Point S Spain now consists of a total of 30 workshops as the retail group’s expansion in the Iberian peninsula continues. The news, published on social media on 21 October 2024, comes as a result of Motauto’s membership of Point S.
Trelleborg Tires will demonstrate its tyres’ sustainability at the Spanish farming show, Fendtgüinos on 3 October. The 2024 Field Day, one of Spain’s premier tractor gatherings, will be held on 3 October at a 60-hectare farm in Manzanares, between Alcázar and Manzanares. Company representatives will join tractor manufacturer Fendt to showcase its next-generation tyres’ traction, soil-preserving and long-lasting stability. The company will also offer prize games for all ages.
Grupo Andrés, a leading tyre distributor on the Iberian Peninsula, has launched the ‘Andrés Contigo’ programme, an employment inclusion project aimed at people with Down’s syndrome. This programme, developed under the methodology of supported employment, strengthens the company’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the creation of more inclusive and diverse working environments.
Autoparts from Spain, the platform of internationalization for Spanish automotive suppliers,will present their latest innovations and technological developments focused on solutions covering the most critical challenges of today’s industry. The Spanish suppliers will exhibit their news on components, systems and accessories, electronics, maintenance and automotive supplements, highlighting their progress in recycling technology, energetic efficiency and carbon-footprint-reducing products.
The FIM’s 2024 Awards ceremony will be held in Palma, the capital city of the Spanish island of Mallorca, on Saturday 7 December. The occasion will celebrate all the 2024 FIM World Champions and recognise the 120th anniversary of the international motorsport body. The event will be held at the Palma Convention Centre, the same venue that will welcome the FIM General Assembly on Friday 6 December, when representatives from the many national federations around the globe will cast their votes on a number of important matters. The following evening there will be the glittering 2024 Awards ceremony to honour and celebrate the achievements of an international cast of motorcycling World Champions.
Delphi reports having achieved outstanding results in a recent independent evaluation of original equipment (OE) braking systems, sharing that “rigorous testing” of its none asbestos organic (NAO) ceramic and low metallic pads against six “top-tier brands” highlighted Delphi’s “exceptional performance across key metrics,” including dust emission, noise levels, and pedal consistency.
Neumáticos Andrés hosted a 100 square-metre space at this month’s The Tire Cologne event designed to project the company’s “powerful international expansion trajectory” and in order to meet ‘face to face’ with customers, business partners and collaborators from all over the world, almost 10 years after its first appearance at an international event with its own stand.
Following Friday’s free practice at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, Formula 1’s exclusive tyre supplier Pirelli noted the presence of five drivers from five different teams in the top five places, saying the grid looks “very evenly matched.” The quickest time was set by Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes (1’13”264) with fifth placed Max Verstappen in the Red Bull (1’13”504) making a gap of only 340 thousandths covering five drivers. In between were Carlos Sainz (1’13”286) in the Ferrari, Lando Norris in the McLaren (1’13”319) and the Alpine of Pierre Gasly (1’13”443).
The Spanish automotive supplier sector billed 41,529 million euros in Spain during 2023, a 10.3 per cent increase over 2022. This represents a milestone in the local industry, breaking the 40 billion euro barrier for the first time.
Top Recambios, a Valencian company specialized in the distribution of multi-brand tyres, has described its first participation in The Tire Cologne as “a very positive experience”. As well as the fact that the show is seen as the largest in Europe and reported attendance of 14,400 professional visitors, the fact that 65 per cent came from 109 countries outside Germany appears to have been important for Top Recambios, which also shared details of a new warehouse.
Top Recambios, a Valencian company specialising in the multi-brand distribution of tyres, reports that it is will sharing details of its ”cutting edge…4.0 distribution concept”, which is said to achieve “an optimum connection between the most advanced solutions and the needs of its customers”.
Sentury Tire has disclosed that it will invest the approximately RMB 2.8 billion (£313 million) it raised to set up a factory in Spain in the construction of its Moroccan plant instead. The motivation behind this decision, says Sentury Tire, is that while the facility in Spain is still in the “approval process” with no clear indication of when this will conclude, the tyre plant in Morrocco is “progressing well” and has a greater need for capital expenditures.
Bridgestone EMEA has officially opened a new “smart logistics facility” for tyre storage at its Burgos site in Spain. The more than 44,500 square metre ‘Tizona’ facility enables the company to store more than 800,000 tyres in one location. Billed as one of Bridgestone’s “most significant logistics centres in Europe” and the result of an investment exceeding 40 million euros, Tizona represents for the tyre maker a “large boost to the growth and development of its facilities in Burgos.”
Under what it calls a “historic investment,” Bridgestone EMEA will increase production capacity, particularly for 18-inch and larger rim diameters, at its Burgos passenger vehicle tyre manufacturing site in Spain. The company intends to invest up to 207 million euros in a project that aims to “raise tyre manufacturing to the highest level of excellence and sustainability.”
In November Michelin announced it would lay off 176 workers at two Spanish plants in response to forecasted weak demand, and this month it will – albeit for an entirely different reason – halt production at four facilities within the country for a two-day period.
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