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Bridgestone Americas Announces Motorcycle Tyre Recall

The recall of a number of Bridgestone tyres fitted as OE to Triumph motorcycles in 2008 and 2009 is currently underway. The tyre in question, the Exedra G850 in size 180/70R16 77H, was shipped with the Triumph Rocket III Touring. This particular motorcycle develops very high torque and can cause torque-induced degradation in a body ply, which may result in cracks forming in the rear tyre’s inner liner, leading to a slow leak. This condition does not affect the front tyre.

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Double Win for Dunlop Direzza

The winner of the Street Touring Ultra class at this year’s Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) competition, held in California, may have appeared familiar. The man taking the honours at the event was none other than last year’s winner, Richard Jung. At both the 2008 and 2009 competitions Jung attained victory on Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec tyres.

“There has been a lot of hype about new street tyres from some of Dunlop’s competitors for this type of competition, so it was satisfying to get a repeat victory as evidence that the Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec is still the tyre to beat,” said Jung. “Enthusiasts are getting the message that this Dunlop tyre is proven to be the fastest in competition. You can feel the difference when you push the Star Specs, which is an advantage, because it allows a more consistent feel and reduced the need for suspension adjustments between runs.”

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Michelin Withdraws From Shanghai Motor Show

The Michelin Group has withdrawn from April’s Auto Shanghai 2009 motor show, reports Chinese news outlet Sina Corporation. The company has attended the show during the past decade and maintained a significant presence there. A member of Michelin’s public relations team stated that the company will cut back on its exhibition presence this year. “The whole industry is in difficulty and we also have to do some adjustment and scale-down,” the representative explained. Michelin is, however, still scheduled to attend the IAA show in Frankfurt, Germany, in September.

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ATD to Sell 37 Retail Outlets

US based tyre wholesaler and distributor American Tire Distributors Holdings (ATD) intends to sell the 37 retail outlets it acquired in 2008 as part of its purchase of Am-Pac Tire Distributors. In a financial filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the company states: “The acquisition of Am-Pac Tire also added 37 retail stores, predominately in the St. Louis, Missouri and Southern California areas. As these stores are not core to the Company’s business, management’s intention is to divest of these stores during 2009.”

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Wolfrace Announces 5-Year Aftermarket Rim Warranty

Wheel designer Wolfrace is confident in the quality of its aftermarket rims – so much so, that it is now offering them with a five-year warranty. This move, which the company claims is an industry first, applies to a number of lines in its 14 design GB range, namely the Porto in silver, Milano, Como, Modena, Oslo, Flair, Campo, Salerno and Riga. A number of designs, the Porto in black/ polished, Trenta, Lugano, Ravenna, Bari, Nogaro, Porto and Ancona in full chrome, are covered by a two-year warranty.

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Tire Review, AskPatty.com Partner for Web-based Education

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Tire Review today announced that it has partnered with AskPatty.com, the premier automotive advice website for women, to develop and offer an extensive educational and marketing program developed specifically for tyre dealers. The multi-dimensional programme will help tyre retailers and their staff to improve their marketing and sales skills and become “Certified Female Friendly” through a high-level, market-specific training program. In addition, the AskPatty.com for Tire Dealers Programme will assist dealers in reaching and building lasting relationships with women tyre and vehicle service customers through a unique marketing support programme.

With this new joint venture with Tire Review, AskPatty.com will expand its education and information services to tire retailers across the US and Canada. The multi-step training programme – both initial and ongoing – will be delivered via webinars and online interactive programs to allow tyre dealers to involve as many employees as they wish and at times most convenient to dealers and their staffs. The co-branded Web site, Certified Tire Dealer search engine, and other marketing activities will draw women customers to the dealer. (Tire Review/Akron)

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ATD 2008 Net Jumps 700%

American Tire Distributors said last week that its 2008 sales increased 4.4 per cent year-on-year while net income jumped more than 700 per cent. ATD posted 2008 sales of $1.96 billion, up from 2007 sales of $1.88 billion. Net profits, though, increased from $1.37 million in 2007 to more than $9.67 million last year. (Tire Review/Akron)

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Tyre Dumping Up 2,300%, Says South African Union

South African trade union NUMSA has spoken out against the importation of cheap Chinese manufactured tyres into the country, reporting on the phenomenon in a press statement that also addressed road safety concerns. According to NUMSA, China’s tyre dumping activities into the country has increased 2,300 per cent from 108,039 in the year 2000 to 1,057,312. These tyres often arrive under-invoiced, NUMSA adds, and therefore attract less duty, something that has caused industry production to drop by about 40 per cent.

