SMMT: More new plug-in vehicles in 2021 than during whole of last decade
New plug-in vehicle uptake rates have accelerated so rapidly that the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) forecasts more of these joining Britain’s roads in 2021 than during the whole of the last decade. It expects that around 287,000 zero-emission cars will be added to the UK car parc this year, a figure equalling around one-sixth of all new cars. A total of just 271,962 new battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles (BEVs & PHEVs) were registered between 2010 and 2019. Furthermore, current forecasts suggest that BEV registrations will exceed those of diesel by the end of 2022.
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IAA Transportation: New name & focus for major commercial vehicle show
The organiser of the German exhibition known as IAA Cars for many a year caught the zeitgeist in 2021 and repackaged the event as IAA Mobility, broadening its remit to include cyclists and other mobility stakeholders. Similarly, it is expanding the concept behind the IAA Commercial Vehicles show and giving it a new identity – IAA Transportation. When returning to its familiar home in Hannover from 20 to 25 September 2022 after a prolonged absence, it will for the first time “give actors from the fields of commercial vehicles, buses and logistics the opportunity to network with leading tech providers and suppliers.”
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Nokian Tyres: Healthy YTD sales
Nokian Tyres has regained its operational strength. The Finnish manufacturer shares that its sales rose by more than a third in the first nine months of this year, while operating profit more than quadrupled over the same period, nudging the margin up to 17.9 per cent.
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BKT launches new L-5 size of Earthmax SR 51 wheel loader tyre
BKT has introduced a new 875/65 R29 L-5 size in its Earthmax SR 51 range. The manufacturer says the extra-deep tread offers excellent cut and puncture protection and longer wear life. The new 65 series OTR tyre line has been designed for wheel loaders working in aggressive applications, such as highly abrasive rock quarries and landfills.
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Vaculug commits to Net Zero by 2030
UK tyre retreader Vaculug has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2030. The pledge means that greenhouse gases produced by Vaculug will be balanced by the amount removed from the atmosphere. The company says it recognises the importance of becoming a sustainable company and is committed to achieving net zero by changing the way it operates. The company notes that it is “the first tyre retreader” to make this pledge.
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Felicia Sanders to head Michelin North America’s HR
Michelin Group has named Felicia Sanders the next chief human resources officer of Michelin North America. She succeeds David Stafford, who will retire in December, and will be responsible for all employee-facing functions in the United States and Canada region.
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Hamatite sale to Sika Group completed
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has completed the transfer of its Hamatite business to Swiss-based speciality chemicals company Sika Group. The transaction took place according to the schedule announced on 28 April.
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Dunlop launches RoadSmart IV
Dunlop is introducing a new generation of its RoadSmart line-up next year and promises that this, the RoadSmart IV, will be the brand’s “most versatile sport-touring tyre yet.” It will offer the tyre in a 21-size and 24 SKU range that brings Dunlop’s total portfolio of RoadSmart sport-touring tyres to over 40 sizes, covering more than 700 models and 97 per cent of the sport-touring radial tyre segment.
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Tyrexpo Asia moving to Thailand in 2022
Singapore has taken a hard line against Covid-19 and continues to enforce international travel restrictions. In order to ensure it can welcome visitors to Tyrexpo Asia 2022, organiser Tarsus Group has decided to hold the event in Bangkok instead. Thailand will allow quarantine-free entry for fully vaccinated travellers from low-risk countries from the beginning of November 2021 with no need to quarantine.
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One Rock renames Eastman’s tyre additives business as Flexsys
On 1 November private equity firm One Rock Capital Partners LLC announced that it had completed the previously announced acquisition of the Eastman Chemical Company tyre additives business. Now the company is being renamed as Flexsys, a tribute to the legacy name of the business. The acquisition of Flexsys marks One Rocks sixth corporate carve-out transaction in 2021.
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Hankook Tire: Global issues affect Q3 2021 sales, profit
Consolidated sales and operating profit may have been down year-on-year during the three months to 30 September 2021, but Hankook Tire was nonetheless pleased to experience “qualitative growth” during the quarter.
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TRA urges UK to mirror Australia’s move to end unprocessed end-of-life tyre exports
The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) has spoken out to endorse the move Australian government’s move to prohibit the export of most unprocessed end-of-life tyres from December 2021. The only exception will be casings suitable for retreading or validated reuse. In addition, Peter Taylor, secretary general of the TRA urged DEFRA Secretary of state George Eustice MP to closely study this change in Australian law and consider whether the UK should follow a similar path:
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Bridgestone Vietnam wins Best Supplier award from Toyota Motor Vietnam
Recently, Bridgestone Vietnam Tire Trading Co., Ltd and Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing Vietnam Co., Ltd (Bridgestone Vietnam) received the Best Supplier award in 2020 at the Toyota Motor Vietnam (Toyota Vietnam) annual conference.
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26 truck tyre service providers integrated with Bridgestone via TiDaex and Fleetbridge
A total of 26 commercial tyre service providers have successfully installed integration between Cam International’s TiDaeX and Bridgestone’s FleetBridge system. According to Cam International, the companies are using e-jobsheet to connect with FleetBridge in order to secure “greater shared data accuracy and efficiency between connected dealers and Bridgestone Europe”. The systemised link is said to make it easier to do business with the global tyre manufacturer, by markedly reducing the dealers’ admin workload where Bridgestone fleet work is concerned.
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NTAW gains Michelin retreading capability via Black Rubber acquisition
Australian tyre wholesaler National Tyre & Wheel Limited (NTAW) has signed the necessary paperwork for its acquisition of Black Rubber Pty Ltd and Black Rubber Sydney Pty Limited. The transaction, which took place yesterday and is valued at AU$26.3 million (£14.5 million), brings Black Rubber’s import and retreading businesses into the NTAW fold.
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