EDT Automotive welcomes Trust Pilot reviews
EDT Automotive claims to be one of the first companies of its kind to demonstrate absolute product confidence by offering garage partners and customers the opportunity to leave unbiased and impartial reviews of its service through Trust Pilot.
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IAAF shares common concerns at global meeting
Wendy Williamson, chief executive of the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF), attended the global ‘Right to Repair’ conference at Automechanika Frankfurt, hosted by FIGIEFA, bringing together representatives from international automotive aftermarket associations to unite against mutual threats affecting the industry.
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TerraClean sponsors TV programme
Randstad Ltd’s engine decarbonising service, TerraClean, has become the sponsor of new Travel Channel programme, Stars In Their Cars, as part of its next stage of TV brand awareness.
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And now, TerraClean for motorcycles
TerraClean is exhibiting at Motorcycle Live 2016 at the NEC, Birmingham in Hall 4 on stand 4E15 from 19 to 27 November as it launches its campaign targeting the motorcycle market.
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Scotlands Ash Garage adds to experienced team
Scotlands Ash Garage has appointed Jordan Montgomery as its new apprentice, with the independent garage laying out plans to invest in the business’ growth. The company said the appointment reflects its commitment to securing the future of the independent motor trade by supporting the next generation of technicians.
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Sailun appoints business development manager for East Europe
Sailun Tyres (Europe) has appointed Janis Amolins as its business development manager for East Europe. Amolins will be responsible for the sales and development of the Sailun Jinyu Group’s portfolio of four brands for Europe: Sailun, Jinyu, Black Lion and Rovelo. He joins the Sailun team with immediate effect.
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Dunlop supports National Tyres and Autocare Centres training programme
Dunlop Tyres has helped to design and deliver an in-depth training course in conjunction with National Tyres and Autocare Centres (NTA). Aimed at NTA’s assistant branch managers, the course is the first of its kind, focusing solely on developing assistant branch managers in NTA’s centres nationwide. There has not previously been a training course which offers such in-depth and wide-ranging training for the assistant branch managers.
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Goodyear presents Goodyear Urban CrossOver concept tyre for Lexus UX
Lexus has introduced its Lexus UX concept car, fitted with Goodyear Urban Crossover concept tyres, at the Paris Motor Show 2016. The car is matched with special tyres, showcasing the cooperation between the two companies.
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Road casualty reduction heralds start of Tyre Safety Month
The Department for Transport’s Reported Road Casualties Great Britain (RRCGB) analysis has revealed a reduction in casualties resulting from tyre-related incidents on Britain’s roads. 2015’s data shows a 28 per cent decrease in the number of people killed or seriously injured in tyre-related incidents with total casualties falling by 16.2 per cent when compared with 2014 figures. The results are good news for TyreSafe the day before the start of October’s Tyre Safety Month 2016; the latest figures mean there has been a 44 per cent decrease in all casualties caused by tyre-related incidents since the inception of Tyre Safety Month’s organiser, TyreSafe, in 2006.
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MINExpo launch for ContiEarth tyre range
The Continental brand’s return to the OTR tyre segment has gained traction with the official launch of the ContiEarth range at MINExpo. Continental presented two versions of ContiEarth at the Las Vegas show, the EM-Master and the RDT-Master.
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Summer tyre wins all-season test
The results table for the 2016 Auto Bild all-season tyre test saw last year’s winner and runner-up – the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons and Michelin CrossClimate – swap places. This occurrence means that this year’s size 205/55 R16 all-season tyre test was in fact won by a summer tyre, as Michelin considers its CrossClimate a summer fitment designed and legally approved for year-round use. Call it what you like, at any rate the Auto Bild team deemed the Michelin CrossClimate the pick of the ten-tyre bunch, and awarded it the test’s only ‘exemplary’ rating.
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Third place for Falken drivers in Endurance event
Falken Motorsports drivers Peter Dumbreck and Martin Ragginger claimed a third-place finish at the eighth round of the 2016 VLN Endurance Championship on 25 September. Held at the legendary Nürburgring race circuit in Germany, it’s the second VLN podium finish of the season for the Falken duo. “After changing from the previous Porsche 997 to […]
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