Protyre supplying tyre services to Pirelli-backed championships
Pirelli has agreed terms with Micheldever Tyre Services (MTS) for its Protyre Motorsport Division to become the official provider of tyre services for two Pirelli-backed motorsport championships in the UK from 2016.
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Goodyear reaffirms 2015 targets with ‘strong’ 2Q results, despite EMEA troubles
Goodyear has reported strong overall results for its second quarter, despite falling sales in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. The manufacturer reported that the 20 per cent lower sales, $1,265 million compared to $1,580 million in the same quarter in 2014, was primarily a result of “unfavourable foreign currency translation”, though it also saw two per cent lower tyre unit volume. This was a result of lower consumer tyre sales and the manufacturer’s exit from the agricultural tyre business. Both original equipment and replacement tyre shipments were down two per cent. Its EMEA operating income was also eight per cent below the 2014 2Q, though operating margin rose from 7.4 to 8.5 per cent.
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Pirelli to sponsor inaugural Salon Privé ‘Prestige & Performance’ competition
Pirelli has come on board as sponsor of the new Salon Privé ‘Prestige & Performance’ competition, which will take place at Blenheim Palace on 5 September. As the first Concours of its kind in the UK to uniquely pay homage to post-1975 supercars, this event allows spectators to see stunning cars from the last 40 years. The up to 80 entries in the Prestige & Performance competition will be presented in the Great Court and paraded through the grounds of Blenheim Palace.
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Uttenweiler steps down as First Stop regional MD
Bridgestone Europe reports the departure of the managing director of its First Stop business in the German-speaking ‘DACH’ markets and Eastern Europe, Dr. Urban Uttenweiler. According to a statement released by Bridgestone, Uttenweiler has “decided to take on a new role outside the Bridgestone organisation.”
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Toyota chooses Toyo tyres for two ‘Scion’ models
Toyo tyres have been selected for two models Toyota is releasing in North America under the Scion vehicle brand name. The Mazda 2-based 2016 Scion iA will be fitted with a 16-inch version of the Toyo Proxes A27 tyre, while the Toyota Auris-based Scion iM will ride on 17-inch Toyo Proxes 4 Plus B all-season tyres.
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UK mainland’s ‘most northerly’ haulier continues 100-year Michelin relationship
The most northerly haulage company on the UK mainland is continuing to fit Michelin tyres as original equipment and replacements across its 30-strong heavy truck fleet, nearly 100 years after its Michelin policy began. Scrabster-based D Steven & Son, which also has depots in Wick, Aberdeen and Glasgow, specifies Michelin’s latest generation 315/80 R 22.5 X MultiWay 3D tyres on its prime movers – all of which are under three years old – claiming the fitments ensure mobility in extreme wet weather and snowy conditions.
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Dipstix’ new TrustBay service designed to help garages generate online reviews
Social media has made accessing the opinions of trusted peers easier than ever, so it makes sense that garages and workshops should find ways to increase this free publicity. Dipstix, a website dedicated to helping motorists manage their cars, has created TrustBay to offer garages a chance to generate vital customer reviews.
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Bonjour, Guten Tag, Hola, Ciao! – BKT website goes multilingual
In January off-road tyre specialist BKT relaunched its bkt-tires.com website, and the company has now increased its international appeal by adding French, German, Spanish and Italian language options. The tyre maker says the jump from one to five languages on its site in “perfectly in line with the company’s positioning and focus on an international public.”
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Local production and OE aspirations – Triangle Tyre’s globalisation strategy
Even though some 55 per cent of the more than RMB 9 billion (£943 million) it earned last year came from sales outside of China, Triangle Tyre Co. Ltd. doesn’t yet consider itself a global company. But this is something China’s largest privately-owned tyre business intends to change. While it continues to invest in domestic R&D and manufacturing facilities, Triangle says it is also ready to expand its footprint beyond China. The company has appointed a new chief executive officer to facilitate this step, and during one of his first appearances in this new role he shared that we don’t have long to wait until we see the emergence of a more global Triangle Tyre.
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