Autodata Limited has announced that it will once again be exhibiting at Automechanika in Frankfurt from 14 – 19 September. The company will be displaying its market leading technical information systems as well as launching Autodata Online 3, a leading edge online version of its technical information systems for workshops.
The Slot Mag was the first alloy wheel launched by Wolfrace when the company was established in 1971. Now, for the 40th anniversary of Wolfrace in the alloy wheel market the Slot Mag is making a return in 2011. Wolfrace is the UK's oldest wheel brand and over the past 40 years, Wolfrace have created many iconic alloy wheel styles that remain popular today such as Sonic, Costume, Voodoo and the Matrix which still remains at the forefront of the wheel market today.
Alcoa Wheel Products Europe is having a double celebratio. Not only is 2010 the 30th anniversary of the company’s European activities, but July marks the delivery of the firm’s 5,000,000th wheel to an unnamed customer somewhere in Europe. That lucky customer has been rewarded for their fortuity with a free set of Alcoa Dura-Bright forged aluminium wheels for their truck or trailer.
The Trade Group has launched the Trademaster T5000 series of Brake Testers; they maintain this provides a step change in technology which, combined with the proven reliability, will deliver significant operational benefits to any MOT station
Hennessy Industries will be the exclusive supplier of Bada steel wheel weights to Goodyear company-owned stores, reports Tire review. Beginning this summer, the weights will be used in some 600 Goodyear Gemini and Just Tires locations across the US.
Alcoa Wheels, recently won the right to supply the wheel program for the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco in the USA. The Chevrolet team awarded the contract after pursuing a wheel providing light weight performance that would further extend fuel economy for the Cruze Eco. The development team of the wheel focused on design, engineering and production techniques to lower the overall weight of the wheel.
Kumho’s UK distributor Micheldever Tyre Services and alloy wheel manufacturer OZ Racing have formed an alliance to make “ultra competitively priced” wheel and UHP tyre packages available through ECSTA Performance Centres nationwide. The tyre maker says that every sort of vehicle from Fiestas to Ferraris are catered for, and purchasers can choose from the OZ Racing line up of rims or the OZ Racing-designed MSW alloy wheel collection. All rims, Kumho adds, are TÜV approved and manufactured to the highest possible standard. The rims are available for cars, SUVs and MPVs in a “vast array” of finishes and sizes from 14 to 22-inch.
Trelleborg Wheel Systems has announced plans to increase prices by an average of 5 per cent in Europe and North America. The price hike – the firm’s second in the agricultural and forestry segments this year – is said to be the result of rising raw material costs. The latest round of prices increased will take affect on 1 Septemeber 2010, according to a company statement detailing the matter.
Following the lead of the New York State Assembly, the state senate last week voted 35-26 to ban the use of lead wheel weights in the Empire State, reports Tire Review. The bill was sent to governer David Patterson for signature just before the holiday weekend.
Starting 9 July, consumers with smart phones can see the recently introduced Michelin Primacy MXM4 in action, reports Tire Review. The mobile phone scan option is part of Michelin North America’s promotion effort behind the launch of the new premium segment tyre. MNA said consumers can download the free code reader app at upcode.mobi. The luxury touring tyre is now available in 12 market sizes covering 16- to 19-inch wheel diameters. The tyre carries a 55,000-mile warranty for H/V speed rated sizes and a 45,000-mile warranty for W-rated sizes.
Bridgestone is referring to the launch of the Firestone Winterhawk 2 EVO and Winterhawk 2V EVO tyre ranges as the completion of “major upgrade” to the brand’s winter tyre line-up. According to the manufacturer, the two new tyres incorporate the latest winter technological developments with EVO compound, a combination that reportedly enables it to set “new benchmarks in the standard segment”. Bridgestone states that the two Winterhawk products deliver best-in-class performance on wet, snow and dry.
New York is poised to be the next state to formally ban lead wheel weights, reveals Tire Review. The state assembly, by a 79-20 vote, passed Assembly Bill 8687B, which would effectively ban the use of lead wheel weights as of 1 April, 2011. The bill moves on to the New York State Senate, where passage is expected. The bill may even make it to Governor David Paterson’s desk for signature by the end of this week.
For the third consecutive year Bridgestone has donated tyres to Mercy Ships, an international charity that runs hospital ships that bring medical services to some of the world's poorest regions. The consignment of Dueler 694 4×4 tyres will be used on Mercy Ships’ fleet of 4-wheel drive Nissans. As an On/Off road tyre, the Dueler 694 is ideal for the mixed use and rough conditions faced by Mercy Ship vehicles around towns, air strips and ports.
Wolf Design, the range of alloy wheels and body kits from Wolfrace for the executive SUV and large saloon market, now includes a new Wolf RR alloy wheel in sizes 9.0×20", 10.0×20" and 9.5×22".
SEMA has announced that exhibitors at the Las Vegas event may now enter new products into the “New Products Showcase” by visiting the “New Products” section of the show’s website. With nearly 2,000 companies exhibiting throughout the million square foot Convention Center, the New Products Showcase is designed to give buyers a quick glimpse of what is new and debuting at the Show. All exhibitors may enter one product category at no cost if submitted before 8 October, 2010. The 2010 SEMA Show takes place between Tuesday 2 and Friday 5 November, 2010, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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