Norway ‘the best market for electric vehicles’
Norway continues to lead the global market for electric vehicles, according to the most recent plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) index from IHS Automotive, part of business information provider IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO). Plug-in electric vehicles are defined as either a pure Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) or a Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle (PHEV).
Continue ReadingTriangle IPO underway
Triangle Tire’s initial public offering (IPO) got underway as planned on 9 September with the company becoming a public traded entity on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The listing became active 10 September 2016 following approval by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on 19 August 2016.
Continue ReadingVW expands artificial intelligence work
The Volkswagen Group reports that it is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) work in order to “not only with a view to using this key technology in the field of autonomous driving and in production, but also to speed up corporate processes”. To that end, Prof. Patrick van der Smagt will be joining the team of AI experts and data scientists at the Volkswagen Group’s Data Lab in Munich from October, and will lead the AI team. Van der Smagt is Associate Professor at Technische Universität München and one of Europe’s leading experts in deep learning and robotics.
Continue ReadingZC Rubber supplies Goodride tyres for Zambian dam project
ZC Rubber has provided Goodride CM998 tyres in size 12.00 R20 to the Lower Kafue Gorge Hydraulic Power Project, one of the largest projects in Zambia, operated by China’s Sinohydro Bureau 11 Co., Ltd. The deal marks the cooperation between ZC Rubber and Sinohydro aboard.
Continue ReadingPoint S and Siligom create 650 centre strong tyre retail group in France
Point S France and Siligom have joined forces in the creation of a new group which represents 650 retail outlets, 500 independent entrepreneurs, 4,000 employees and a consolidated turnover of roughly 580 million euros. The businesses offer tyres and maintenance for passenger cars as well as for trucks, agricultural and earthmover vehicles.
Continue ReadingApollo Tyres aiming for “dominance” in India’s TBR segment
Despite being a latecomer to India’s truck and bus radial (TBR) tyre market, Apollo Tyres says it currently produces one in every four TBR tyres sold in the country. The tyre maker has now stated its intention to “move from leadership to dominance in the fast-growing TBR segment,” and aims to achieve this dominance through capacity increases scheduled to kick in before the end of this year and by introducing several new product lines.
Continue ReadingKnorr-Bremse partners with Microlise in telematics deal
The world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for commercial vehicles, Knorr-Bremse, has partnered UK -ased telematics provider Microlise in a move that will see a range of transport management products launched across Europe.
Continue ReadingSolvay’s Sylvaine Neveu wins 2016 Irène Joliot-Curie Prize
Solvay, Sylvaine Neveu, a researcher at the firm’s Research and Innovation entity within the group’s Global Business Unit Silica, has won the Irène Joliot-Curie 2016 award for work on energy saving tyre technology. She was honoured in the category Woman, Research and Enterprise, granted by the French Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research.
Continue ReadingPinizzotto new IRSG secretary general
The International Rubber Study Group, IRSG has named Salvatore Pinizzotto as its new secretary general. Pinizzotto will officially take up the post on 1 January 2017 at the end of the tenure of Dr Stephen Evans.
Continue ReadingGoodyear aiming for US$3 billion in operating income by 2020
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is aiming to achieve US$3 billion in annual segment operating income by 2020. At the same time the company is planning to attain cumulative free cash flow of $4.3-$4.9 billion from 2017 to 2020.
Continue ReadingMy Car Check supports Project Edward
My Car Check is supporting Project EDWARD, ‘European Day Without A Road Death’, on Wednesday 21 September 2016. The initiative has been devised by TISPOL, the European Traffic Police Network, with the aim of improving road safety, not just on 21 September but every day.
Continue ReadingLinglong working towards dandelion rubber commercialisation in China
Linglong Tire reports that a team from the tyre maker was amongst the more than 40 experts that met last month to discuss the utilisation of dandelions as a source of rubber. The Council of Dandelion Rubber Industrial Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance was held in Harbin, China between 15 and 17 August, and was attended by representatives from Linglong, the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association, Linglong Tire and Beijing University of Chemical Technology, along with attendees from Russia and the US.
Continue ReadingBridgestone Potenza S001 “performance tyre pick” in Australian test
Price advantage has led to a victory for Bridgestone in a test of size 225/35 R18 tyres performed by CarAdvice, Australia’s largest independent automotive content publisher. The tyres were tested on an Audi S1, with former World Rally Championship driver Chris Atkinson evaluating the five brands of rubber selected by CarAdvice.
Continue ReadingTitan, Goodyear e-commerce site goes live in USA
Titan International has launched a new e-commerce site for Titan and Goodyear brand ATV and UTV tyres in the US. The off-road tyre specialist reports that the TitanATV.com site allows visitors to select from more than 100 styles and sizes of tyres to suit any application.
Continue ReadingBeijing Jingyie launches new generation tyre builder
Mesnac reports that its subsidiary Beijing Jingyie Mechanical Equipment Co. Ltd. has introduced a new generation of fully-automated, two-stage passenger car tyre building machines. The new line was introduced during a celebration of Beijing Jingyie’s 20th anniversary on 27 August, and a delegation of senior officials from China’s rubber industry later witnessed the machines in action at Beijing Jingyie’s factory in Tianjin.
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