Michelin OE on Ford Focus Electric
In addition to being fitted with Michelin Energy Saver tyres, the 2015 Ford Focus Electric will also come with Michelin Guides pre-loaded onto its SYNC2 in-car connectivity system. According to the tyre maker, every Ford Focus Electric that rolls off the production line will be fitted with 215/55 R 17 Michelin Energy Saver tyres. In […]
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There’s money in them tyres – Schaeffler tops Germany’s rich list
He appeared together with his mother at the apex of financial publication Bilanz’s list of the 500 richest Germans last autumn, and now Georg Schaeffler has been named the richest person in Germany by Forbes magazine. According to Forbes, the 80 per cent owner in Continental majority shareholder the Schaeffler Group possesses assets worth US$26.9 billion, which secures him 21st place in the publication’s global rich list and first in Germany. His top spot in the national table sees him ahead of a trio of discount supermarket moguls – the owners of Aldi Süd (which operates Aldi in the UK), Lidl and Aldi Nord.
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Hankook Ventus S1 evo the victor in performance tyre test
Auto Bild Sportscars has voted the Hankook Ventus S1 evo winner of its latest summer tyre test. The German publication evaluated seven 19-inch tyres on a BMW M4 configured for 255/35 at the front and 275/35 R19Y on the rear axle.
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Bridgestone returning as World Solar Challenge title sponsor
The Bridgestone brand will again act as title sponsor of this years World Solar Challenge – which will be known, as you’ve already probably guessed, as the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2015. The event will take place in Australia between 18 and 25 October and is the 13th World Solar Challenge since 1987. Bridgestone intends to use the World Solar Challenge as a platform for promoting its ‘Ecopia with ologic’ technology, and the company says it will also engage in associated environmental initiatives and programmes that support young engineers participating in the event.
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Behind the Geolandar H/T G056
Where the new tyre fits in Yokohama’s European 4X4/SUV thinking At the start of March Yokohama announced plans to launch a new 4X4/SUV tyre – called the Geolandar H/T G056 – in Europe this summer. The Geolandar H/T G056 will be available in 25 sizes ranging from 15 to 20-inch diameters, completing the Yokohama line-up […]
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Jedburgh farmer fits Michelin BibSteel Hard Surface for increased robustness
A Jedburgh-based farmer is fitting Michelin’s BibSteel Hard Surface tyres to his Mustang skid steer. Scott Barbour, partner in RG Barbour & Sons says the robust tyres excel when working in some of the toughest farm conditions.
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Micheldever Protyre to join CAM’s e-jobsheet community
Micheldever Protyre has used CAM’s UniSerV software technology to manage its growing truck business over the past four years. Now it plans to integrate e-jobsheet, CAM’s digital tablet-based service work platform for truck, bus and van. The software will allow it to capture job data accurately, increase its business development opportunities and process transactions speedily and accurately, CAM says.
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Pirelli keeps up OE record: 266 new homologations in 2014
Pirelli’s OE Geneva Motor Show presence sought to emphasise the Italian manufactuer’s strong OE record, especially at the top end of the market. In 2014, Pirelli gained 266 new homologations, of which 213 came in the premium and prestige sectors, an increase of 6 per cent compared to the previous year. Of these, 118 had […]
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Bridgestone shows new ologic tyre in Geneva
Bridgestone stand in Geneva offered visitors a close-up view of the revolutionary Ecopia EP500 ologic tyre, a product it exclusively supplies for the BMW i3 electric car. Bridgestone’s ologic technology, first applied with BMW, capitalizes on the synergies of a large tyre diameter and narrow tread design to provide aerodynamics and rolling resistance efficiencies. Bridgestone […]
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Chicago Pneumatic’s BlueTork Nutrunner
Chicago Pneumatic is promoting its BlueTork CP7600 nutrunner series as “the most reliable and ergonomic solution for truck and bus tyre changing operations”. According to the company, the BlueTork nutrunner can tighten wheel nuts to a precise specification without using impact force. It is purportedly the only non-impact tool with a shut-off nutrunner available on […]
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