NFDA’S Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) hits landmark of 500 accredited retailers across the UK
Commenting on the news that the NFDA Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) scheme has reached the milestone of 500 accredited dealer sites since its launch in 2019, Sue Robinson chief executive of the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) which represents car and commercial retailers across the UK, said: “It is extremely positive to see that the automotive retailing sector has embraced the EVA scheme.
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Yokohama BluEarth gets FAW Toyota EV sedan bZ3 OE fitment in China
Yokohama began delivering its BluEarth-GT AE51 tyres in February as original equipment for the new bZ3 electric vehicle (EV) sedan sold in China by FAW Toyota Motor Co Ltd (FAW Toyota). The manufacturer is supplying the tyre in sizes 215/65R16 98H and 225/50R18 95V. The bZ3 was jointly developed by BYD Toyota EV Technology Co, Ltd, a joint venture established by Toyota Motor Corporation and BYD Company Ltd, and FAW Toyota.
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Huasheng Rubber releases electric vehicle tyres
At the 2023 Guangrao tyre exhibition, Huasheng Rubber held a press conference and released a variety of electric vehicle tyres. Tyrepress China learned at the press conference that the new electric vehicle tyres released by the tyre manufacturer cover PCR and TBR. Passenger car tyres include three products: ultra-quiet series, self-repairing series and colourful customised series. The ultra-quiet series products use new polyurethane foam mute cotton material with an excellent silent effect. Compared with ordinary products on the market, the noise of this product is reduced by 6-10 decibels. Self-repairing series products can maintain stable performance between minus 35 and 120 degrees Celsius. Colourful customised series tyres are designed to meet the market’s demand for trends.
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SimpleTire loses 1 million customer records in data breach
At the end of May, Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, announced that he had discovered “a non-password protected database that contained over a million customer records.” They were SimpleTire customer order confirmations, which – according to Fowler – “exposed…the customer’s name, phone number, physical address and partial credit card number with expiration dates.”
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RoboTire aims to install 20 automated wheel-fitting systems in 2023
Roughly a year after RoboTire raised $7.5 million dollars in a funding round led by US tyre retailer, Discount Tire, at the end of 2022 the company launched its first operational production cell at a Discount Tire centre in Arizona.
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Owen Phillips, Cambrian Tyres operations manager, dies suddenly
Owen Phillips, the operations manager at UK motorcycle tyre distributor Cambrian Tyres, has passed away. The company announced the news via its Facebook page, saying the Cambrian team is deeply saddened at the “huge loss” of a highly valued, integral, and longstanding colleague and friend. In addition to his role with Cambrian Tyres, Phillips had risen to the rank of Sergeant with the local cadets squadron and was “immensely proud of his achievements with the group.” The company extended its thoughts to Phillips’ family and friends: “He will be a huge loss to the CT family, and the local community. Rest in peace Owen, you are already sorely missed.”
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Point S aims to ‘level the playing field’
Point S Tyre & Autocare is on a mission to level the playing field in the tyre sector and give independent businesses the buying power of their larger competitors. But how is the network set up to achieve that? Wayne Daniel, Point S UK Operations Manager, explained.
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550 jobs go in Fulda as Goodyear cuts tyre production there by 50%
Goodyear is cutting up to 50 per cent of the jobs at its tyre factory in Fulda, Germany, which will result in “a similar sized” cut in tyre production, the tyre manufacturer announced today. Since around 1100 people are employed at the Fulda tyre factory, that means around 550 jobs will be cut. The news comes as a result of Goodyear’s review of its manufacturing footprint.
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2 new premium brake discs from Textar
TMD Friction UK has introduced two new brake disc references to its Textar brand product range. The new premium brake discs now available include 92345203 for VW Multivan T7 (2021-) and 92346103, for Toyota Aygo X (2022-) models.
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Davanti Tyres to appear at Latin Tyre Expo
As part of its expansion across Latin America, Davanti Tyres will be appearing at Latin Tyre Expo 2023 in Panama City. At this year’s exhibition - which runs 14th-16th June - Davanti will be showcasing its most popular products, plus some new additions to the range which are yet to be released.
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PCL works with Sheffield Hallam University on research project
PCL has praised a cohort of business students at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) having collaborated with them on market research project. The joint project with Sheffield Business School has proved such a success it looks set to be the catalyst for similar initiatives across Europe and potentially worldwide.
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New Mintex brake pad, disc, and drum parts
TMD Friction UK has introduced nine new brake pad, disc and drum references to its Mintex brand product ranges.
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From Guangrao to the world
On May 17, 2023, the three-day 13th China (Guangrao) International Rubber Tire & Auto Accessory Exhibition (ChinaGRTAE 2023) ended, with Chinese language Tyrepress sister site, Tyrepress China in attendance. An organiser press conference on the last day of the show claimed that ChinaGRTAE 2023 had achieved outstanding results. According to preliminary statistics, more than 830 trade intentions, agreements, and contracts were reached on May 15th and 16th, exceeding 21.9 billion yuan. One special event hosted by the exhibition achieved more than 330 “one-to-one” negotiations, reaching an intention amount of 2.3 billion yuan.
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France’s first EV battery factory opens
Following the news that France has opened its first electric vehicle battery factory in Billy-Berclau in the northern region of the country, Sumit Das, senior analyst, Automotive at GlobalData, says: “France’s first EV battery gigafactory will provide a base to step up the production of batteries and electric vehicles as the European Union has set a 2035 deadline to phase out the sale of new fossil fuel cars.
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Eden Tyres acquires Apex Tyres
Around 26 May, Eden Tyre completed the purchase of Apex Tyres in Peterborough, bringing the tyre retailer’s total branch count to 22. Managing direct, Matthew Eden, commented:
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