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Continental Confirms Modi Tyres Partnership Reports

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Continental AG’s Commercial Vehicle Tires division has confirmed reports that it has revived its collaboration with Modi tyres Company Private Ltd. (New Delhi). According to the company, Modi will initially produce around 1 million Continental-branded cross-ply truck tyres for the Indian market. As a result of the move, the company has secured access to the 12 million commercial vehicle tyre-strong Indian market, which has been projected to grow at around 7 per cent. Production already began at the start of June 2009.

The collaboration includes a technical cooperation agreement and a license agreement for Continental brand bias tyres. The Continental bias tyres will be distributed via a revived Modi sales network. “For us, this new agreement represents an extremely useful revival of our activities in India, a market, which we know will grow significantly over the coming years,” Continental project manager Christian Sass explained. Bias products still account for over 90 per cent of the Indian market.

22nd September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

TSR Racing Expands UK Alloy Wheels Range

Three new wheel styles have been added to TSR Racing’s range of replacement alloys, available exclusively through Yokohama HPT on the UK market. The styles are named Druids, Rivazza and Parabolica and attempt to further the TSR Racing name within the aftermarket.

22nd September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Marangoni Gears up for Winter

The Marangoni Group research centre is located in Rovereto, Italy, at the foot of the Alps, where snow covered and icy roads plus below-zero temperatures are normal for many weeks of the year. According to Marangoni, everyday driving experience in these conditions acts an additional tool available to the engineers who design its winter tyres. As a result, the company reports its expertise and skills in producing tyres that work well in the conditions they were designed for are greatly enhanced. Exploiting their experience, engineers at the Marangoni Car Tyre research centre have designed and developed a range of tyres that covers all car segments. This line-up is divided into series suited for continental European climates and the harsher winters of northern Europe.

21st September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Hayes Lemmerz Realigns Global Operations

As of September 1 Hayes Lemmerz International has realigned its global operational sites into three regions. According to company president and COO Fred Bentley, "The purpose of the realignment is to become more strategically focused in the operation of the business by aligning the organisation into specific regions. This realignment allows us to continue our global focus on the customer base while creating additional efficiencies from the functional support groups. This is a great move for our business and allows us to continue to develop our future leaders." Mustafa Zaim, managing director of Turkish Operations, will continue in his present role as managing director and will also assume the additional responsibilities coordinating Global Materials management as well as act in an advisory capacity to the EAAP region on operational matters. Zaim will continue to report to Mr. Bentley.

21st September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Wolfrace Unleashes Pro-Lite Alloy for Road, Track Use

Wolfrace, a leading UK brand of alloy wheels, has announced its new range of Pro-Lite wheels suitable for road and track use. With a wide and successful range of what it terms the ‘mainstream’ car enthusiast and modified car market with Wolfrace alloy wheels, exhausts and performance air filters, the Wolfrace Eurosport range now features the company’s first lightweight wheel suitable for road and track use.

17th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama HPT Exclusive UK Distributor for Advanti Alloy Wheels

The UK distributor for Yokohama tyres and TSW and MAK alloy wheels, Yokohama HPT has announced that it has been selected as the sole British distributor for Advanti replacement alloy wheels. While the name Advanti may be a new one to the UK replacement wheel market, the company is already well known in one of the harshest motorsport environments, Formula One, where the Torro Rosso team uses the company's products on its F1 cars. Yokohama HPT says that this F1 technology and know-how is available for the UK wheel replacement market as it will be stocking a range of Advanti alloys.

16th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Organisers Note Tyre Market Upturn as Exhibitors Sign-Up for Brityrex 2010

The organisers of Brityrex International have welcomed an upturn in business confidence among tyre sector suppliers as companies continue to invest in next year’s exhibition in Manchester (5, 6 and 7 October) ECI International have confirmed a “healthy” amount of new bookings for the show from “a broad cross-section of domestic and international tyre and automotive specialists.”

Managing director Paul Farrant explained: “There’s no doubt that the market in general is feeling more positive about future prospects than it was six months ago. Speaking to many businesses of all sizes in the tyre, equipment and accessories sectors, it’s clear there is a willingness to consider investing in exhibitions and promotion. That confidence is refreshing and bodes well for Brityrex as well as day-to-day business activity.”

