Known for its style, speed and performance marketing values, Pirelli & C. S.p.A. is a multinational company based in Milan, Italy, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 1922, with a temporary privatization period by the consortium led by the Chinese state-owned enterprise ChemChina.
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Polestar 2 BST Edition 270 fits P-Zero Elect tyres
PirelliPirelli’s P Zero Elect has been chosen as original equipment (OE) for the limited-edition Polestar 2 BST Edition 270. The most powerful version of the Polestar 2 to date, the car will be fitted with 245/35 R21 UHP tyres developed to meet the specific characteristics of the electric car.
Pirelli supplying off-road tyre for Porsche 911
For the first time in the model’s 59-year history, Porsche is specifying an off-road tyre as original equipment for the 911. It has turned to Pirelli, who is delivering the Scorpion All Terrain Plus, a tyre it claims to have “designed for the most challenging conditions.” The tyre will be standard equipment on the new Porsche 911 Dakar, a reinterpretation of the classic coupé with maximised off-road capabilities.
YokohamaAeolus approves 610 million yuan investment plan
AeolusOn its 10 November board meeting, Aeolus approved a project with a total investment of 610 million yuan (about 73.12 million pounds, 82.93 million euros) at its manufacturing base in Jiaozuo, China. It is reported that the tyre company plans to increase the annual production capacity of 80,000 tyres through reconstruction, including giant tyres and engineering radial tyres. The construction period is expected to be 18 months.
Cinturato CA67 & CN36 sizes return to Pirelli range
The Pirelli Collezione range of tyres for cars built between 1930 and 2000 has grown with a recreated Cinturato CA67 in size 155 R13 and Cinturato CN36 in 165 R13 for the Sport Spider and Sport Coupé versions of the Fiat 850 and Fiat 124. Pirelli will further expand the CN36 line-up next year with a new dimension for cars such as the Mercedes W113, W123, W126, the Alfa Romeo Montreal and Fiat Dino 2000.
Pirelli invests 114 million euros in Silao, Mexico tyre factory
PirelliPirelli marked the 10th anniversary of its Silao, Mexico factory with the announcement of 114 million euros of investment, envisaged in the 2021-2022 to 2025 industrial plan. The construction project is aimed at further increasing high-value production at the Mexican site and will take place during a two-year period, according to the company. As a result, the plant will see an increase in production capacity of over 1 million units, making a total of 8.5 million tyres a year by 2025 when fully operational, up from 7.2 million at the end of 2022.
PTG: On the right path
With a fresh commercial tyre range now available and the UK launch of its new fleet service offer just months away, there is plenty happening at Prometeon Tyre Group (PTG). To find out more we caught up with Ali Yilmaz, who in July was named commercial director for the UK, Ireland and the Nordic countries.
S&P confirms Pirelli as Global Sector Leader In Sustainability
Noah Buscher; UnsplashPirelli has been named global Leader in Sustainability in the ATX Auto Components sector within S&P Global’s 2022 Corporate Sustainability Assessment, obtaining the highest score in its segment. The results published today by S&P Global – valid for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability indices –highlight Pirelli’s score of 85 points (+8 points above 2021, as announced on 26 September 2022). Pirelli’s result was the highest in the ATX Auto Components sector and significantly higher than the sector average of 24 points.
Tyre brands Nitto, Michelin and Pirelli lead in social media research
Tracy Le Blanc; PexelsIn its own words, Research Tools, based in based Esslingen am Neckar near Stuttgart, specializes in marketing analysis/market research. The company recently examined the performance of 100 tyre brands on the leading social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube in cooperation with VICO Research & Consulting. The study covers the period from 2 June 2021 to 1 June 2022.
Tyre test: Auto Bild crowns Michelin & Pirelli its winter monarchs
The tyre boffins at Auto Bild have been busy of late, evaluating no fewer than 56 products for their 2022 winter test. After looking at the size 255/55 R17 tyres’ braking performance in wet and snowy conditions, Auto Bild selected the 20 with the shortest average stopping distances and subjected these to further testing on dry, wet and snow-covered surfaces and also examined their comfort, noise, mileage and rolling resistance. The motoring publication declared two tyres joint test winners and gave five products the highest ‘exemplary’ rating.
Pirelli awards its 9 best suppliers
Pirelli has awarded its Pirelli Supplier Award 2022 to nine of its more than 1,500 suppliers around the world. Honouring the recipients, the tyre maker states that each of the nine have “distinguished themselves in making Pirelli’s supply chain even more sustainable, innovative and qualitatively excellent.” Pirelli presented the awards during a ceremony at its headquarters in Milan.
Pirelli appoints new chairman
A meeting of the Pirelli & C. SpA Board of Directors was held yesterday to confirm the cooptation of Li Fanrong to the board and his nomination as chairman. He succeeds Ning Gaoning who, as announced on 8 October, has tendered his resignation from the board.
Li Fanrong tipped to become Pirelli’s chairman
Following his recent retirement as chairman of Sinochem Holdings, on 8 October 2022 Ning Gaoning also stepped down as chairman of the Pirelli & C. S.p.A. Board of Directors. He will likely be succeeded by Li Fanrong, who also took over from Ning as Sinochem Holdings’ chairman.
Pirelli concludes GT World Challenge Europe season in Spain
PirelliThe Pirelli-supplied GT World Challenge Europe season came to a close in Spain this weekend. Dinamic Porsche and Alessio Picariello, and Klaus Bachler and Matteo Cairoli claimed victory at the final round of the Endurance Cup at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Pirelli has supplied its new DHF tyre as the GT World Challenge control tyre throughout the 2022 season, having replaced its DHE compound at the start of the year.
