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Goodyear blimp back in UK skies for evaluation purposes

Two months after the crash in Germany involving one of a pair of blimps leased to Goodyear and the subsequent termination of the company's blimp-related tyre safety campaign, the remaining craft has returned to UK skies. According to Goodyear Dunlop pr support manager Kate Rock, the Lightship Group-owned blimp has returned from a trip to Spain and is currently in the UK participating in a series of flights to evaluate filming locations for future tours. Goodyear Dunlop is not actively promoting the blimp in the UK at the moment, Rock added.

18th August 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Techking promotes its compliance performance

With nine containers of truck tyres arriving to Spain with full compliance accreditation, Chinese tyre manufacturer Techking is seeking to promote its performance in terms of European environmental legislation. Currently the company is part of the group of Chinese tyre producers that already possess e-mark, s-mark and Reach accreditation. This, say company representatives, is the result of Techking’s investment in research and development.

9th August 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti360° launched in Austria; roll-out to continue in 2011/12

As of July 2011, Conti360° Fleet Services has extended its European coverage into Austria. This is the first addition to the German tyre maker’s service portfolio following its launch in eight core European markets – Belgium, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, Spain and the Czech Republic – and Continental now has plans to further expand the network into other regions.

22nd July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Sailun developing European truck tyre distribution network

Following the recent establishment of a new European management team based in Birmingham and headed by Martin West, Chinese-based tyre manufacturer Sailun reports that inroads have been made in the creation and development of a specialist European truck tyre distributor network. Appointments and partnerships have already been established in Spain (Grupo Soledad), Italy (Intergomma), United Kingdom (Kirkby Tyres), Ukraine (Shina Trading), Poland (Handlopex), Latvia (Lattakko) and Sweden (Dackarna).

19th July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone: 71% of cars not ready for holiday driving

A Bridgestone survey derived from 38,000 tyre safety checks carried out by Bridgestone in nine European countries suggests that 71 per cent of motorists are driving on under-inflated tyres. Almost 12 per cent are also worn down below the EU legal minimum of 1.6 mm tread depth. “These figures are particularly alarming at this time of year,” says Des Collins, vice president European Communications Office, Bridgestone Europe, “as families set off on long journeys with heavily-loaded cars. It is important for the safety of motorists that they check their tyres before leaving.”

6th July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli to debut medium F1 compound on Valencia street circuit

Pirelli will introduce its new medium compound PZero White Formula One tyre in Valencia, Spain this weekend, following a testing period during free practice in Canada two weeks ago. The tyre is not quite as durable as the hard tyre seen during the first five Grands Prix of the season, but Pirelli believes it is quicker. Pirelli will also make the PZero Yellow soft tyre, which is the option tyre in Valencia.

21st June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Huddersfield footballer visits Pellon Tyres for a couple of Kumho tyres

Pellon Tyres in Halifax recently hosted Huddersfield Town footballer Scott Arfield, when he visited the branch for two new Kumho tyres to be fitted to his Volkswagen. The meeting came about after Pellon’s Eric Roberts, himself a life-long Huddersfield Town fan, was contacted by a friend to ask if he could help a friend fit a “couple of tyres” on his car.

14th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli riders come back from injury for 2011 Isle of Man TT road races

After a year of rueing the misfortune of its main riders, Pirelli says that it will bounce back with a strong line-up for this year’s Isle of Man TT, which it hopes will be more competitive than ever. Two of Pirelli’s biggest hopes, Guy Martin and Conor Cummins crashed out of the final Senior race whilst in leading positions in 2010. Pirelli’s racing manager and Isle of Man resident Jason Griffiths lives and breathes the TT. Thirteen times a podium finisher at the TT, Jason said, “We didn’t have a lot of luck last year with our riders showing great pace but a series of technical and rider DNF’s, meant we didn’t see the top step of the podium. Guy is definitely in great form and we’ve carried out some interesting and positive tyre tests with him over the winter. There are a number of quality riders lined up this year and with Hutchy ruled out through injury it could go a number of ways for the main protagonists. Most of all we hope for good, safe racing and a continuing good spectacle for the fans.”

