December 2006 - Tyrepress

New Online Retailer Enters US Market

American tyre purchasers have just become even more spoiled for choice following the announcement that a new online retailer – Discountwheeloutlet.com – has opened its virtual doors to the public. Discountwheeloutlet.com, who claim to sell to the public at wholesale prices, stock more than 10,000 custom wheels for cars, trucks and SUV vehicles.

Due to their large stock levels, the company is able to offer their customers same day shipping, and can even offer customers wheel, tyre and accessory packages including free mounting and balancing.

According to the company, Discountwheeloutlet.com is the largest single warehouse distributor in the Pacific Northwest area of the US.

21st December 2006/by admin

Bridgestone to Build New Japanese Facility

Bridgestone Corporation has announced its intention to construct a facility in Japan for producing large and ultralarge radial tyres for fitting to mining and construction vehicles. This decision comes in response to increasing worldwide demand for such tyres, fuelled by escalating global mineral resource production.
The new facility will be built in the southern city of Kitakyushu, on a 20 hectare site within the Hibikinada Industrial Area. Requests for building permits have already been made, and following negotiations with city officials Bridgestone hopes to conclude an agreement during the first half of 2007.

21st December 2006/by admin

All the Best for 2007

This is our final news for the year, so the team here at Tyres & Accessories would like to thank you for making our newsletter a success during 2006. Have a wonderful Christmas and we wish you every success in 2007. See you next year!

21st December 2006/by admin

Speculation Grows as Goodyear and USW Talks Continue

With very little real information coming out of the negotiations between Goodyear and the USW, word of both positive and negative progress has filtered through the ranks of both parties’ supporters.

USW union leaders have reportedly commented that, despite the latest round of talks, Goodyear and the USW still have little common ground on the key issues behind the ongoing strike at Goodyear’s North American plants. A union spokesperson said that talks will continue, but added that when it comes to the future of the Tyler plant, the company has not deviated much from it’s original stance.

21st December 2006/by admin

New Marangoni Facility

Marangoni Meccanica, the division of the Marangoni Group responsible for designing and developing new tyre technology, has recently inaugurated a new facility in Roverto, Italy. The new 11,000 m² facility will house approximately 80 employees involved in large research projects related to developing new hardware and ideas.

21st December 2006/by admin

UAW Members Return to Alcoa While Negotiations Continue

A tentative agreement has been reached between Alcoa and United Auto Workers Local 1050, subject to a membership vote, to return to work at Alcoa’s Cleveland wheel manufacturing plant on January 2nd under the terms of the company’s 2001 labour agreement. Negotiations between the company and union are ongoing, with more meeting scheduled. Both parties aim to reach a new collective bargaining agreement

21st December 2006/by admin

Butler to Double in Size

Based near Modena, Italy, Butler Engineering & Marketing originated in 1988. It started as an entrepreneurial venture by a few people with a common vision to change the way tyres were fitted, bringing into line the technical developments of the tyre, wheel and automotive industries. Now almost nineteen years later, Butler is doubling the size of its facilities. By the end of 2007 Butler plans to have expanded from its current 9000 square metres to a site covering approximately 20,000 square metres.

21st December 2006/by admin

Tyre Aging Tests Given the Nod

In the US a 33-member task force comprised of tyre manufacturers, automotive industry officials, independent experts and government have given their endorsement to a proposal to test the durability of aging tyres. This test, which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) hopes to implement in 2007, will most likely involve placing tyres in a high oxygen environment and subjecting them to temperatures of up to 66° Celsius (150 degrees Fahrenheit) for periods of 8 or 10 weeks.

21st December 2006/by admin

Spend a Lifetime with Marangoni

Italy’s Marangoni has launched a campaign to enlighten UK drivers on the benefits of thinking Marangoni when selecting new tyres. Following on from its successful “Intelligent Professionals” series, the new campaign links Marangoni’s position as a premium brand with the company’s Lifetime Tyre Warranty, a strong selling point.

Derek Carruthers, Global Sales & Marketing Director for Marangoni’s car tyre division, said “Communicating the Marangoni message to potential customers before they have made a decision on replacement tyres is fundamental.” He added that the company was attempting not only to build brand awareness but to also demonstrate that buying Marangoni tyres is a win/win situation for the customer in that they will receive both European quality and the peace of mind afforded by their Lifetime Tyre Warranty.

21st December 2006/by admin

EnTire to Supply TPM to Toyota in US

EnTire Solutions has been named as the Tyre Pressure Monitoring (TPM) supplier for Toyota’s 2007 model Sienna. The joint venture company formed by Michelin and TRW Automotive launched its first OE TPM system in 2004 on the US market Acura MDX, and currently also supplies TPM systems to Honda, Hyundai, Fiat and Kia.

20th December 2006/by admin

Halfords Successful for Second Year

Team Dynamics’ Team Halfords racing team have celebrated another impressive season, having won and retained the Independent Drivers and Teams Championship at both the 2005 and 2006 British Touring Car Championships, in addition to taking the Overall Driver and Team Championship two years in a row. And Team manager, Oliver Collins, has no doubts that their Beissbarth ML Easy 8 Wheel Aligner has been a vital component of their success.

20th December 2006/by admin

Hoosier Announces New Sprint Car Tyre

The world’s first and only tyremaker exclusively dedicated to the production of racing tyres, Hoosier Racing Tire, has announced its development of a new sprint car tyre. The tyre in question is a 105/18-15 tyre for fitting to the sprint car’s right rear side, and features a stiffer construction than open competition tyres. It will be available in three compounds, and the company believes that by keeping the number of compounds on offer to a minimum they can significantly reduce overall tyre expenses.

The tyres will be made available through Hoosier dealers from Spring 2007 onwards.

20th December 2006/by admin

Tyre Dumper Caught Red Handed

A New Zealand man is today some £7,500 worse off but hopefully on his way to better understanding the meaning of the word recycling after being fined for illegally stockpiling tyres in a disused quarry. Owen McDonald Douglas, sole shareholder and business manager of the Tauranga based company Tyre Disposal Ltd, had been granted resource consent for using the site in 2004, on the provision that the tyres brought into the quarry were to be scrapped and incinerated as industrial fuel. Tyre Disposal Ltd had built up a sizable client base in the local area, and regularly collected used tyres from customers that included Dunlop and national tyre chain Beaurepaires.

20th December 2006/by admin

Don’t Try This at Home, Kids

With tyre price increases putting the bite on some motorists’ budgets, an American man has showed off his own unique way to cut tyre costs by a whole 25 per cent.
West Virginia man David Woods was stopped by police in the town of Beckley after officers observed his aging Oldsmobile speeding “all over the road,” with debris flying off the vehicle. Upon pulling aside for the officers, it became apparent that Woods was driving his vehicle with only three tyres fitted, a metal rim standing in for the absent fourth tyre.
After failing a field sobriety test Woods told police he was en route to an auto parts store to make some much needed purchases when he was pulled over.

20th December 2006/by admin

Pirelli Development Teams Get Busy at Doha

The test schedule for the SBK World Championship is continuing at the Losail Circuit in Doha, Qatar, between December 19 and 21. One team from each of the major competing manufacturers will take on the role of evaluating Pirelli’s latest tyres. These Supersport teams will be in Doha in order to provide feedback to Pirelli, information the tyremaker will use when shaping the development of its latest generation of Supersport tyres.
Following the end of testing at Doha the teams have but a short break before the next Pirelli test sessions commence at Australia’s Phillip Island between January 13 and 15.

20th December 2006/by admin

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