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UK News

Repairify unifies RED and asTech brands

Repairify is unifying its brands under the single name Repairify, with its new website www.repairify.co.uk designed to simplify its market proposition.

As a result, RED EU and RED Autocentres will be consolidated under the brand name Repairify, while the asTech remote solution will continue to be leveraged as a diagnostic brand name, driven by Repairify.

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  1. asTech bought Red in March 2021
  2. Repairify launches at SEMA Show
  3. MOT boom demands the right garage technology
  4. asTech launches industry’s first ‘pay as you calibrate’ equipment
29th June 2022 /0 Comments/by Chris
International News, Product News

Linglong’s Serbia factory produces first tyre

The first tyre manufactured at Linglong’s Serbian factory – an “all steel radial truck and bus tyre” – rolled off the production line at 6:58am on 27 June 2022 China time (23:58 European time). Whatever the precise time, production on 27 June fulfils Linglong Tire chairman Wang Feng’s commitment that the factory would enter its initial manufacturing phase before the end of the first half of 2022.

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  1. Serbia to become PCLT tyre production hub
  2. Linglong launches Hubtrac brand tyres in European market
  3. Linglong Tire greenlights Serbia factory project
  4. Hubtrac team raises Q4 income expectations
28th June 2022 /0 Comments/by Chris
International News, News

Sailun to open US tyre development centre

Sailun Tire Americas is planning to open a US technical centre in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA that will develop tyres for passenger, light truck, SUV, CUV and medium truck tyres applications as well as tyres for electric vehicles. Tyre developed there will ultimately end up at both OE and replacement destinations.

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  1. Georgia selected as location for $500 million Sentury Tire US factory
  2. Sailun Group extends capacity expansion project
  3. Linglong building R&D centre in Jinan, China
  4. Aquaplaning measuring device wins Autocar technology award
27th June 2022 /0 Comments/by Chris
Company News, International News

ZC Rubber preparing for IPO

China’s largest tyre manufacturer, ZC Rubber, plans to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and has entered the pre-listing tutoring stage. Recently, Hangcha Group, one of the principal shareholders of ZC Rubber, confirmed the news. The institution that conducted ZC Rubber’s pre-listing tutoring is China Securities.

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  1. Triangle to upgrade PCR and TBR production with IPO funds
  2. Triangle IPO underway
  3. Linglong IPO attracts 2000x more interest than offer
  4. Triangle IPO on for early September
24th June 2022 /0 Comments/by Chris
Company News, International News

Yokohama gearing up for European tyre factory

In October, Yokohama announced that the company had appointed ex-Pirelli and ex-Prometeon executive Gregorio Borgo as its European president. Roughly nine months later, there are a number of indications that the European business is entering a new chapter, which includes plans to invest in the construction of a factory “in the heart of Europe”.

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  1. Sentury Tire joins the Shenzen Stock Exchange
  2. Chinese wheelmaker opens second production line in Morocco
  3. Yokohama offers US$2 billion for Trelleborg Wheel Systems as global off-highway tyre segment consolidates
  4. Tatneft invests in Kazakhstan tyre factory joint venture
23rd June 2022 /0 Comments/by Chris
Company News, International News

Nankang Tyre took over “management rights” of Federal in Q4 2021

According to Federal Corporation’s 2021 annual report, which was published in mid-May 2022, on 15 October 2021, “major shareholder Nankang Rubber Tire Corp. Ltd. Nankang Rubber Tire Corp., Ltd…called an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting to obtain the management right[s].” Federal and Nankang representatives have been contacted by Tyres & Accessories for comment.

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  1. Taiwan-based tyre manufacturers raising prices
  2. Nankang employee arrested for alleged kickbacks
  3. Groundbreaking held for Federal Tyres’ newest factory
  4. Fire stops production at Federal’s Chungli tyre plant
17th June 2022 /0 Comments/by Chris
Company News, International News

Bridgestone partners with Dow to develop ‘breakthrough’ tyre sealant

Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) and Dow recently announced that they have partnered to develop B-Seals, a silicone-based tyre sealant. According to the two companies, B-Seals can be efficiently separated from tyres to promote tyre repairability after a puncture. In addition, the technology is designed to enable end-of-life tyre recycling and extended tyre life.

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  1. Bridgestone tyre selected for 2019 Jeep Cherokee
  2. 6 tyre manufacturers among GM supplier award winners
  3. Yokohama Adds to OTR Sales Team
  4. Cadillac selects Bridgestone Potenza for new flagship model
17th June 2022 /0 Comments/by Chris
Company News

Top 10 automotive suppliers 2022 – three tyremakers remain

A swap and a new addition – that’s how the changes amongst the top 10 largest automotive suppliers by turnover worldwide can be summed up. Places one to five stayed the same as last year. That means: Bosch leads the top 10, followed by Denso, Continental, ZF Friedrichshafen and Magna. Behind them, Hyundai Mobis, now sixth, and Aisin, now seventh, have swapped places compared to the ranking published last year, before Michelin and Bridgestone follow unchanged in eighth and ninth place respectively.

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  1. Michelin maintains position as world’s most valuable tyre brand: Brand Finance
  2. Zhongce Rubber enters global top ten tyre manufacturers
  3. Pirelli, Hankook continue close rivalry in list of Leading Tyre Manufacturers
  4. Brand Finance: Michelin most valuable and strongest tyre brand
17th June 2022 /0 Comments/by Chris
International News

B-Quik opens four branches in Indonesia

B-Quik Otomotif Indonesia has opened roughly a branch a month in Indonesia for the last four months.

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  1. B-Quik tyre retail branch count rises to 180
  2. Low Demand For Cars In Thailand Boosts B-Quik
  3. B-Quik Expands Despite Unrest in Thailand
  4. Marubeni re-brands Indonesian tyre retail chain as B-Quik
16th June 2022 /0 Comments/by Chris
UK News

Kerr’s Tyres Group celebrates 20th anniversary

Kerr’s Tyres Group has celebrated its 20th anniversary with its very first customer. Originally opening as Kerr’s Tyres in 2002 with a staff of three, the company has expanded both its scale and the range of services it offers over the last two decades.

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  1. Kerr’s invests in 14 new jobs, Newtownards tyre centre
  2. Kerr’s Tyres buys Roundabout Tyre & Battery Service
  3. Kerr’s Tyres buys MW Tyres & Exhausts
  4. Kerr’s Tyres buys Auto Bann
16th June 2022 /0 Comments/by Chris
UK News

91% increase in Halfords Autocentres revenues drives group sales and profits

Halfords Group has reported strong full-year 2022 revenue growth of +19.9 per cent compared with 2020. That means total group revenues amounted to £1.369 billion in 2022, of which £368 million came from the autocentres business – an increase of 91.9 per cent compared with 2020. Group gross margin totalled £721.7 million, of which £211.0 million came from Autocentres. Much of the Autocentres-driven growth comes via the acquisitions of Iversons and the Axle Group/National Tyres last year, however life-for-like growth of 23.4 per cent shows that business continues on an organic upward trajectory as well. As a result, Halfords Autocentres gross margin is now growing six-times faster than the group’s wider retail business.

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  1. Halfords buys Universal Tyres and Autocentres for £15 million
  2. Lodge Tyres consolidated in 2020, growing in 2021
  3. The tyre business is keeping countries rolling
  4. Greg Ward joins Halfords
16th June 2022 /0 Comments/by Chris
UK News

Klarius raises prices ‘by a small proportion’

Klarius reports that it has been using its “extensive UK stock of exhaust systems, components and accessories to limit price rises to the aftermarket” up till now. However, the continuing rises in global energy costs are now being compounded by direct sanctions on trade with Russia, which is also pushing up raw materials costs for manufacturing industry.

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  1. MAM Certification for Klarius
  2. Klarius adds 48 exhaust components
  3. Trevor Hudson appointed Klarius business development manager, Germany
  4. Crown Court acquits Klarius directors
15th June 2022 /0 Comments/by Chris
Career Tracks, UK News

ATS Euromaster invests in making centres EV-ready

ATS Euromaster, which describes itself as a network of “tyre and maintenance centres”, has invested in upskilling technicians so they can work on both hybrid and electric vehicles. Technicians have been trained to IMI standards as part of a phased roll out.

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  1. ATS Euromaster opens training/service centre in Birmingham
  2. ATS Euromaster launches national H&S training programme
  3. ATS Euromaster appoints Michael Young as group operations director
  4. Kwik Fit to recruit 300 new apprentices
15th June 2022 by Chris
Career Tracks, UK News

Merityre appoints new managing director

Dene Arnold has been appointed as Merityre managing director effective July 2022, having worked with the company for over 40 years where he started as a tyre fitter.

Specifically, Dene Arnold will move from his current position as general manager and executive director to the of role managing director. Arnold will be takes over from Noel Pope who will become chairman. Both Noel Pope and his brother Jolyon will remain as executive directors of the company.

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  1. Tyre distributors come together for ‘Kick-starting your business’ webinar
  2. Merityre raises over £1,000 for charity from car show event
  3. Mobile tyre fitting: the new normal for tyre retailers?
  4. Merityre celebrates hat trick of tyre industry award wins
15th June 2022 by Chris
UK News

Repairify achieves ISO 9001

Repairify UK Limited has been awarded the ISO 9001 quality management standard following Red EU’s award earlier this year. According to the company, “this latest recognition reinforces Repairify’s continued investment to accelerate its scale and growth in response to the needs of the marketplace in the UK and across Europe.”

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  1. ATS Euromaster secures ISO 9001:2015
  2. Superdoll Zambia gains ISO 9001-2015
  3. ATS Euromaster adds to safety award tally
  4. ATS Euromaster retains ISO 9001 for 27th year running
14th June 2022 by Chris
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