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Dunlop Introduces New Steer Tyre in US

Although Dunlop is a long established brand in Europe its market presence in the US has traditionally been much smaller. The company, however, is working hard to change this and have introduced a new line of HGV steer tyres that they hope will further increase the brand’s US market profile. Dunlop Tires describe the new SP384 steer tyre as a mid-priced brand for dealer and select wholesale distribution, featuring enhanced casing, tread design and pressure distribution groove technology that aids in lower cost-per-mile and increased miles to removal. The new tyre completes the Dunlop brand’s range of long-haul applications, joining Dunlop’s SP453 drive and SP181A trailer tyres.

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Goodyear RHSII Truck Tyre Out-performs Rival in TÜV Tests

Comparison tests between the latest Goodyear Regional RHSII truck steer tyre and an unnamed competitor show that Goodyear’s Regional RHSII has superior performance in the areas of wet braking, rolling resistance and noise. TÜV Süd carried out the tests to provide an independent report on the comparative performance of the new tyre, its predecessor and its main competitor in the European market. The test centre was guarded about the identity of the competitor, with the official copy of the report that Tyres & Accessories has seen describing the product as a: “high-quality tyre of a well-established European manufacturer.”

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‘Evolution not Revolution’

The last year saw the gap between the premium and budget CV tyre markets widen as cost conscious fleet managers have opted for lower priced imported tyres. Continental, as a manufacturer just outside the top three in terms of UK commercial vehicle replacement tyre market share, must be examining the market very closely – something that made executives’ recent market research presentation all the more interesting. UK commercial vehicle brand manager, Jill Rodgers, and truck and remould brand manager, Mike Nyren presented the data.

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Goodyear Launches Fuel Efficient Truck Tire Technology

(Akron/Tire Review) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. today unveiled a new fuel efficiency technology that the company said can deliver up to 4 per cent better truck fuel economy. Goodyear’s Fuel Max Technology was launched in a new line that includes steer, drive, trailer tyres and retreaded tyres for line haul operations.

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Maxxis Promotes Full Range with New Literature

Maxxis International UK plc is promoting its high speed trailer, turf, ATV and passenger car, van/truck and 4×4 ranges with a new suite of literature designed to raise awareness of the full extent of the company’s product portfolio in the UK.

The series of A4, two-page leaflets incorporates an authoritative guide to tread patterns and sizes for the various Maxxis ranges, with tyre load indexes and speed index ratings for the ATV and trailer products, and echoes the theme of company’s corporate advertising.

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Continental Launches Wide-base Trailer Tyre

Continental Truck Tyres Europe has announced the launch of its wide-base tyre for the growing Megatrailer market. Designated 445/45 R 19.5 HTL1, the new tyre offers fleet operators the benefits of fuel-saving, higher mileage and maximising load-carrying volume. According to the company, fleet users will gain fuel savings of five per cent, higher tyre mileage and maximised load volume.

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Indian Tyre Production up 9 per cent

January 2006 saw total tyre production in India rise 9 per cent to 5,623,048 tyres compared with January 2005. The figures calculated by the Indian Tyre Manufacturer’s association (ATMA) show that motorcycle tyre sales were up 15 per cent totalling 1,801,839 units. This particularly rapid growth is largely explained by the reclassification of moped tyres under the motorcycle heading, but also signifies production growth in the segment.

Passenger car tyre production increased to 1,230,869 units up 16 per cent from the same time last year. Truck and bus and light truck production increased to 946,730 (up 8 per cent) and 352,967 (up 14 per cent) respectively. Perhaps unsurprisingly in light of the current global shortage, OTR tyre production increased 37 per cent to 10,811 units in January.

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Aeolus Industrial Tyres Expands Availability in Europe

Chinese brand Aeolus is set to introduce a range of low-loader tyres in the Netherlands and across Europe. This news represents Aeolus’ response to the ever-increasing demand for these tyres from European companies in the transport business. The expansion of this line again signifies the increasing Chinese presence in the European tyre market. Aeolus has selected Heuver Banden of Den Ham to distribute these tyres in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Denmark and France. Kirkby Tyres sells Aeolus products in the UK.

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Hankook’s New Tyre ‘Loads Better’

Hankook Tyre UK will unveil a new tyre – the 295/60 R22.5 AL02 – at this year’s Commercial Vehicle show. The company claims its latest product will prove of immense benefit to the vehicle logistics industry.

Hankook was contacted by a senior fleet engineer for a major vehicle logistics company, who was looking for a solution to a tyre-related problem. Like most logistics companies operating in Europe, his fleet was fitted with 295/60 R22.5 tyres on the three trailer axles in order to reduce vehicle height, which aids loading and unloading, as well as making the vehicle more stable.

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Product Flexibility

In 2005 Michelin, Europe’s leading agricultural tyre supplier, focused its efforts on promoting its Xeobib and CargoXbib product lines. At the same time the global manufacturer launched the Exelagri dealer scheme as a way of strengthening its relationship with dealers on local and regional levels.

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Goodyear Partners with Tredit

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co has partnered with Tredit Tire & Wheel Company, Inc to provide tyre and wheel assemblies to original equipment trailer manufacturers. Tredit is a leading supplier of wheel and tyre and wheel packages for trailers used in the recreational vehicle, cargo, horse/livestock, boat and utility segments.

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Bandag OE on 1,000 New Trailers

DFDS, the Danish road transport giant, has ordered 1,000 new trailers from German company Bernard Krone GmbH to be delivered over the next 18 months. The trailers will be fitted with 6,000 Bandag retreads as original equipment, manufactured by Bandag dealers in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France, the UK, Czech Republic and Hungary.

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Brazillian Tread Producer Aims For International Market

Brazillian retread product manufacturer, Vipal, holds 43 per cent of the world’s second largest market and is represented in 90 countries. Now the company is aiming to expand its global business. After a successful SEMA show, the company stepped into the Mexican market with the inauguration of the Vipal distribution centre in Mexico and the launch of the Vipal Authorized Dealer Network. The company also launched its new Vipamold VRA tread design for use on drive and trailer tyres.

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Pan-European Tyre Contract For Michelin

Michelin has won a five-year contract to supply trailer tyres to Transamerica Trailer Leasing (TTL) across Europe. TTL is Europe’s second-largest trailer leasing company, operating more than 21,000 trailers. The company is based in Barking, in the UK and has offices across Europe. It is owned by a Dutch bank. Michelin tyres will be specified as exclusive OE fitment on new trailers, while Michelin new and Remix tyres are being fitted to the fleet. No details of the value of the contract have been revealed, but TTL currently spends more than US$5 million on tyres annually.

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