Sailun has extended its premium partnership with German football club FC Ingolstadt 04, giving the tyre brand a continued LED board advertising presence at the team’s home pitch until 2027. It will also continue to be responsible for the tyres on the team bus.
In a stock exchange submission dated 11 October 2024, Sailun Group Co., Ltd. shares its estimation that net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company for the first three quarters of 2024 will range between RMB 32.10 billion and RMB 32.80 billion (£3.47 billion and £3.55 billion), a year-on-year increase of 58.52 per cent to 61.98 per cent compared with the same period of last year.
Sailun Group plans to merge two wholly owned subsidiaries tasked with establishing additional tyre and materials manufacturing capacities. The company emphasises that the intended absorption merger announced on 24 September will not have a significant impact on its business or financial situation.
Sailun Group has published its operating data for the second quarter of 2024, reporting having produced 18.1579 million tyres in the three months to 30 June 2024 and selling 17.9620 million tyres. Revenues from these products amounted to 7.57 billion yuan (£809.02 million) for the period.
At the beginning of June, Sailun Europe presented not only new passenger car tyres from its EcoPoint3 ecosystem at The Tire Cologne but also provided an overview of its current truck tyre range. Highlights included the second generation of fuel-efficient truck tyres, the Fuel Pro SFL2, SDL2, and STL2. Additionally, the manufacturer showcased its mileage-optimised truck tyres, Transport Pro S and Pro D, along with the new city bus tyre, City Pro Z.
During a meeting held today with Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister, Tran Luu Quang, Sailun Group confirmed its intention to continue investing in its business within the country. According to Vietnam News Agency, company chairwoman Liu Yanhua said Sailun Group will invest an additional US$200 million in Vietnam in future.
Two years have passed since Sailun Group made a memorable first appearance at The Tire Cologne, launching its EcoPoint 3 technology. The company returned in 2024 to make a significant statement about its ambitions for the international market, including Europe. During a large-scale presentation attended by Chairwoman Liu Yanhua and Founder and Honorary Chairman Yuan Zhongxue, Sailun Group introduced its first dedicated Sailun EV tyre, the Atrezzo E-Range. Mr Yuan proudly showcased to a European audience the massive strides China’s tyre industry has made over the past decades.
Sailun Group is showcasing its tyre solutions across Europe ahead of its participation in The Tire Cologne 2024. The company’s ‘Road to Cologne 2024’ tour includes stops in Italy, Spain, France, the UK, Poland, and Germany, where it will engage with international sales partners and present its latest generation tyre lines. The tour aims to strengthen customer relationships and highlight Sailun’s advancements in tyre technology.
Sailun Group and Tire Direct have broken ground on Aztema, their new joint venture factory in Mexico, with the partners laying a symbolic foundation stone at a ceremony on 15 May 2024. The first phase of construction at the Aztema plant will result in a facility with an initial capacity to produce 6 million car tyres a year; the partners plan to start production in March 2025.
Sailun Group Co. Ltd has released an English-language version of its 2023 Sustainability Report. The 81-page document is the company’s 11th annual Sustainability Report and covers a range of subject areas, including sustainability management, social, environmental and governance.
Yuan Zhongxue, director of the National Engineering Research Center for Rubber and Tire and honorary chairman of the Sailun Group, announced sustainable development goals (SDGs) for the tyre maker during the recent 2024 China Rubber Conference. The SDGs aim to progressively increase the utilisation of sustainable materials in tyre production, targeting 40 per cent by 2030 and striving for 100 per cent by 2050. Additionally, Sailun aims to reduce per tyre energy consumption and carbon emissions by 30 per cent, compared to 2022 levels, by 2030.
For the Sailun Group, the weeks between now and the start of The Tire Cologne on 4 June 2024 will be occupied by its Road to Cologne 2024 event. Sailun will visit six key markets in the coming weeks to help its European dealer network get better acquainted with its range, including products boasting the latest EcoPoint3 technology.
Sailun Group has revised the timetable for expanding production at its factory in Vietnam. Instead of commencing operations by March 2024, the tyre maker now intends to add a further three million semi-steel radials, one million all-steel radials and 50,000 tonnes of off-highway tyres to its annual capacities by March 2025.
The FIA updated its list of homologated suppliers for tyre barcodes and RFID tags on 22 February, and for the first time this list features a Chinese tyre maker – Sailun Group. Reporting its inclusion on the ‘List of Suppliers for Tyre Barcodes and RFID Tags Homologated by the FIA’, Sailun says it is now able to exclusively provide racing tyres for numerous international professional racing events.
In the landscape of modern fleet management, increasing demand within the local public transport and freight haulage sectors underscores the significance of electric propulsion. While the focus on electric vehicles extends beyond cars, the common challenge of optimising range persists across all vehicle types. This poses a pertinent question for operators of electric trucks: How to maximise range without resorting to simply installing larger batteries? The answer lies in a critical but sometimes overlooked component – tyres.
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