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Lassa’s Impetus Sport Gains Stamp of Approval

Germany’s TÜV standards organisation has recently accredited Lassa’s Impetus Sport tyre as having fulfilled their strict criteria regarding levels of performance, durability and handling. This is credit that Martin West, Lassa’s European director of marketing and business development believes confirms what users of the tyre already know. “We’ve been getting great feedback from drivers ever since we launched the Impetus Sport”, he commented. “It’s extremely satisfying to all of us at Lassa now that the innovation and technology that went into it has been recognised by our industry”.

Lassa say that the W-speed rated Impetus Sport has already become popular with distributors and dealers across Europe thanks to its combination of good looks and responsive, accurate performance. Designed in collaboration with The Bridgestone Technical Centre, the Impetus Sport possesses a number of design features Lassa believe helped it to achieve TUV certification, including a unidirectional pattern with wide circumferential grooves – designed to provide a high resistance to aquaplaning, a compound that maximises the tyres wet-grip handling, and reinforced body-ply and belt edges that allow for greater stability at high speeds.

4th April 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Asymmetric Tread, Asymmetric Casing: The technology inside the Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 tyre

International News, Product News

Goodyear has launched a new tyre designed to replace the much vaunted Eagle F1 GSD3, which scored top marks in almost every test going – including Auto Express, Autocar, Max Power, Evo and Which? But while the old tyre’s symmetrical tread design was key to the product’s success, Goodyear is expecting the new product to succeed exactly because it isn’t. In addition to an asymmetrical tread design, the Eagle F1 Asymmetric features an asymmetric casing construction designed to reinforce one side and squeeze more grip from the tyre. Goodyear representatives told Tyres & Accessories they were gearing up for more award success following the introduction of the ‘Active Cornergrip Technology’ into the design of its latest tyre.

19th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Update: Kumho to Supply Mercedes Benz

Kumho Tires has announced that it has been selected by DaimlerChrysler AG to supply tyres for the second generation of the Mercedes Benz A-Class model. Kumho will supply its Solus KH15 in size 185/65R15 for the new hatchback which is manufactured at DaimlerChrysler’s Rastatt plant in South West Germany.

16th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper to Open European Technical Centre in Melksham

Cooper Tires has confirmed that its UK factory in Melksham, Wiltshire, will be the home for a new European Technical Centre (ETC) that will be the hub of the company’s European activities.

The ETC will be responsible for all elements of the design and development of products manufactured at Melksham, primarily high-performance passenger vehicle tyres in both Cooper and Avon brands.

8th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Hayes Lemmerz Announces North American Cuts

Automotive component supplier Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. has announced further plans by which it intends to maximise long-term value for its shareholders through the ‘streamlining’ of its North American operations. Specifically, the Company announced:

5th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Cuts 15 in Akron

(Akron/Tire Review) Goodyear has laid off some 15 workers at its corporate offices and technical centre in Akron. Reportedly, the layoffs are connected with the tyremaker’s recent decision to decrease production of private brand lines.

22nd August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Eclipse Launches Technical Centre

Staffordshire-based Eclipse Automotive Technology, the UK’s leading supplier of Texa vehicle diagnostic systems, has created a dedicated Technical Centre in recognition of its growing customer base across the UK. The Technical Centre, based at a separate site in the company’s home town of Burton-upon-Trent, houses Eclipse’s growing technical support team as well as a repair and maintenance facility.

11th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Schumacher Closes in on Alonso

Michael Schumacher increased his title chances by winning the German Grand Prix this weekend, leaving title rival Fernando Alonso struggling in fifth place after lumps reportedly fell from his tyres. The Hockenheim crown was Bridgestone’s 100th win of the 165 Grand Prix races it has participated in. “We improved the car so it’s a package which is the reason why we can perform as we do perform. Although I have to say it was a bit of a surprise being that much in front,” said Bridgestone-equipped race-winner Michael Schumacher. The Ferrari of Felipe Massa took second place on Bridgestone tyres.

31st July 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho Moves to New Office

Kumho Tyres has announced relocated to new offices in Sutton, Surrey. In a ceremony held on 10 February, H S Lee, president of Kumho Tire Europe GmbH, officially opened the new facility together with the managing director of Kumho Tyre (UK) Ltd, Steve Tidmarsh.

15th February 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Manufacturers Use Tactilus Footprint Profiling System

Sensor Products LLC has produced a “next generation” tyre tread footprint profiling system, which is already in use by manufacturers like Kumho. Capable of thousands of uses with consistent repeatability, the Tactilus is reportedly able to detect a wider range of pressures and offers greater advantages to engineers than its predecessor in the areas of adaptability and customisation.

6th December 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper Taps Lauth to Head Lab

(Akron/Tire Review) Timothy Lauth has been named manager of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co’s corporate technical centre materials laboratory. He will be responsible for managing daily laboratory operations and leading future development, administration and execution of testing to enhance capabilities, data integrity and productivity, the company said.

The seven-year Cooper veteran had been a compound development engineer in materials development, an extruded product development engineer for Cooper-Standard, a commercial tyre development engineer and two years in the Melksham, UK, production facility as a factory technical services engineer.

28th September 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Arnco Opens New Plant Near Cleveland

(Akron/Tire Review) South Gate, California-based Arnco, a supplier of polyurethane flatproofing products for off-road vehicles, opened its new processing plant in Berea, Ohio, last week. The company said the new 112,000-square-foot facility will “significantly expand its production capacity and help meet the growing demand worldwide for products that eliminate flats and reduce costly downtime for equipment operators.”

11th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho Scientists Seeing Red…and Blue

(Akron/Tire Review) Kumho Tire USA has introduced a specially designed tyre that produces red smoke, developed for drift competitions. The Kumho Ecsta MX-C made its debut with Enjuku Racing at the Formula Drift event at Road Atlanta last weekend.

“When we saw the red smoke boiling off the rear tyres, we just stood there and stared in awe,” said Enjuku lead driver and team captain Matt Vassallo. “I think people will be blown away when they see this.”

16th May 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Trelleborg Inaugurates Wuxi, China Plant

The Trelleborg Group has inaugurated its newly constructed Chinese plant Wuxi , part of expansive Shanghai region. The Wuxi plant, which has approximately 300 employees, will produce antivibration systems and other vehicle components. The plant replaces an earlier Trelleborg facility in Wuxi and represents a doubling of production capacity. According to a company statement, the new facility has a total area of nearly 20,000 square metres and has been designed according to strictest environmental considerations. Trelleborg Automotive has also recently opened a technical centre in Shanghai.

“This is another stage in strengthening our leading position in China,” says George Caplea, president of the Trelleborg Automotive business area. “We now have a best-in-class facility with enough capacity to meet growing demand, while we are also able to offer very favourable technical-development capacity, benefiting both domestic and international customers.”

11th March 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre TV Documentary

British television viewers are in for a tyre lesson next week, as Granada’s ‘Men and Motors’ will be broadcasting a documentary called ‘Life of Tyres.’ The programme will trace the history of tyre development from John Boyd Dunlop’s initial pneumatic tyre to today’s latest technical advances.

13th October 2004/by Tyrepress Editors