Goodyear to buy Cooper – special supplement
Goodyear’s $2.5 billion-dollar acquisition of Cooper is the biggest tyre industry news story of 2021 so far (click here for detailed analysis of the deal itself, or if you are a logged-in subscriber read all our articles in the e-paper above). But takeovers – especially those this big – are seldom easy. A large portion […]
Retreading Special, March 2021
In this issue: With all the uncertainties the past year has brought it is reassuring to see that some things never change. Our Retreading supplement certainly fits this bill, with no virus – mutated or otherwise – able to stop its appearance in March. In addition to our regular features, Tyres & Accessories is pleased […]
Tyres & Accessories Magazine, April 2020
In this issue: I Workshop Equipment I Automotive workshop equipment hit the headlines in early 2020 with the news that MOT tests in Northern Ireland had been suspended following the discovery of serious faults with the Maha DUO+1 scissor lift models supplied to the region – and indeed to the rest of Ireland. The failure […]
Tyres & Accessories Magazine, March 2021
In this issue: I Commercial Vehicle Tyres I Both Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic loom large over the UK’s commercial vehicle tyre market. Shipping complications, price increases, and fleet utilisation (especially in the relatively minor people transportation segment) all provide question marks over how the short-term market is developing. Yet these questions come at a […]
Tyres & Accessories Magazine, February 2021
In this issue: I Car Tyres I The travails of 2020 caused huge disruption in the car tyre segment. The damage to the original equipment segment is clear from European and UK declines in car registrations – though the effects on each individual market were not uniform. German registrations were only a fraction worse-off, for […]
Tyres & Accessories Magazine, January 2021
In this issue: I TPMS and sensors I In Europe, driven by the desire for CO2 reduction, TPMS legislation was introduced in 2009, with the implementation being phased from 2012 with 100% compliance by 2014. By the end of 2021, the TPMS market will be worth some U$S4 billion, according to the chip-maker that supplies […]
Tyres & Accessories Magazine, December 2020
In this issue: Review of the Year It may well be that you can’t wait to see the back of 2020, but before we close the door on this strange period in our lives, we’re going to take a look over the year and see what’s changed in the business and what hasn’t. From lockdowns, […]
Tyres & Accessories Magazine, November 2020
In this issue: Electric vehicle and eco tyres The coronavirus has sent repercussions throughout the entire economy. Much of this has been negative. However, positive disruption is also taking place. For example, the latest SMMT new car registrations suggest electric vehicle take-up is better than ever. Michael Woodward, UK automotive lead at Deloitte summarised the […]
Tyres & Accessories Magazine, October 2020
In this issue: The increasingly online tyre business GfK analysts highlighted in June how online tyre buying is increasing as a function of lockdown as well as the increased take-up of online shopping in general. Their thesis? More tyres will be sold online and the budget tyre sector will be the beneficiary. In October’s magazine, […]
Tyres & Accessories Magazine, September 2020
Tyres & AccessoriesIn this issue: 4×4 tyres – key to recovery? The 4×4 and SUV tyre sector is one of the fastest-growing and most value-generating in the business. As the UK, Europe and the world reels in wake of the Covid pandemic, could it also be one of keys to recovery? Truck tyres The commercial vehicle tyre […]
Retreading Special, September 2020
Tyres & AccessoriesIn this issue: 4) Green restart: Retreads as a decarbonisation aide Despite the fact that the UK was in the middle of lockdown, Michelin Tyre Plc’s ultra-modern retread manufacturing operation resumed production at the end of April. 10) Poland’s retreading market is under quality and competition pressure If we look at the retreading markets in […]
Tyres & Accessories Magazine, August 2020
In this issue: All-Season and Winter Tyres: It’s official: all-season tyres for cars, but especially SUVs, continue to be a growth market. Our latest articles show how the segment has sustained growth over the past few years, following the introduction of a segment-redefining generation of products that take advantage of new compounding technologies to offer […]
Tyres & Accessories Magazine, July 2020
In this issue: Industrial, Farm and Specialist Tyres: The off-road commercial segments attract high value tyre products and services, making for plenty of opportunities for manufacturers and distributors of a wide range of products. While these segments have not been immune from the effects of coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, they are often a world away from […]
Tyres & Accessories Magazine, June 2020
In this issue: UHP Tyres: Miles driven has dropped two-thirds in the car segment. Original equipment demand is projected to sustain a decline in demand of up to 45 per cent. And current full-year projections indicate a decline in demand of around 20 per cent. Suppliers of UHP tyres are navigating extremely choppy waters. But […]
