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Label won’t change market share – analyst report

Analysts at DB Equity Research opine that the European tyre label will not lead to any material change of market share amongst tyre makers in the coming years. In its 27 August morning news, the Deutsche Bank team explained the workings of the label and added that they consider its introduction a move “in the right direction.” However, the analysts believe the regulation should favour premium tyre companies with a multi-brand strategy, and they noted that "some companies will be tempted to cheat to improve their results.” DB Equity Research also expects that from a range of, say, 500 tyres, every tyre company will succeed in having “at least a few AA rated tyres they will advertise.”

27th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Brazil studying proposals for new tyre regulation

International News

Brazil’s government has carried out a public consultation to determine regulations for tyres sold in the country in preparation for legislations towards greener tyres. Chemicals manufacturer Lanxess reports that the consultation was performed last month and the government is now analysing the suggestions it received; these will be published before the end of the year.

13th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ responds to BMW theft claim

A report in the consumer press claiming that a rise in BMW thefts can be attributed to aftermarket technicians – courtesy of a European Union regulation – has been branded as “outrageous and wholly inaccurate” by HiQ. The company’s fast fit manager, Stuart Carr, has joined the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation in refuting claims that a recent rise in BMW thefts is linked to the independent automotive aftermarket.

30th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin tyres have rated A in wet grip since 2010

Back in mid-June, only a short time after manufacturers were able to release their tyre labelling data into the public domain on 30 May, Michelin became the first tyre manufacturer to share details of its labelling position across its range with Tyres & Accessories. The details show market leading wet grip has been a key factor in tyre development for years before the introduction of tyre labelling and therefore make for interesting reading.

17th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Tall tyres, externally excited motor – Conti shows off its EV technology

To demonstrate its various solutions for electric vehicles, Continental has converted a bog-standard Renault Megane to a prototype electric vehicle. Around 40 components the company produces for electric vehicles have been integrated into the Megane, including the motor, battery, power electronics, displays and controls, all the peripheral devices for propulsion and charging and – most importantly for us – Conti.eContact tyres. Most of components used are already on the market or are ready to go into production.

5th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Federal launches latest winter line

It’s always refreshing to speak with Jamie Ma. The CEO and president of Federal Corporation abounds with enthusiasm for his company’s products and the tyre industry in general, and this certainly proved the case when he was on hand at Reifen 2012 to launch Federal’s latest winter tyre, the Himalaya Iceo. “This year the Himalaya Iceo will be a big hit,” he declared before explaining the tyre’s pertinent features.

25th June 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

RMI disappointed by MOT exemption

Following Mike Penning Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport’s announcement that an amendment will be made to regulation 6 of The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981 to enable the MOT exemption for vintage vehicle, the RMI has voiced its displeasure.

24th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Ekoprena production gearing up for commercial sales

News, Product News

It’s now been six years since Sumitomo Rubber introduced its first eco-oriented tyre containing a form of epoxidised natural rubber called Ekoprena. Yet despite Sumitomo’s success with this product, Ekoprena remains an unknown quantity in much of the wider tyre world. The rubber’s developers, the Malaysian Rubber Board, intends to change this. Last year it appointed two companies to produce Ekoprena in quantities sufficient for its commercialization. Tyres & Accessories recently spoke to Paul Brown, head of the Advanced Materials and Product Design Unit at the Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre, the UK-based research centre run by the Malaysian Rubber Board, and he confirmed that commercial production of Ekoprena will get under way this year.

18th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Lanxess confirms FY forecast; EU label expected to stimulate business

At the company’s Annual Stockholders’ Meeting on 15 May, Lanxess CEO Axel C. Heitmann stated that the specialty chemicals firm remains on course for growth in 2012. “We will continue to pursue our successful strategy of focusing on dynamic markets, megatrends, profitable growth and a solid financial basis,” said Heitmann. The company confirmed its forecast for the full-year 2012: EBITDA pre-exceptionals is expected to grow by between five and ten per cent compared with last year.

15th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

ETRMA commences label-related retread study

The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association reports it has begun an assessment into the viability of extending the EU Tyre Labelling Regulation to retreaded tyres in 2016. The study is a cooperative effort undertaken together with retreading specialists from the European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation, and according to a statement released by the ETRMA on 2 May, it is being carried out so the association can effectively contribute to future policy actions.

3rd May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

MotoGP adds Bridgestone wet tyre for soggy Spanish Saturday

Avintia Blusens’ rider Iván Silva put in a hot lap on slick tyres during a damp first practice session at Jerez to finish Friday on top of the timesheets. Conditions were neither fully wet nor dry during the first practice session and only eight riders chose to go out. Sporadic rain continued falling throughout the morning session and continued right until the start of FP2. The earlier downpour resulted in enough standing water on the circuit to necessitate wet tyres in FP2.

27th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Hub damaged CV wheels going unnoticed: MWS

Commercial vehicle wheels operating on non-standard spider and star shaped hubs are sustaining damage that could half their lifespan, according to research by Wythenshawe-based distributor, Motor Wheel Service. The company instigated research into the damage non-circumferential hubs can cause to wheels untested on anything other than circumferential products. John Ellis, managing director of MWS, said: “We do not know how many vehicles are operating on UK roads with spider and star shaped hubs. It is now up to VOSA and the main CV bodies, who I suspect are completely unaware of this problem, to ascertain the scale of the issue and exactly how it should be handled.” Ellis and MWS have long campaigned for the introduction of more stringent safety checks on CV wheels, citing the influx of take-off or second-hand wheels into the UK market; now the use of non-standard hubs has provided them with a second angle to present to the Department for Transport.

19th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Brit Superbikes head to Brands Hatch on Pirelli tyres

Pirelli will travel to Brands Hatch over Easter weekend, to provide tyres to the MCE British Superbike Championship. Last year’s series provided some of the closest racing in the world, and the tyre supplier believes there is more to come in the 2012 Superbike, Supersport and Ducati 848 Challenge classes. The new Rapid Solicitors National Junior Cup for riders aged 13-18 riding Kawasaki Ninja 250R machines also joins the portfolio of championships run on Pirelli tyres.

5th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre recycler prosecuted for illegal exports

The owner of a Devon recycling firm will have to pay £2,590 in costs after illegally exporting used car tyres to Vietnam. Paul Avery was also ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work in the case which was brought by the Environment Agency (EA). EA officers visited Hill Barton Business Park near Exeter on 12 May 2011 and reportedly discovered thousands of waste tyres at a premises trading as Avery Tyre Recycling. Some had already been made up into bales whiles others were in loose piles.

20th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

FIA regulation change allows full forged aluminium truck wheel coverage

The strength of xlite forged aluminium truck wheels has long been advocated by their distributor, Motor Wheel Service, but a new change of technical regulations by the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile will allow the company to prove its point in the demanding truck racing arena. The FIA confirmed that it will allow all truck racing teams to run with forged aluminium wheels on the outside of the rear axle from 2013 onwards at the end of last week, responding to the wishes of Stuart Oliver, ten times winner of the British Truck Racing Championship, who supported MWS’s campaign to allow teams to fit forged aluminium wheels in all positions.

19th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors