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(Akron/Tire Review) TRIB reported that retreads and retreading will take centre stage on an upcoming instalment of the popular Discovery Channel series Mythbusters. According to Harvey Brodsky, TRIB’s managing director, the organization was responsible for getting the segment approved and taped.
A European study conducted by Continental’s Automotive Systems division reveals that a quarter of all motorists in Germany are considering purchasing a hybrid vehicle. These findings are based upon a survey of one thousand motorists, and are a favourable finding for the division, which produces a number of components used in the production of this type of car.
Bridgestone India is in discussions with Toyota regarding the possibility of supplying OE tyres to its upcoming Indian market small car. According to Hisao Ikawa, Bridgestone India’s managing director, the Madhya Pradesh based tyremaker is “most likely to bag the order for supplying radials to Toyota’s proposed small car, which should roll out in 2009-10.”
The Liberian government is currently in discussions with Bridgestone Firestone to renegotiate the concession contract for the tyremaker’s operation of the world’s largest natural rubber plantation.
While Michelin appears confident about maintaining its apparent advantage in the MotoGP tyre war, competitor Bridgestone believes the fight is still too close to call.
With the switch from 990cc to 800cc bikes in 2007 a greater emphasis has been placed upon cornering, with the bikes’ reduced power allowing greater cornering speeds. Michelin has replaced their 16.5-inch front tyre with a 16-inch alternative that permits lighter handling, and this new tyre performed well during February’s qualifying tests in Qatar, with Honda’s Dani Pedrosa achieving the fastest times.
Components manufacturer Accuride Corporation has released its financial results for Q4 2006 and for the twelve months ending December 31, 2006. The company reported Q4 net sales of US$344.9 million, an increase of 15 per cent compared with the same period the previous year. Accuride attributes this expansion primarily to the continued robust demand in the commercial vehicle industry and the partial pass-through of raw material costs.
Bridgestone has confirmed it will visually differentiate its two specifications of dry weather F1 tyres following last-minute changes to this year’s Formula One regulations. This ruling by the Formula One Commission and the FIA World Motor Sport Council means states that the two different tyre compounds – both of which must be used in each race – must be visibly different.
The Kumho Asiana Group, the South Korean family-run conglomerate who own Kumho Tire, said Tuesday it is aiming for 21 trillion won (£11.4 billion) in sales and 1 trillion won in net profit this year.
In a regulatory filing the group predicted its sales will increase 15 per cent over last year’s sales to 21 trillion won, with net profit forecast to reach 1 trillion won.
The Geneva Motor Show has provided Pirelli with its first opportunity to show off its latest P Zero to the public. Only a month after its Dubai unveiling Pirelli’s new UHP tyre will feature on a number of cars on display, including the eagerly awaited Maserati Gran Turismo, which is making its global debut at the Geneva show.
Bridgestone’s training programme educating tyre dealers and fitters about its RFT run-flat tyre technology has now seen more than 320 dealerships certified to replace run-flat. This marks a 25 per cent increase in the number of dealerships taking the free course compared with the same period last year.
Hayes Lemmerz International Inc plans to transform its technical alliance for the licenced manufacture of passenger car steel wheels in Russia into a formal joint venture over the next couple of years.
The well-known UK consumer magazine Which? has rated Continental’s ContiEcoContact 3 its most recommended tyre in a recently conducted comparative evaluation of supermini and city car tyres.
The US agricultural journal Farm Industry News has recognised Michelin’s new Ultraflex Technology as one of the most significant innovations of the past year. The publication presented Michelin Agricultural Tires with a FinOvation Award at a banquet during February’s 2007 Farm Machinery Show held in Kentucky.
(Akron/Tyre Review – Ottawa Sun) Even a fresh set of tyres couldn’t help Steven Patzer steer clear of the taxman. The Ottawa-area engineer learned just how far the reach of federal tax collectors can extend recently when he bought a set of used tyres on eBay. The Houston, Tex., seller warned Patzer that shipping the tyres directly to Canada’s capital would run him $160 US on tyres that cost him only $225 US. Instead, Patzer had his Michelins sent to Watertown, N.Y., which is a 90-minute drive from his Kanata home, for almost half the cost.
Between 31 October and 3 November 2007, Ukraine’s national Expocenter will play host to Rubber 2007, the 9th National Specialized Exhibition with foreign participation. The event, which is supported by the Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine and the Union of Chemists of Ukraine will cover a diverse range of topics including:
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