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Supersport motorcycle tyres ContiForce Max

During the presentation of the ContiForce on the Contidrome near Hanover this spring, Jörg Essiger, Marketing Manager Motorcycle Tyres at Continental, hinted that the corporation did not intend resting on its laurels after the introduction of this newly developed radial motorcycle tyre. It was suggested that work was being carried out on the development of a tyre for Super Sport Motorcycles, in order to make the ContiForce product range complete. Now, the waiting game is over: the Hanover people have now fulfilled their promise in the form of the ContiForce Max, recently introduced to the trade press on the Ricardo Tomo track in Valencia, Spain. This new tyre is available in the dimensions 120/70 ZR17 (58W) for the front wheel, and 180/55 ZR17 (73W) and 190/50 ZR17 (73W) for the back wheel, and Continental wishes it to be known that some two years of research and development have been invested here, which goes to underline Continental’s new and growing interest in this market segment. And, the introduction of the ContiForce Max is by no means the end of Continental’s involvement in the motorcycle tyre segment. Already last year, at the presentation of the ContiForce, Essiger hinted at what was to come and stated :”Our new products are already in the pipeline!” He did not, however, reveal what Continental was hiding behind these remarks. Now, after all, the Motorcycle Exhibition Intermot will be taking place in Munich this autumn, and perhaps some of Continental’s plans for the coming season will be revealed there!

16th April 2002/by Tyrepress Editors

Spanish Moves For Goodyear

Goodyear Spain has reached an agreement with Neumaticos JM Martinez which will assist the tyre distributor switch core business from distribution to manufacturing. JM Martinez is to cease distribution of Marshal and Lassa and will concentrate on selling Goodyear brands. The Spanish press speculate that this may open the door to a Goodyear takeover of JM Martinez.

17th January 2002/by Tyrepress Editors

The French Connection: Arc-en-Ciel

The French tyre trading network Arc-en-Ciel claims to be the largest European chain of independent tyre dealers. In 1986, there were only twelve members, but this has grown to a network of 850 outlets in Europe, 386 of which are in France. Every year, 20 new members join the group, it is claimed. In France alone, Arc-en-Ciel distributed around 2.9 million tyres in 1999, with the group holding 11% of the car/van tyre market, 9% of HGV and 18% of the agricultural tyre market. The Arc-en-Ciel branding is memorable – the name means rainbow in French – and this is carried over to a range of own brand products, which, of course, includes tyres that go under the name Eurotyre. As Arc-en-Ciel spreads across Europe, its strength increases. In addition to the French network, the group has a presence in six European countries, including 71 depots in the Benelux and 168 in Spain. Further expansion is envisioned in Portugal and in eastern Europe. Besides its fast-fit operation, Arc-en-Ciel has introduced a 24-hour replacement tyre service for hauliers in 14 European states.

30th November 2001/by Tyrepress Editors

Focus On Core Business As Continental Seeks To Sell ContiTech

The executive board of Continental has said that it is looking to sell major parts of the ContiTech group in order to reinforce Conti’s core business as a supplier of chassis technology to the auto industry. The revenue generated will enable Conti to make further acquisitions. ContiTech’s sales last year were 1.4 billion Euros and it employs 14,000.

30th November 2001/by Tyrepress Editors

Synthesis between Tradition and Modernity – Pirelli’s P6 and P7

Pirelli launches with the P6 and P7 world wide two new tyres in the high performance segment, utilising the most advanced materials and technology. Designed to equip a wide range of cars, from high class saloons to the latest generation sports cars as well as MPVs, Pirelli P6 and P7 are available in a total of 40 sizes from 185/65 R 14 to 225/45 R 17 covering 70 percent of the European car market. Produced in Pirelli’s factories in Italy, Spain, UK and Germany, using the most sophisticated process and control technology currently available to the tyre industry, P6 and P7 are to be widely distributed an will go on sale immediately in southern European markets. They will be sold throughout Europe and in Japan by the end of may. Sales are expected to reach 1.5 million units by the end of 2001 and stabilise at a regular of 10 million tyres a year. P6 and P7 will be sold five percents more expensive than their predecessor, the P6000 family. A large proportion of P6/P7 will be assigned to Original Equipment sales, underlining how closely the tyres’ development has been integrated with that of the car manufacturers. The new products have already been approved or are in the process of approval for key models of Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Fiat, Jaguar, Peugeot and Ford. The internet addresses, www.pirellip6.com and www.pirellip7.com, are for the first time part of the respective sidewall inscriptions. The web sites provide on-line information about the new tyres as well as a dealer locator.