Among the latest companies to commit to the next Brityrex are Daly Tyres, the Irish distributor that has recently opened a new wholesale division in Stoke-on-Trent. This will concentrate on distribution of Taiwanese brand Kenda, with Daly managing director Eamon Daly explaining: “Kenda is a very progressive company and we view them as a great partnership for our business. Brityrex will be the perfect platform to market Kenda and our other product ranges and will be the place for UK and Irish retailers to meet suppliers covering all aspects of the tyre business.”

15th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Kargro Battles High Stocks and 50% Lower Retread Output

Built on the pragmatic assertion that “tyres don’t last forever; they get worn” the Kargro Group has quite literally made it their business to make good use of what others throw away. Like other similar operations Kargo collects both passenger car and commercial vehicle casings, inspects them and determines whether they are suitable for re-use, can be retreaded or are destined for the shredder. What’s different is the scale. Kargro Group stores an average of 120,000 casings ready for export to any of 40 countries at any given time.

3rd September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Reports: Modi Tyres Partnering Continental

Indian tyre manufacturer Modi Tyres has “re-forged” the Modi Continental technical and brand partnership it made with Continental AG in 2001. According to local news sources, the tyres manufactured under the agreement will now be marketed under the Continental brand only, rather than Modi Continental. The new partnership will reportedly be called Modi Tyre Company (MTC) and is described as “only technical in nature and does not involve any investment from the German tyre company.” According to the reports Modi Tyres is aiming to roll out 1.1 million truck tyres and tubes annually and expects to expand its network of dealers from 500 to 2,000. Continental already has a technical agreement with JK Tyres and the reports speculate that this deal may now end.

2nd September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Farm Hosts Alignment Workshop for Dealers

Many farmers do not realise the potential impact of correctly – or indeed incorrectly – aligned wheels, so Goodyear’s Farm team has made it their business to inform and educate the market through a day of workshop activities for the members of the Goodyear Farm Tyre Specialist Network.

2nd September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Fiat 500 Abarth Tuned up Again

A certain Italophilic member of the Tyres & Accessories staff likes nothing better than to see Fiat’s smallest current creation in full flow, so the Abarth version was undoubtedly a big hit with him.

28th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Alcoa Introduces New Web Comparison Tool

Alcoa’s Wheel and Transportation Products business has introduced the "CalcuLighter". Found at http://www.alcoa.com/calculighter, the CalcuLighter is an on-line tool for truck fleet and owner-operators that is designed to provide exact financial data comparing steel and aluminium wheel alternatives. Designed primarily for US based users, site visitors can quickly compare steel duals versus aluminium duals or wide base wheels, or aluminium duals compared to wide base, simply by entering a few specifics regarding their own operational needs.

28th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Italmatic Offers Global Reach

Retread manufacturing equipment and garage supply specialist Italmatic Srl may be based in Italy, but the company has long established global intentions. In addition to the Italian headquarters, a far eastern wing (50:50 joint venture, Italmatic Asia) was founded in Singapore in 1984 and the company also has a network of offices in the USA and the UK. Now, 40 years since the company produced its first buffing machines, the goal is to serve customers throughout Europe, Asia and North America with „full technological, training and marketing support.”

26th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Titan Boss Reacts to Negative Story

Reacting to news of performance problems with its 63-inch radial OTR tyres, Titan Tire said it will outfit equipment with expensive inflation and heat sensor equipment.

26th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Alcoa Wheels Increase Tyre Life on Turkish Buses

Turkish bus company, HAS Turizm is claiming increased tyre life after switching to Alcoa forged wheels. The groundwork for the changeover was laid a couple of years ago after a visit from Alcoa’s Turkish distributor Otomotiv Lastikleri Tevzi AS (Oltas), who reportedly explained the benefits of Alcoa forged aluminium wheels. As a result, HAS decided to test the products themselves. “After several months, we realized that the buses, equipped with Alcoa wheels, use around 1 per cent less fuel compared to buses on steel wheels. Another advantage we discovered is the longer life time of the tyres. Today almost all of our vehicles operating in Turkey are equipped with Alcoa wheels. All new vehicles are specified on Alcoa wheels as well.”

25th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors