citroën driver Sebastien Loeb has the 2009 FIA World Rally Championship in the bag after victory in the season’s final round, the Rally Great Britain. This win, the 54th in the French driver’s career, enabled Loeb to overtake Ford’s Mikko Hirvonen on the points table and finish the year one point ahead of his Finnish rival. Pirelli, as tyre supplier to the WRC, has praised the 2009 winner and his team for their victory:

26th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Grouptyre/Pirelli promotion winners get close to rally action

“Brilliant, awesome, it was a trip you could never pay to organise for yourself,” was how Martin Thomas, owner of Halesworth Tyre and Exhaust in Halesworth, Suffolk, described a recent trip to the World Rally Championships. Thomas and his wife Lisa were VIP guests at the Rally of Spain (October 1-3) after winning the top prize in a national promotion organised by Grouptyre, the UK’s leading independent wholesaler, and premium tyre manufacturer Pirelli. The Grouptyre/Pirelli incentive ran from 1 May to 30 June. For every Pirelli car, van and 4×4 tyre that independent tyre retailers bought during the promotion period, they were credited with an entry into a draw, the top prize of which was the Spanish rally excursion.

22nd October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Travels to UK for Decisive World Rally Stage

Pirelli has brought its Scorpion-brand rally tyres to the gravel roads of the UK for the final decisive stage of the 2009 World Rally Championship, which begins tomorrow. The roads around Cardiff usually present a tough option when the WRC visits, with heavy rainfall, uneven roads, slippery land, mud and insidious special stages during the Rally GB, but this year, thanks to a change in the scheduling, there is a chance that dry, milder conditions may prevail. Therefore, Pirelli states that it will use soft compound Scorpion tyres as part of the key elements in the race to final victory.

22nd October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Pleased with “Fourth Auto Express Accolade in Five Years”

Having been named the winner of the Auto Express light SUV test, Goodyear was pleased to note that it was the fourth such award that the UK weekly magazine had sent its way in the past five years. The Goodyear Excellence tyre was declared outright winner, adding to the ‘recommended’ rating awarded to the Goodyear OptiGrip in the magazine’s test of family car tyres published in September. The Excellence follows Auto Express tyre test successes for the company’s HydraGrip, OptiGrip and Eagle F1 tyre in other vehicle test categories.

22nd October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors