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Westlake appoints Axle Group Holdings as sole UK PCR distributor

Westlake Tyres has appointed Axle Group Holdings Ltd – which owns both the retailer National Tyres and Autocare and wholesale Viking International – as sole distributor of its passenger tyre range in the UK. Eskay Tyres, part of the Al Dobowi Group, which brings the Westlake brand to Europe from its Chinese manufacturer Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber, said the Axle Group’s success and current growth, was “one of the reasons” it became interested in working with them. Viking has significantly increased stocks and same day delivery capability, while the retail division, National Tyres and Autocare, has recently added 20 new branches to the network this year, now totalling 240 sites.

26th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Lanxess joins DJSI World index

As of today, specialty chemicals company Lanxess enters the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World index. In announcing its addition to the index, company Management Board member Werner Breuers commented: “Sustainable economic success is impossible without a diligent approach to the environment and society. This conviction is part of Lanxess’ philosophy. That is why the principle of sustainable development is firmly anchored in our corporate strategy.”

19th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Falken Tyres’ mixed 24 hours at the Nürburgring

With a huge contingency of auto- and tyre manufacturers and a crowd estimated to be close to a quarter of a million, this year’s ADAC Nürburgring 24 hour race was won by Manthey-Racing – the works team’s fifth in the last six years – as Marc Lieb, Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas and Lucas Luhr drove the team’s Porsche 911 GT3 RSR to victory, completing a record 156 laps (3958.968km) of the Nordschleife. Tyre manufacturer and main sponsor of the event, Falken Tyre Europe – a company inaugurated in 2009 to distribute the Sumitomo-manufactured brand in the continent – also ran a highly competitive Porsche 911 GT3 R with its own team in the event, and while a change of engine and gearbox made for ultimate disappointment in terms of its finishing position, persistent top ten lap times meant the team occupied positions between 176 and 14 during the course of the 24 hours, eventually finishing 48th. Falken also supplied specially developed tyres to its eponymously named team.

27th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis Rewards top ten receive tickets to sold out Take That tour

Ten tyre retailers have been given the opportunity to be VIPs at Take That’s sold-out Progress Live tour at Villa Park, Birmingham on 27 June, as Maxxis announces the prize for its latest round of Maxxis Rewards. Northwich Tyre and Autocare; Havers Tyres, in Norwich; P Harrison & Co of Clitheroe; Sandbach Tyre Service; Motorlec Spares of Bury; County Tyres in Stafford; Wrexham’s Minera Tyres & Exhausts; Wheel’n’Tyres of Cheadle and Trade Tyres in Shenstone were the recipients of the tickets.

20th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Avon celebrates 2011 Isle of Man TT sidecar victory

The Avon-shod Honda-powered LCR of Klaus Klaffenbock and Dan Sayle won the first of the two sidecar events at the 2011 Isle of Man TT races, while only technical issues prevented them from capitalising on a 17-second lead on the final lap in the second. Despite the disappointment of race two, the first Sure Sidecar A race win – which they led from start to finish – meant three TT wins in a row for Klaffenbock and the seventh career win for his Manx-born partner Sayle. Avon-shod machines took eight of the top ten positions in both sidecar races.

15th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Analysts: Cheng Shin reports ‘robust March sales’

In response to Cheng Shin Rubber (CSR) reporting March consolidated revenue of NT$11.2 billion, up 23 per cent year-on-year and 57 per cent month-on-month, financial analysts have described the figures as “well ahead of the previous high of NT$9.5 billion (Aug 2010).” The company is also said to be gained share in the Chinese domestic market.

21st April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Nexen opens European Technical Center in Frankfurt/Hoechst

Nexen Tyre opened a technical centre in vicinity of Frankfurt, Germany in March. Nexen Europe Technical Center (NETC) in Frankfurt/Hoechst aims to be Europe and Korea’s interface for Nexen’s engineering development. At the private opening celebration, Min-Hyeon Han, head senior executive and vice president of Nexen Tyre’s Research and Development Center in Korea emphasized Europe’s central role in the brand’s global expansion. Nexen has set itself the objective of becoming one of the top ten tyre manufacturers worldwide by 2015.

21st April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis reviews British Motocross Championship third leg

Tyre brand Maxxis is the current title sponsor of the ACU British Motocross Championship – in addition to sponsoring several teams individually – and has pronounced itself delighted to see more close racing when the third round of the Championship took place at the sandy Cadders Hill circuit in in Lyng, Norfolk on 17 April. Maxxis also said its sponsored teams put in “a strong showing to deliver some solid top ten finishes”.

20th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis-sponsored British Motocross completes second round

The results in round two of the Maxxis ACU British Motocross Championship at Canada Heights on 27 March turned out to be a repeat of the season opener, reports the brand and title-sponsor. Shaun Simpson (LS Honda) and Arnaud Tonus (Bike It Cosworth Wild Wolf Yamaha) took victory in the MX1 and MX2 classes respectively, while other Maxxis-sponsored teams also posted top ten finishes.

29th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

CDP Group: a lone voice?

A bright new office environment and the company’s relatively young team make CDP Group’s enthusiasm palpable. The impression is that they work with commitment to a project they believe in and are proud of. Based in Forlì, Italy, CDP Group SpA, which started from scratch only three years ago, is now amongst the top ten tyre distributors in Italy, with 2010 revenues of more than 38 million euros.

So what’s the secret of the company’s success? Andrea Reggi, CDP Group CEO, explained: "Our business is founded on the idea of a public company: we all work as if the company is a fund with the sole objective to create profitability, not sales. What counts for us is to create value."

28th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho tyres shod winner of GMF Motor Factors Wydean Forest Rally

Four of the top ten finishers at the GMF Motor Factors Wydean Forest Rally on 12 February were shod with Kumho R800 gravel rally tyres, the Korean manufacturer reports. They included the Peugeot Cosworth of Andy Burton and Robin Kellard, which took the top podium spot, and the Mitsubishi Evo IX of David Wright and Michael Wilkinson that was fourth overall and first in class B13.

22nd February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

FIM World Endurance Win a “Fantastic Achievement” – Dunlop

When the Dunlop shod Suzuki Endurance Racing Team took the chequered flag at the 8 Hours of Doha on November 14, the result ensured not only race victory but also victory in the whole 2010 FIM World Endurance Championship. Half of the season’s top-ten ranked bikes rode on Dunlop, and the tyre maker points out that this championship victory marks the eighth occasion in which Dunlop has clinched the world title in the last ten years.

26th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Get Checked Out for Winter, Advises Kwik-Fit

Almost a fifth of drivers surveyed by Kwik-Fit admitted to never checking the condition of their cars between annual MoT tests, and this high rate of vehicular laissez faire has prompted the fast-fitter to wonder whether British motorists have already forgotten the lessons learned last winter. By applying the behaviour of its sample group to the wider UK motoring population, Kwik-Fit estimates that up to six million drivers could be heading into the cold season completely unprepared.

26th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

MotoGP Heads into First of Back-to-back Concluding Races

The Portuguese Grand Prix this weekend represents the first half of the final back-to-back pairing of the 2010 MotoGP season. The Riders’ and Teams’ championships have been clinched, by Jorge Lorenzo and the Fiat Yamaha Team, but the Constructors’ title is still up for grabs, as is second position in the riders’ championship. Additionally Estoril is described as one of the most technically challenging races on the calendar for Bridgestone’s tyres with a multitude of different corner characteristics, corner loads and surfaces, meaning that a well-balanced setup is important to allow the tyres to perform consistently throughout a lap.

26th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis to Attend British Superbike Championship, Performance Car Show

Maxxis has announced it will support MSS Colchester Kawasaki in this year’s British Superbike Championship and attend the Ultimate Street Car show at the Santa Pod Raceway – both events are to take place this weekend (6-8 August).

4th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors