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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
In 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 […]
In 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In this issue: Europe’s newest retreader invests in a “particular service”: Although consolidation has become the rule in recent times, a remarkable exception to this rule – one characterised by entrepreneurship and persuasiveness – can be found in Germany’s retreading market: Reifenservice Quirmbach in Germany invested a seven-figure sum to develop its own truck tyre […]
In this issue: Tyre retail: The tyre retail business is facing unprecedented challenges across the UK and Europe. On the one hand, most countries are in some kind of lockdown, which is reducing retail footfall. At the same time, miles driven are dropping, which has put the brakes on new tyre demand. However, a significant […]
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