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Limited potential for online-only sales led to collapse of Cazoo
26th July 2024Online used car retailer Cazoo entered administration in May 2024 after cutting hundreds of jobs as part of a largescale restructuring programme. The site enabled motorists to buy, part-exchange and finance vehicles entirely online, with delivery 72 hours and a seven-day returns policy.
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Yokohama Rubber enhancing tyre design with explainable AI
26th July 2024From July, Yokohama Rubber is supporting its tyre development programme with a system that uses eXplainable AI (XAI) to make the development process clearer and more efficient. This advanced system aims to improve the work of both seasoned and less experienced tyre developers, reducing lead times and cutting costs.
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Al Volante tests all-season tyres
Some people criticised the recent ADAC all-season tyre test for not featuring newer models such as the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6, Continental AllSeasonContact 2, and Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3. This exclusion was due to the club's lengthy lead times. In contrast, Auto Bild Sportscars included at least two of these tyres in its spring 2024 comparative evaluation of all-season tyres. Additionally, Italian magazine Al Volante recently published an all-season tyre test featuring all thr
Continue ReadingYokohama Rubber acquiring Goodyear OTR business
A week and a half after confirming its interest in acquiring The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s Off-the-Road (OTR) tyre business, The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement valued at US$905 million in cash. Completion of the acquisition is conditional on the usual regulatory approvals and is expected to close by early 2025.
Continue ReadingPaolo Pompei to succeed Moisio as Nokian Tyres’ President & CEO
By 1 January 2025 at the latest, Paolo Pompei will conclude his current remit with Yokohama TWS and take on the role of President and Chief Executive Officer at Nokian Tyres. Jukka Moisio will continue in this capacity until Pompei starts in the position.
Continue ReadingApollo Tyres harnessing IoT solution to lift productivity & save energy
Faced with limited insight into the performance of its tyre manufacturing equipment, Apollo Tyres recently sought an Internet of Things (IoT) solution that would digitalise and standardise its manufacturing processes. It approached Deloitte, who worked with the tyre maker to implement such a solution on Amazon Web Services (AWS), connecting production equipment to a data lake. The result was a 9% increase in productivity on primary equipment and 3% reduction in energy usage.
Continue ReadingTop Chinese Tyremakers: Manufacturers ranked by tyre production capacity in 2023
In 2023, Linglong’s various factories had a production capacity of 91.34 million tyres. Including the production of PCR products at the Serbian factory, in 2025 the tyre manufacturer’s annual production capacity will likely exceed 100 million tyres. Linglong’s tyre production base in Zhaoyuan, Shandong, has an astonishing production capacity of 36.1 million sets, including 30 million PCR, 5.85 million TBR, and 250,000 OTR tyres. The Dezhou base in Shandong has capacity for 9 million PCR an
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