Marangoni Commercial Tyres upgrades website
Marangoni Commercial Tyres has upgraded its truck.marangoni.com website. The site offers increased information on its Marix retread range.
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Performance Car Show gives Landsail showcase opportunity
While still relatively new to the UK, Grouptyre-distributed Landsail gave itself its biggest marketing platform yet when it became title sponsor of Autosport International 2015’s Performance Car Show. The Sentury Tire brand has already clocked some impressive sales figures in the UK, and the brand’s representatives talked of being “keen to give the brand the profile it deserves”. With a number of performance tyres, Landsail targeted the show as an opportunity to speak to “the right trade and consumer audiences,” as well as getting the product in front of end-consumers.
Didcot’s Scotlands Ash Garage launches website
Oxfordshire’s Scotlands Ash Garage has launched a new website providing an improved interface and updated information about its range of services. Peter Welch, Scotlands Ash Garage owner, said that the site “underlines our commitment to hassle free, safer motoring for Oxfordshire motorists.” Over a year in the making, www.scotlandsashgarage.co.uk is designed to make it easier for customers to book in work and to view the independent garage’s latest developments.
New website, additions to Bridgestone’s ‘Dayton’ truck tyre range
Bridgestone has doubled the coverage offered by its Dayton truck tyre range, which it offers in the US and Canadian markets. Eight new Dayton patterns have joined the line-up and, says Bridgestone Commercial, meet the diverse needs of small fleets and owner operators in a multitude of trucking segments. The product launch coincides with the launch of a new daytontrucktires.com website and tagline, ‘Tires for Truckers’.
Heuver Tyrewholesale launches new website, tyre app
New year, new website – Heuver Tyrewholesale has begun 2015 with the rollout of a completely new website and an accompanying tyre app. Heuver says both initiatives aim to optimise the tyre search and order process and are in line with the company’s vision of becoming the most customer-friendly tyre wholesaler, a process it began last year with the adoption of a more geographic approach within its marketing and customer service teams.
Landsail launches new website
Landsail has launched a new UK website to showcase its growing range in the week they will present the Performance Car Show at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC). The new website has been developed to accommodate Landsail’s extensive range, which has expanded from 100 sizes in 2012 to 225 sizes today, and will be featured at the show. Landsail had a successful year in 2014, having acquired new dealers; accelerated investment in engineering and production; planned a new factory in Thailand; and manufactured its first aircraft tyre. The brand also made its Brityrex debut, with manufacturer Sentury Tyre.
New TGI website offers extended features
The new Tire Group International website has gone live, and the wholesaler says that along with a number of navigational and aesthetic changes, the www.tiregroup.com site now offers the convenience of up to the minute container tracking and ‘intuitive’ order placement.
Bridgestone launches mobile-friendly website
Following a complete overhaul, Bridgestone Corporation’s global website is now suited to browsing with smartphones and tablets. Bridgestone says the redesigned site features automatic page layout adjustment to match the user’s viewing environment. Other new additions to the bridgestone.com site include an ‘About Bridgestone’ section that provides a one-page overview to facilitate understanding of the Bridgestone Group, and improved search functions and site navigation.
Marshal website for Middle East launched
The Marshal tyre brand’s digital presence in the Middle East region has been expanded through the launch of a new website. The multilingual English-Arabic-Persian site aims to inform consumers prior to making a purchase decision, and in addition to covering the entire Marshal product range it provides a dealer locator to help potential buyers find the nearest centre. The site is optimised for desktop, tablet and mobile viewing.
Trax launches new website
Trax has launched a new website offering information on a wide range of wheel balancing weights and technical information. According to the company, the firm’s new site particularly focuses on the Trax “Professional” range of adhesive weights that work when others fall off.
MyCarCheck: Keyless theft is tip of vehicle crime iceberg
Consumer vehicle data provider MyCarCheck.com has praised the BBC’s Watchdog show after it tackled the rising issue of keyless car theft. The website urged both the UK government and car makers to do more to tackle vehicle crime. Roger Powell, divisional head at CDL Vehicle Information Services, owner of MyCarCheck.com, commented: “Watchdog did a great […]
6 new retailers join Point S UK
Huw Lewis, Angus Tyres Ltd, Lindleys Autocentre, Express Tyre Service, Discount Tyres and Tyrecare St Helens Ltd have all joined the Point S retail buying group in the UK. According to the company, the Point S UK membership, continues to grow despite fluctuations on the continent. The growth is said to demonstrates “the confidence that tyre professionals have in our industry expertise and will ensure that we strengthen our position as the leading tyre dealer network” the company said in an internal publication announcing the additions to its network.
Kumho Tyre launches new customer-facing website
Kumho Tyre’s new customer-facing corporate website has been launched. The new site focuses on providing a better browsing experience for those visiting on mobile devices, an approach the tyre manufacturer calls a “mobile first, fully responsive perspective”. As a result of this responsive design, the site adapts automatically to suit the size of the user’s screen. Kumho claims this resulted in a 50 per cent increase in the amount of mobile traffic to the website in its first week, with early feedback saying 96 per cent of visitors “would recommend” the site, from 1,000 unique surveys. The site’s usability and design attractiveness have also been rated at least “good” by more than 98 per cent of respondents.
Titan launches LSW website
Arguments about greater steering precision aside, the chief reason for fitting low profile tyres to a car is to enhance its appearance. But a narrow sidewall is favoured by some in the off-road sector for entirely difference reasons. Titan International developed its first low profile – it calls it low sidewall, or LSW – off-road tyre in the 1990s and initially introduced the technology on the Caterpillar-brand skid steer tyre in 1999. The company believes that when the benefits of LSW are more widely known the technology will gain widespread acceptance, and to spread word about LSW a new, dedicated website has been rolled out.
New website for Rösler
Rösler Tyre Innovators GmbH & Co. KG is inviting visitors to its new website www.roesler-tyres.com The new website has been designed to provide the ultimate user-friendly experience with improved navigation and functionality thoughout, allowing customers to access detailed product information and videos, with the option to place orders online.