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Bike Tyrestore Raises Sava Prices

Bike Tyrestore has announced that the pound/euro exchange rate collapse has forced the company to increase the prices of its range of Sava scooter and light motorcycle tyres. Speaking frankly in the company’s customer email newsletter, Bike Tyrestore representatives said: “To be honest, sales have been affected, although the Savas are still priced below most of the other ‘leading brands.’ Which is the point we’d like to make. Customers don’t always appreciate that Sava scooter tyres are made in Europe, to at least the same high standards as each of the household names, not all of which are in fact of European production, and the Savas are cheaper.”

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US State Makes Tyre Pressure Checks Compulsory

When a regulation adopted on March 26 comes into force, automotive maintenance outlets in the US state of California will be required to check tyre pressure on every vehicle they service. The Air Resources Board regulation takes effect July 1, 2010, and is one of 44 early action measures intended to extend the average tyre’s useful life by 4,700 miles, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 700,000 tonnes and the state’s fuel consumption by 284 million litres.

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Kraiburg Trains Nortenha Sales Staff

Despite the weakness of the European truck tyre market, there are still opportunities for retreaders, says Kraiburg Austria. To take advantage of these, Portuguese retreader Recauchutagem Nortenha organised a two-day training session, with Kraiburg Austria, for its entire sales staff.

In what was a practical-orientated workshop, Kraiburg’s Product Manager Michael Schwämmlein concentrated on four major themes; tyre technique, vehicle configurations, Kraiburg’s tread segmentation with K_base, K_tech and K_plus, as well as professional tread selection depending on vehicle and application.

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Michelin North America Releases New HydroEdge

According to Michelin North America, its newly released HydroEdge tyre range delivers up to 33,000 more miles than its competitor the Goodyear Assurance ComforTred. On top of this, the company says the HydroEdge stops up to 14 feet shorter than its competitor and is the most fuel-efficient tyre in its category. All in all, says Michelin, the new tyre offers consumers even more than the previous generation while providing the confidence consumers expect from its premier large passenger car and minivan tyre.

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Marangoni Welcomes Visitors to its Corporate Village

The Italian Marangoni Group is to once again invite exhibition visitors to its Marangoni Village concept stand during Autopromotec 2009. Billed as “a world of tyres in just one industrial group”, the Marangoni Group’s ‘village’ stand means that all group companies will be available on one impressive stand at Autopromotec. The “Marangoni Village” will be located in hall 22, stand C21-23, at the Italian trade show, and will feature all the latest news, products, technology and services offered in the Marangoni Group’s areas of business.

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Cooper Appoints New General Manager to Mexican JV Operation

In late March Cooper Tire & Rubber announced the appointment of Jeffrey J. Schumaker as general manager of the company’s manufacturing joint venture in Mexico, Corporacion de Occidente. Schumaker joined Cooper in 1988 and has served as tyre testing manager, and sport-utility vehicle and light truck tyre development manager in the US and as technical liaison manager in Melksham. Following his time in the UK he held the position of business unit manager in Albany, Georgia, and, most recently, as director of quality systems. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and master’s degrees in manufacturing management and operations management.

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Toyo Continues European Website Rollout With Greek Site

Toyo Tires’ rollout of European-language websites continues with the launch of its new Greek site, www.toyotire.gr, at the end of March. The decision to focus on this particular site was taken, says Toyo, as Greek visitors are amongst the most frequent users of the company’s European website despite the country’s relatively small population compared to other European nations and the fact this website is only available in English. The new Greek language site provides information on Toyo’s entire Greek market product, technology and company information plus the latest news.

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