Next year the Latin Tyre Expo will team up with Latin Auto Parts Expo, with both shows taking place with at the Amador Convention Center in Panama between 24 and 26 July 2019. Exhibition organiser Latin Expo Group says that reservations for exhibitor stands within the 35,000 square metre halls are now open.
Maxion Wheels has announced its participation in the 67th IAA Commercial Vehicles exhibition in Hannover, Germany. From 20 to 27 September 2018, Maxion Wheels will display both its application-diverse truck wheel product portfolio, as well as present several of its latest innovation wheels designed to tackle the industry’s challenges of fuel efficiency, connectivity and new mobility in Hall 26/ Stand A42.
Bridgestone is limbering up to launch a new generation of Ecopia truck and bus tyres at this year’s IAA Commercial Vehicles show. The tyre maker will also share the message that its truck and bus tyres will begin to be supplied with RFID electronic tagging systems as of next year.
When we compared the visitor headcount at last week’s The Tire Cologne exhibition with those at Reifen 2016 two years earlier, we noted visitor numbers were down around 20 per cent this year – a figure we reached by examining the official post-show reports released after each respective event. But did attendance drop so sharply from the one show to the next, or were the published visitor numbers for Reifen 2016 incorrect? The former industry association partner to Reifen and current partner to The Tire Cologne says the figure for Reifen 2016 was a case of over-inflation, and points to statistics supporting this.
Many consider it successor to the Reifen tyre fair, therefore comparisons are inevitable. For this reason, the organiser of The Tire Cologne may be nervous about visitor and exhibitor numbers. But should this be the case, Koelnmesse isn’t showing it.
Commenting on Trelleborg Wheel Systems’ presence at The Tire Cologne next week, managing director (Germany) Rolf Christmann says the trade fair will “give Trelleborg a unique opportunity to display all of its solutions and to present products and innovation from all the tyre segments in which we operate.” The company intends to display its range at the show and will entice visitors to its stand (Hall 6, Stand D20) with professional BMX performances.
Off-highway tyre specialist BKT says it going to display its top-of-the-range products for the market segments it serves at The Tire Cologne later this month. The BKT stand at the trade fair (Hall 06.1 Stand C030 D039) will feature tyres for agricultural, agro-industrial, earthmoving, industrial, and construction applications.
At its 150 square metre exhibition space (Hall 7.1, Stand A010/B011), the Ronal Group will present products from its Ronal, Speedline Corse and Speedline Truck ranges, including a trio of new additions to the portfolio. These newcomers are the Ronal R64 and R65 as well as the Speedline Truck SLT 4015.
Two ‘top performers’ will take pride of place at the Alliance Tire Group stand during The Tire Cologne – the Alliance A-389VF-IMP for agricultural transports and the Galaxy LDSR 300, a tyre specially developed and built for wheel loaders operated under most adverse conditions. ATG comments that both tyres offer “better value” and optimum solutions for their respective uses.
The newest winter tyre from Vredestein will be unveiled at The Tire Cologne later this month. Details about the Vredestein Wintrac Pro are being kept under wraps until its launch on 29 May (4:00pm), however Apollo Vredestein comments that the new addition is position in the ultra-high-performance segment.
At last count, around 600 companies and brands were signed up as exhibitors at the inaugural The Tire Cologne, with many poised to unveil their latest products and innovations at the show. This meeting of the tyre world’s ‘Who’s Who’ is of course too good an opportunity for Tyres & Accessories/Tyrepress.com to miss, and our team will be present and reporting the latest news from the fair. We’ll also be there as an exhibitor in our own right together with our international partner titles, and we welcome visitors to pay us a visit.
For Netherlands-based wholesaler Inter-Sprint, The Tire Cologne is the natural successor to the Reifen show that took place in Essen every two years until 2016 – especially when considering projected exhibitor and visitor numbers – and for this reason, being there as an exhibitor is a must.
Giti Tire reports that its preparations for The Tire Cologne are in full swing. The tyre maker will be there with its two core European brands, Giti and GT Radial, displaying a range of original and aftermarket equipment for passenger car, 4×4, light and heavy truck.
The organiser of The Tire Cologne reports that firms from 41 countries have signed up as exhibitors for next month’s show. According to Koelnmesse GmbH, international exhibitors account for around 68 per cent of the 530 providers and 70 or so brands whose presence has already been confirmed. The strongest international contingents are from Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Turkey, as well as from China, India, Taiwan and the USA.
One of the latest additions to the Tire Cologne programme is the Global Retreading Conference. According to its organisers, the European retreading association BIPAVER, “the best experts from around the world, the most important technologies, trends and developments and the best cases from all important markets” will be discussed.
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