Pirelli adds two P Zero Porsche Taycan tyres to its Elect range
Porsche has chosen Pirelli P Zero R and P Zero Trofeo tyres for its restyled Taycan and has exclusively appointed Pirelli to supply tyres for the Taycan Turbo GT. According to the company, the first tyre is designed for “supercars’ everyday driving”, while the second is a street-legal semi-slick tyre. Both were launched earlier this year and have been specifically adapted in collaboration with the German carmaker. And both feature the Elect marking on the sidewall, indicating a package of technological solutions to suit the characteristics of electric vehicles and made its debut in 2019 on the first generation of the Porsche Taycan. Porsches range includes over 30 Pirelli homologated tyres bearing the Elect designation, accompanying Porsches electric transition on different models, such as the Macan.
Continue Reading
Peter Smith passes away aged 74
Peter Smith, former joint managing director of historic tyre distributor BMTR, has passed away suddenly at the age of 74. Along with his brother Paul, Peter was part of the third generation of the Smith family to run the business founded by their Grandfather Jack Smith in 1919.
Continue Reading
2 new Maxxis products at The Tire Cologne
Maxxis International intends to present two new products at The Tire Cologne this June. The company shares that it will bring the Maxxis Premitra HP6 and Victra Sport 6 summer tyres to the biennial trade exhibition in Germany.
Continue Reading
Zodo Tire to build tyre plant in Cambodia
Shandong, China-based Zodo Tire Co. Ltd is preparing to set up a factory in Cambodia. According to plans, the tyre maker will build a facility with an annual production capacity of 6 million semi-steel radials and 1.2 million all-steel radials. Zodo Tire has not disclosed how much it will invest in this project.
Continue Reading
Sailun delays Vietnam plant expansion
Sailun Group has revised the timetable for expanding production at its factory in Vietnam. Instead of commencing operations by March 2024, the tyre maker now intends to add a further three million semi-steel radials, one million all-steel radials and 50,000 tonnes of off-highway tyres to its annual capacities by March 2025.
Continue Reading
Nova Motorsport acquires Camac
Following the news that the company will be producing certain Avon-branded motorsport tyres, Nova Motorsport has announced “its acquisition of leading tyre producer, Camac”. No details relating to the terms of acquisition have been released.
Continue Reading
Point S strengthens UK team with 3 hires
Independent tyre dealer and car maintenance network Point S Tyre & Autocare has bolstered its UK team with three strategic appointments. It has named Gary Holden the network’s UK Sales Manager North, while Dexter Jones and Paul Jones have taken on the roles of Business Development Manager South East and Marketing Manager, respectively.
Continue Reading
Mike Welch named RSE Fellow
Tyre industry entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr Michael Welch OBE, has been named alongside BAFTA and Emmy-winning satirist Armando Iannucci and award-winning journalist and charity founder Sally Magnusson among the 57 fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) announced the 2024. Other 2024 fellows include: Leonie Bell, Director of the V&A Dundee, public health advocate Professor Jason Gill, and Professor Elham Kashefi, a world leader in the field of quantum computing.
Continue Reading
Transaid appoints new head of fundraising
Transaid has appointed Maddy Matheson, 26, as its new head of fundraising. Matheson joined Transaid’s fundraising team in 2021, most recently serving as communications and corporate partnerships manager, where she was responsible for assisting the development and delivery of fundraising strategy.
Continue Reading
Bumper March for new van sales
More than 50,000 new light commercial vehicles (LCVs) joined UK roads in a bumper March for fleet renewal as more businesses upgraded to the very latest models than in any other month during the past three years. 52,916 new vans, 4x4s and pickups were registered, up 11.1 per cent as Britons increasingly depend on vans for everything from online shopping to local trades. As a result, the van sector in 2024 delivered its best first quarter for three years, with volumes now just -7.7 per cent below Q1 2019.
Continue Reading
New car sales – best March performance for five years
The UK new car market clocked up its 20th consecutive month of growth in March, with a 10.4 per cent rise in registrations. In what is typically the busiest month of the year due to the new number plate, 317,786 new cars reached the road with a 24 plate – the best March performance since 2019, although still -30.6 per cent below pre-pandemic levels.
Continue Reading
James Stopps joins PCL as Area Sales Manager
Pneumatic Components Ltd (PCL) has appointed James Stopps to the position of Area Sales Manager in charge of its South region. Stopps joins the company from consumables and fasteners supplier Würth UK Ltd, where he managed a team of 12 sales consultants and over 1,800 accounts for the automotive division, growing the area by over 20 per cent.
Continue Reading
Millstream deflates risk of punctures with Michelin X Tweel
Punctures had been an increasing problem for Millstream Estate Services of late, but not since equipping its grass cutting fleet with airless Michelin X Tweel Turf wheels. The Milton Keynes-based business now runs the tyre and wheel combination on five of its six Kubota ZD 1211 zero-turn mowers and plans to upgrade the remaining machine in the near future.
Continue Reading
Tyre mould maker EMT now a Continental operation
Continental has acquired EMT s.r.o., a mould manufacturing specialist based in Puchov, Slovakia. The tyre maker and automotive technology company obtained all shares in its long-standing supplier on 2 April 2024 after entering into an agreement with EMT’s shareholders, including majority shareholder Dynamic Design Europe. Beyond confirming the retention of all 107 EMT employees, Continental has not disclosed details of the agreement.
Continue Reading
REV Technologies – Kordsa debuts EV brand
Tyre reinforcement, composite technologies and compounding specialist Kordsa has unveiled a new brand, REV Technologies. The company is positioning this brand at the electric vehicle market, and by doing so aims to solidify its “commitment to shaping the future of sustainable mobility.”
Continue Reading
