Bridgestone Competition Winner
Bridgestone has announced the results of its pan-European competition to win an Actros truck. The competition, which attracted entries from hundreds of feet operators from 14 countries, was won by German logistics company Aug. W. Bode GmbH, based at Bad Salzuflen.
Continue ReadingSmarTire Unveils SmartWave Architecture
SmarTire Systems Inc has launched a new wireless gateway product line that will carry the SmartWave(TM) brand. This SmartWave brand will apply to all products developed under SmarTire’s wireless gateway architecture. Under the SmartWave brand, the company will initially introduce three versions of its tyre pressure and monitoring systems to meet the varying needs of fleet customers.
Continue ReadingAutodata to Launch Updated Wheel Alignment Manual
Autodata has updated its Wheel Alignment Data manual to include information on over 60 new models and important revisions to many other models. The 2006 edition marks 30 years of accurate up-to-date information on Wheel Alignment from Autodata.
Continue ReadingCam Systems Undergoes Investment and Restructuring Programme
A major investment programme and restructuring of operations at Cam Systems has delivered an innovative new approach to managing IT Support needs. The Gloucestershire-based tyre trade software specialist has redefined its support operation to offer three distinct options to meet the changing needs of customers and reflect the continuing development and diversity of the IT sector.
Continue ReadingManufacturers Use Tactilus Footprint Profiling System
Sensor Products LLC has produced a “next generation” tyre tread footprint profiling system, which is already in use by manufacturers like Kumho. Capable of thousands of uses with consistent repeatability, the Tactilus is reportedly able to detect a wider range of pressures and offers greater advantages to engineers than its predecessor in the areas of adaptability and customisation.
Continue ReadingBridgestone Unveils New Machinery in Australia
Bridgestone Australia Ltd has unveiled a new Tyre Assembly Machine (TAM) at its Salisbury, Australia facility. According to the company, the new TAM represents a “significant investment” and will be used to manufacture 17 inch tyres, which are currently sourced from outside Australia.
Continue ReadingBridgestone Launches ‘Advanced’ B250
Bridgestone has launched what the company calls its “most technologically advanced general use tyre to date.” The new tyre will replace the original equipment B391 and B390 tyres, and the B330 Evo, which is sold purely in the replacement market. The move is designed to simplify the company’s range of general use tyres, increase brand recognition, and make the ordering process easier for dealers, the company said in a statement.
Continue ReadingFour Falcon Board Members Quit
Four Falcon Tyre board members have resigned, only days after the company was bought by the Ruia group. The company informed Bombay Stock Exchange that Vidya Manohar Chhabria, Komal C Wazir, Mohan M Thakur and Deepak Chaudhuri (the former executive director) had all resigned. The resignations took effect on 1 December, it emerged.
Continue ReadingCTNA Gets OE Deal From Autocar
(Akron/Tire Review) Continental Tire North America (CTNA) said that its Continental brand medium truck tyres have earned standard equipment fitments on Autocar’s Xpeditor line of trucks. The OE contract includes CTNA’s Continental HSU and HDL steer and drive tyre lines.
Continue ReadingMichelin Going After Counterfeiters
(Akron/Tire Review) Groupe Michelin has gone on the attack against alleged counterfeit tyres, calling on the European Union Trade Commission to take action against a flood of counterfeit medium truck tyres, units the manufacturer said could pose highway dangers.
Continue ReadingAmcast Files Second Chapter 11
Amcast Industrial Corp has again filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy three months after emerging from an earlier filing, according to court documents. Previously the company had filed for bankruptcy in November 2004 before clearing this status in August.
Continue ReadingCGS Acquires 100 per cent of Rubena
Czech rubber company Ceska Gumarenska Spolecnost (CGS) has bought Rubena Hradec Kralove, increasing its stake from 99.95 per cent, Interfax reported. The CGS group also includes rubber and tyre producers Mitas and Buzuluk
Continue ReadingLexus to Fit Bridgestone Potenza Tyres
(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNAT) announced that its Bridgestone-brand Potenza RE92A tyre has been selected for OE fitment on the 2006 Lexus IS 250 and IS 350 luxury sport sedans.
Continue ReadingRuia Acquires Dunlop India and Falcon Tyres
The privately owned Ruia Group has closed a deal to buy Dunlop India Ltd and Falcon Tyres Ltd, from the Dubai-based MR Chhabria group for a reported 2 billion rupees (£25 million). “An agreement has been reached between Mr Pawan Kumar Ruia and the (Chhabria) Jumbo Group to hand over both Dunlop India and Falcon Tyres,” said H Sandu, a Chhabria group spokesman, confirming the development took place at a meeting in Mumbai.
Continue ReadingTyre Fire Still Burning Eight Months Later
The tyre-based liner of a former quarry near Sevenoaks in Kent is still burning, eight months after a fire was started by arsonists. The owner of the site, Cory Environmental, had planned to turn the land into a new landfill site.
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