Goodyear ‘honoured’ by GM supplier award
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has commented on its selection as a GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors during its 26th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony on 20 April.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has commented on its selection as a GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors during its 26th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony on 20 April.
For Netherlands-based wholesaler Inter-Sprint, The Tire Cologne is the natural successor to the Reifen show that took place in Essen every two years until 2016 – especially when considering projected exhibitor and visitor numbers – and for this reason, being there as an exhibitor is a must.
Continental has officially confirmed the appointment of Cordula Ressing as its head of Media and Public Relations PLT Tires Worldwide. She began in this role on 1 March 2018.
The Firestone tyre brand is hitting the road again on a journey it says will bring musicians and music lovers together. Here in the UK we only have a month to wait before the show begins.
The Spanish Guardia Civil, with the support of Europol and Ameripol, has dismantled a criminal group illegally trading used tyres in several countries across Africa, America and Europe.
Toyo Tire and Rubber and Toyo Tire USA have prevailed in the liability phase of the company’s trade dress infringement and breach of contract suit in Los Angeles Federal Court against Doublestar Dong Feng Tyre and Qingdao Doublestar Tire Industrial.
Responding to the digital transformation in the Off-the-Road (OTR) vehicle and equipment industry, on 23 April Goodyear introduced two new digital innovations to help OTR fleets reduce their total cost of ownership at the Intermat show in Paris.
Apollo Vredestein’s UK office has just appointed Jon Cottrell as the Off-Highway Tyre Specialist for the UK Agricultural & Industrial sectors, to manage that ever-growing side of the marque’s product range.
Jon Cottrell joins Apollo Vredestein UK with immediate effect, bringing with him over 30 years of tyre industry experience, from warehouse to sales management positions.
TyreSafe has announced it is extending the deadline for TyreSafe award entry submissions until 5pm on Tuesday 8 May, the day after the first May bank holiday.
The deadline has been moved back following requests from stakeholders and supporters to allow extra time to finalise entries, but the charity is encouraging those who wish to enter to do so as soon as possible.
With the AEZ Forged Series, Alcar says its AEZ brand has “entered the premium class of light alloy wheels.” The first Forged Series model to be released is the AEZ Steam.forged, a wheel designed exclusively with the Tesla S and X in mind. The Steam.forged is ECE approved – a first for an AEZ forged alloy rim – and 100 per cent TPMS compatible.
We’re not sure whether a world record exists for the largest tyre logo – it’s a question that has never come up here at Tyrepress.com – but if there is, Pirelli must surely be in the running to claim it. The tyre maker has brought no less than 41 cars together in Monza to recreate a portrayal of the Pirelli logo made in 1978. A dozen prestige marques and 22,000 horsepower went into creating the 80-metre-long, 18-metre-tall logo.
Blame for a -6.3 per cent decline in net sales during the first quarter of 2018 goes to the stronger euro, reports the Michelin Group. The tyre maker achieved total net sales of 5.2 billion euros in the three months to 31 March 2018, an amount that represents a 1.4 per cent improvement – had exchange rates remained constant. However, with currency effects of 7.7 per cent, Michelin was unable to match the 5.6 billion euros earned in the opening quarter of last year.
Marketing rights to the Interstate tyre brand have been acquired by TBC Corporation this month. This transaction follows the entry of Interstate Tire & Rubber into insolvency late last year. The US-based aftermarket tyre distributor has also appointed Theo de Vries, formerly director marketing and sales at Interstate Tires, its new international sales and marketing manager.
In spite of alternatives such as guayule and Russian dandelion, the Hevea brasiliensis tree will remain an important source of rubber for tyre manufacturers. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company recognises this and has announced a new natural rubber procurement policy. The tyre maker says this new policy “reflects its strong commitment to the responsible sourcing of raw materials” and believes its implementation and adherence will help address deforestation, land grabbing, and human rights in the areas of the world where natural rubber is produced.
Confusion over what to look and feel for when checking tyres is not unfamiliar. But Goodyear’s new campaign has recruited an unlikely ally to boost tyre safety knowledge amongst drivers.
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