2nd June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama HPT adds two motorsport dealers to UK network

The UK distributor for Yokohama tyres, Yokohama HPT, has announced the addition of two more motorsport dealers to its network, dealing in both circuit tyres and the latest addition to its rally range, the A053. The new tyre has been used to great effect already by Tristan Pye and is now available in Northern Ireland from TMG Distribution and in the Republic of Ireland, from Murray Motorsport.

25th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

PZero Silver increases hard tyre range at Spanish GP

Sebastian Vettel held off a spirited performance from Lewis Hamilton to win the Spanish Grand Prix by 0.6 seconds, both drivers running the new harder compound PZero Silver tyre during the closing stages. The new Silver, which had its first outing in Spain, proved to be a central talking point, once again putting tyres firmly in the conscience of the sport’s followers. Though Lewis Hamilton had been vocal throughout the weekend in his reservations about the tyre, he found enough speed to challenge Vettel all the way to the line, also recording the Grand Prix’s fastest time on the Silver.

23rd May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

47% of UK drivers prepared to buy tyres online – Delticom

The results of Delticom’s ‘Tyres online 2011’ survey show a large minority of British drivers are willing to purchase tyres online. In the internet retailer’s survey of more than 5,000 potential tyre buyers in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, 47 per cent of British respondents expressed their readiness to buy tyres on the web; this is, admittedly, far below the 74 per cent of French drivers willing to purchase online, but slightly more than Germany, where 40 per cent of those surveyed answered in the affirmative. In Italy and Spain, only around 18 per cent of respondents answered positively regarding internet tyre purchasing.

19th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

UK, European new car registrations dip in April

Demand for new cars declined in most European markets during April, with new registrations down 4.1 per cent year-on-year. The UK market drop was even more pronounced, with 7.4 per cent fewer registrations than in April 2010; France suffered an 11.1 per cent year-on-year decline while 23.3 per cent fewer cars were registered in Spain. The only major market to buck this downward trend was Germany, where 2.6 per cent more new registrations were reported in April 2011. In all, 1,089,118 new passenger cars were registered in the EU (including Romania and Bulgaria; data for Malta and Cyprus is currently not available); around one eighth of these were registered in the UK, which recorded a total of 137,746 new vehicles for the month.

17th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Emotional involvement the aim of new Bridgestone Europe advertising

Towards the end of April television viewers in the UK and several other European countries were amongst the first to experience the latest corporate advertising campaign produced by Bridgestone Europe. These television commercials form part of a new multi-prong advertising approach that also involves print, billboard and web advertisements. Bridgestone Europe says the campaign, which was produced in close cooperation with Bridgestone Corporation, will also be used in Bridgestone markets outside of our region.

11th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone to provide asymmetric rear slicks at Portugal MotoGP

The Portuguese Grand Prix represents the third round of the MotoGP season this year, with the event moved to 1 May from its usual October slot following heavy rain in 2010’s GP. With clear skies, Bridgetsone will be able to make use of its asymmetric rear slick tyres, which have been selected because of the imbalanced demands of the circuit. There are nine right-handed corners and only four lefts, and generally the right-handers are faster and generate higher loads, resulting in markedly higher tyre temperatures in the right shoulders of the tyres, especially the rears, as director of Motorsport Tyre Development Hirohide Hamashima explained.

26th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper begins 30th season of British F3 tyre supply

This weekend Cooper Tire enters its 30th season as exclusive tyre supplier to the Cooper Tires British Formula Three International Series, as the formula begins its 60th anniversary season this weekend. The series’ more international flavour of recent years will be represented by its first round taking place at Monza, Italy: one of four held outside the UK. Britain will see six events.

15th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors