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Beru TPMS Offers WRC Tyre Mousse Alternative

Twenty years on from the introduction of mousse-equipped tyres in the WRC, the technology that allows drivers to continue to the end of the stage is to be banned for 2008. However Beru F1 Systems is taking capitalising on the fact that there are no rules against early warning tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS).

“The mousse ban means drivers need reliable information about tyre condition and performance to prevent damage to the car,” says Beru F1 Systems’ managing director John Bailey. “Digi Tyre could give them warning about potential safety issues or whether changing the wheel is the best solution.”

31st October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Snap-on Sells 1000th Modis

Snap-on Tools has sold its 1,000th flagship Modis hand-held diagnostic tool in the UK to James Gibb, the diagnostic technician at Beauley Motor Services of Southville. To celebrate the UK brand leader in diagnostic tools, software and information for the automotive market, made a special presentation of a Snap-on Tools voucher. Introduced in 2003, the Modis is aimed at providing a complete diagnostic solution to any UK garage or bodyshop. It reportedly continues to be in demand as the UK garage trade “realises the benefits to be gained from upgrading to top-of-the-range hand-held diagnostic tools.”

18th October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Vauxhall MasterFit Centres Of Excellence Awards

Vauxhall MasterFit is launching a Centre of Excellence Award to recognise the achievements of the top 10 per cent of Vauxhall MasterFit centres across the UK. The awards programme will be an annual event, with the top 40 centres earning the right to display a “Service Centre of Excellence” plaque on their premises.

A set of 10 simplified standards is being introduced by Vauxhall to measure competence in three key areas – convenience, value and expertise. Vauxhall says that these parameters generate customer satisfaction, service retention and business growth.

The Vauxhall MasterFit customer promise aims at ensuring convenience for customers throughout the “MasterFit experience”, professional advice on what work is essential and what is desirable and value for customers assured by a monthly local price check carried out by each centre. Alongside this are transparent pricing and invoicing, the use of the latest diagnostic equipment and free of charge vehicle and software enhancements as they enter the manufacturer’s database.

1st October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Growth For MAM Software in First Half

MAM Software has announced that business remained buoyant in the first half of 2007 as the company sustained its solid growth rate of recent years. Despite increasing market saturation, product enhancements and innovations created additional interest that has helped MAM to win new business, says the company.

Key factors aiding the growth of MAM’s business include technological advances in electronic cataloguing, the introduction of online sales applications and the development of new products for vertical markets. Current applications have also been enhanced with new features and functionality, which has motivated users to update their existing technology.

“The UK aftermarket is nearing saturation as most factors and retailers now use some form of I.T. to manage their business” explained Mike Jamieson, MAM’s Managing Director. “Despite this, we’ve been able to achieve solid growth by winning business from our competitors and increasing revenue through innovation and diversification.

1st October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

India’s Tata Looks at Jaguar, Land Rover

(Akron/Tire Review) News reports confirm that Indian automaker Tata Motors is interested in acquiring iconic British auto companies Land Rover and Jaguar, which Ford Motor Co. has put up for sale.

Tata Chairman Ratan Tata told media that his company, a conglomerate active in the steel, software and automobile arenas, plans to place a bid for the two luxury brands, which Ford is auctioning. Several US equity firms have also expressed interest.

Most of Tata’s vehicle experience comes from making work trucks in India, and has only been producing passenger cars for about a decade. Most of its car activity has been in the low-end market, and the company has announced plans to offer an “ultra-cheap” car that would retail for about $2,400.

21st September 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

ASA Tire Systems Names VP

(Akron/Tire Review) ASA Tire Systems has hired Nina Briggs as vice president of operations. Briggs will be responsible for customer service, including software and hardware support, implementation and network services, all accounting functions, and business operations. She was formerly with ASA International Ltd.

22nd August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Italian Connection

Visitors to May’s Brityrex exhibition and the CV show were amongst the first in the UK to be given a first hand demonstration of the latest wheel balancer on offer from Apaseal – the Corghi EM7440. This product from the renowned Italian firm features an ergonomic design and a wide flat surface area, which Apaseal claims is ideal for accommodating any required weights and accessories. The unit’s adjustable display utilises on-screen piezoelectric touch sensitive technology, allowing for user-friendly operation and eliminating the need for a keyboard that would take up workspace otherwise put to better use.

The EM7440 has a 40mm diameter shaft that extends from the balancer across the distance of the flange face. The shaft can carry a maximum load of 75kg even without the unit being affixed to the ground. Balancing speeds start from a low launch speed of 70rpm, with 85 and 98rpm also available. The low balancing speed minimises wheel spin times, thereby saving energy and reducing strain on rotating components. Rim diameters up to 30 inches and widths of up to 20 inches can be accommodated.

1st August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

ASA Offers Updated TireMaster Software

(Akron/Tire Review) ASA Tire Systems has issued Version 7.4.0 of its TireMaster software. ASA said the new version of its tyre dealer POS software provides increased functionality, including a “promised time” indicator, global comments for quotes, and a tyre casings/parts core tracking system. ASA said that current TireMaster users with an Internet connection can receive the update immediately.

Mark Goin, ASA Tire Systems director of sales and marketing, said: “The new promised time indicator will be a great tool to manage a shop’s busy workload. This feature allows tyre dealers to set a ‘promised time’ for each job. If the job takes longer than expected, they will know to contact the customer immediately. This new element improves customer service, while helping to manage a tyre dealer’s daily workload.”

In addition, the casing/core tracking system, he said, allows dealers to track casings sent to a retreader, record cost information and data about repairs and service life.

11th July 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Profitable Vibration Problems Overlooked

Vibration problems are one of the most difficult problems to solve and because of this, they often gets the ‘head in the sand’ treatment. The NTDA has recognised this and has highlighted the vibration issue in their recent Service Bulletin 06/07 (copies are available from the NTDA offices)

In the past, to solve a vibration problem that balancing alone does not fix, it has been done through a process of elimination/ trial and error. This can be very time consuming and more often than not a vibration problem still persists.

Pro-Align suggest that the Hunter Road Force Balancer puts an end to guess work and can not only save you time and money, but can also provide an additional profitable service for your business.

26th June 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

ASA Names New TireMaster Director of Sales, Marketing

(Akron/Tire Review) ASA Tire Systems, a provider of software for the tyre industry, has appointed Mark Goin director of sales and marketing for TireMaster. Goin has more than 20 years of experience managing sales, collections, and service for call centere. Most recently, he held a director position for Capital One, according to ASA.

“The combination of his experience in call centre management and ability to focus on performance metrics and customer satisfaction will help to bring our TireMaster product to the small dealer masses,” said Dave Duchesne, vice president of sales for ASA.

6th June 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Reports Best Ever CV Show

Bridgestone UK is reporting that its stand at the CV Show this year was its busiest to date with over 500 visits from new and existing fleet customers and partners, and over 60 new leads obtained. The company has had a strong start to the year with a number of new fleet gains including DHL Tradeteam Primary, Dawson Rentals, Collease, Tuffnells Trailer Fleet and AAH Pharmaceuticals to name but a few. Bridgestone’s presence at this year’s show allowed new and existing fleet partners to view the company’s latest products and technologies.

Bridgestone presented its complete range of new generation tyres at this year’s show encompassing the R249 and R168, as well as their most recent addition to the family, the M749. The company also introduced its Tyre Inspection Module, a state-of-the-art tyre management software package which allows dealers to operate fast and efficient fleet checks, to monitor and report on tyre condition, and help raise tyre performance in fleets.

5th June 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

MAM Software Reports Successful Debut

MAM’s made its debut at the Brityrex show, in May. Having spent several months on continued software development, the company was pleased with the reception its new Autopart tyre software received, and is now reaping the dividends from the contacts it made at the show.

“Our reason for exhibiting wasn’t just to promote our products to prospective users” explained Gareth Flower, MAM’s Marketing Manager. “Exhibiting also gives our existing customers an opportunity to meet with us personally. Constructing and manning stands can be expensive – both in terms of time and money – but they play an important role in building and maintaining relationships with our customers and prospects”.

MAM’s attendance at this and other exhibitions was part of a busy schedule planned for this year. For further details of events remaining in 2007, please see http://www.mamsoft.co.uk/exhibitions.

4th June 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Introducing Autocat+ v4.0

MAM Software has launched Autocat+ v4.0, the next major release of its electronic parts cataloguing software for motor factors, accessory retailers and parts distributors. This introduces a number of significant enhancements to the application and further extends its functionality.

This latest version of Autocat+ is designed to run at a larger screen resolution of 1024px by 768px. This enables the software to display more information on the screen at any one time and has removed the need for scroll bars on some of the controls. As a result, the main parts grid now displays new fields including fuel type, body type, engine capacity, cylinders, cam, valve and transmission.

The introduction of new data columns gives users more fields on which to filter data. Combined with new progressive searching routines, Autocat+ v4 helps users to quickly and easily drill down data to find a match. With more information to search on, parts lookups are more accurate, increasing the likelihood of achieving ‘first-time-fit’.

24th May 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Renault Van Takes Fleet World Honours

The Renault Trafic van was voted ‘Best medium van’ for the fifth consecutive year at the Fleet World Honours 2007 awards ceremony in London recently. The awards are presented to manufacturers who, in the opinion of the panel of judges, have achieved the highest levels of excellence in their sector. The judging panel is made up of industry experts, including the editorial team from Fleet World, members the leasing industry, fleet managers and representatives from residual values guides.

18th May 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

TEAM Systems back at Brityrex International ’07

TEAM Systems is back at Brityrex for 2007, maintaining a record of having exhibited at every show since the launch of the original TEAM software product back in 1993. “The fact that we keep coming back means that the show works for us,” says managing director Steve Greatrex. “It’s the ideal occasion for meeting customers, launching new products and keeping in touch with the industry, so for us Brityrex has always been an important date on the calendar.”

With over decade of consistent growth, Steve believes that the secret of TEAM Systems’ success is down to both the quality of the product and the service delivered by the team of experienced and qualified experts.

19th April 2007/by Tyrepress Editors