30th November 2001/by Tyrepress Editors

The Development Of Internationalisation – Kraiburg 2010

In the retreading business the name of Gummiwerk Kraiburg Austria, located in Geretsberg, is well known as one of the leading material suppliers for hot and cold retreading, as well as for supplying complete retreading equipment. In two further plants (Waldkraiburg and Tittmoning) a huge number of technical compounds for the automotive industry, compounds made from thermoplastic elastomers and recycling products are being manufactured. Since the middle of 1998 a fundamental restructuring process has been initiated. Under the name “Kraiburg 2010”, a new group structure that will prepare the company for the new challenges of the market in the 21st century, was introduced to the public a year ago. The strategic programme included investments of more than 15 million US-dollars in the tyre retreading materials sector. Direction and presentation of the company will undergo a complete revision. “Internationalisation”, the entering of new markets, was one of the key words of the programme. Reason enough to ask what has happened at Kraiburg the last twelve months: the company has established two new distribution organisations in Spain and Turkey. Furthermore, the European distribution structure has been divided into “profit centres”. With the “profit centre south” a new organisational entity has been created that is responsible for the markets in Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Slovenia.

30th November 2001/by Tyrepress Editors

Seat Arosa Saves Fuel With Conti Tyres

With an average consumption of 3.18 litres Diesel per 100 kilometres, a series Seat Arosa 1.4 TDI completed the 6,367 kilometres distance from Nordkap to Tarifa in the south of Spain. “Across Europe In 100 hours, For 200 Euro” was the target of the fuel saving ride, made on ContiEcoContact EP tyres with an insignificantly higher-than usual pressure (2.8 bar) and at an average speed of 83 km/h.

30th November 2001/by Tyrepress Editors

Steel Wheel Contract For Hayes Lemmerz

Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. has entered into a long-term contract with Skoda to supply steel wheels for the all-new Skoda Felicia. The wheels are currently being produced at the Company’s European manufacturing facilities, in Manresa, Spain and Ostrava, Czech Republic.

30th November 2001/by Tyrepress Editors

Highest Prices For Passenger Cars In Germany

The latest comparative study of the European Commission regarding car prices, shows that 46 of a total of 81 passenger car models cost over 20 percent more in Germany than in at least one of the other Euro-zone markets. Companies such as PSA, Fiat, VW, Ford, Opel and some Japanese manufacturers follow a high-price strategy in Germany. The cheapest prices for new cars to be found in the Netherlands, Finland, Spain and Denmark, which does not even belong to the Euro zone.

30th November 2001/by Tyrepress Editors

New Distribution Warehouse For Michelin

Michelin is to invest 12m Euro in a new tyre warehouse at its Alava plant in Spain. The 30,000 square metre warehouse will employ 40 staff and will be for the exclusive distribution of the production from the Alava factory. The warehouse should be operational in 2002.

30th November 2001/by Tyrepress Editors

Focus Named ‘Car of the Year 2000’ In USA

Journalists at the Detroit Motor Show have voted the Ford Focus ‘Car of the Year 2000’. The Focus is produced in Germany, Spain and the USA.

7th December 2000/by Tyrepress Editors

Juan Carlos Visits BS/FS Plant In Burgos

King Juan Carlos recently visited Bridgestone/Firestone plant in Burgos, one of the group’s three tyre plants in Spain. The reason for the visit was the 100th birthday of Firestone this year. In 1990 Burgos was the group’s first European tyre factory to start producing Bridgestone-branded tyres, at that time Firestone’s new parent company.

7th December 2000/by Tyrepress Editors

Jose Ignacio Lopez Charged With Industrial Espionage

Jose Ignacio Lopez, who joined Volkswagen from General Motors in 1993 and was forced to leave three years later, is facing charges in the USA of industrial espionage. Lopez was involved in a car accident in 1998 in which he sustained serious head and brain damage. It is unlikely that Spain will agree to his extradition to the USA to stand trial.

7th December 2000/by Tyrepress Editors

Talks On Future Of Nissan UK Factory

The future of Nissan’s plant at Sunderland, UK will be decided by the company in. It hinges on whether the plant is chosen to build the new Micra, but Chief Operating Officer and President Carlos Ghosn has hinted that costs may force the group to make the car in France or Spain.

7th December 2000/by Tyrepress Editors

“Truck Force” At The Starting Line

Goodyear has got on well with their “integrated truck service concept”, as stated by the group. Whereas, by the end of last year, 65 partners have been using this Goodyear service for commercialising truck tyres, the figure has currently raised up to 90, which means another step closer to the target of an area-wide service network in Germany. As estimated by Frank Titz, Manager Sales & Marketing Truck Tires at Goodyear Germany, around 150 service points will be necessary, of which 120 are already covered by their 90 partners. Because of continuing merging activities within the forwarding business, foreign markets have to be considered, too. “All big freight vehicle fleets are on the road all over Europe, so that service may not end at the frontiers”, Titz is explaining the motivation for the European-wide extension of the concept, named “Truck Force”. “By the end of 2001, we want to be represented at all main international traffic arteries, either from Portugal/Spain to Scandinavia and from France versus Eastern Europe.” Advantages are not only suggested for trade, but for Goodyear itself, of course. In fact, according to Titz, in Germany more than 50 per cent of all new truck tyres have been sold so far by their partners.

7th December 2000/by Tyrepress Editors