Pirelli – 20% More Capacity by end of 2011 |
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During the company’s 2009 full financial year conference call on March 10, Pirelli Tyre CEO Dr. Francesco Gori discussed a number of plans for this and the coming year. “Our s... |
Continental Named Best in Mod Mag |
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Continental Tyre was highly commended in the 2010 awards issue of the U.K.'s top modified car magazine, Fast Car. Announced in this month's magazine, the brand impressed the j... |
Bridgestone Europe Rated a Top Employer |
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The CRF Institute, an independent research organization specialized in labor conditions, has certified the Brussels-based Bridgestone Europe a "top employer" in its 2010 ranki... |
Indian Production Grows 16% |
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Tire production in India increased 16% during the first 10 months of the current financial year, the Hindu Business Line reports. Quoting figures rele... |
Toyo Picks Shimizu to Replace Retiring Yoshimoto in North America |
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With Masaharu Yoshimoto announcing his Mar. 31 retirement as president of Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc., the company has named Takashi Shimizu to take that post as of Ap... |
Dunlop New Exclusive Ducati 848 Challenge Tyre Supplier |
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Dunlop has been announced as the sole tyre supplier to the new Ducati 848 race series. The leading tyre manufacturer agreed a deal with New Era Motorcycle Club and Ducati UK t... |
Even With Slight Sales Drop, Pirelli Posts 2009 Profits |
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Pirelli SpA's Pirelli Tyre unit attained revenues of 3,992.9 million euros during 2009, a 2.6% reduction on a year earlier. But despite this slight decrease, sales in the four... |
Apollo Tyres Co-Hosts First Indian CV Awards |
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In association with CV, a commercial vehicle themed magazine for the Indian market, Apollo Tyres has held the first dedicated awards for the commercial vehicle segment in Indi... |
Solar Car Students Get Boost from Yokohama |
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Yokohama Tire (Canada) Inc. is helping a team of student engineers who are working on making solar-powered cars practical for everyday use. The Sunstan... |
Falken's Next Gen Street/Track Tire - Azenis RT-615K |
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Falken Tire Corp. introduced the latest generation of
its Azenis high performance line, the Azenis RT-615K. The
updated Azenis RT-615 features an “advanced motorsports-gra... |
Conti Looking at Consumer Tyre Price Increases |
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Speaking to the German language automotive publication Automobilwoche, the head of Continental AG’s Passenger Car Tyre division, Nikolai Setzer, indicated that price rises are... |
Hankook Makes Oberbeck European Technical Centre Development Head |
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Hankook has announced the promotion of Dr Claus Oberbeck to head of development at the company’s European Technical Centre. Oberbeck has a strong history of technical research... |
New Generation Michelin Alpin Available H1 2010 |
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The fourth generation of Michelin’s Alpin cold weather tyre is ready, and the French manufacturer states it will be introduced into European replacement markets during the fir... |
Pirelli Tyre eyes 6-8% growth in 2010 |
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Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. should achieve 6- to 8-percent sales growth this year based on continuing growth in the firm’s emerging markets and recovering demand in North America.&nbs... |
3-Year Contract Furthers Dunlop Aircraft Tyres’ Bmibaby Supply |
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Exclusive supply of nose wheel and main wheel tyres to the Boeing 737-300 and 737-500 fleet operated by low-cost airline bmibaby is to be carried out by Dunlop Aircraft Tyres ... |
Toyo US Capacity Expansion May Get Underway in Summer |
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Following the 2009 completion of an expansion project that doubled Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing’s White, Georgia facility’s physical size to approximately 160,000 squ... |
Conti Maintains 32% European OE Market Share in 2009 |
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Despite what it describes as a “severely deteriorating
market”, Conti reports that over the last year its original equipment passenger
car tyre market share within the Eur... |
High Mileage and Eco-Friendly Solus HM from Kumho Tire USA |
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As the first offering in a series of eco-friendly products from Kumho Tire for the U.S. marketplace, the eco Solus HM is formulated to be less impactful on the environment whi... |
AGCO and Trelleborg Sign Long-Term Collaboration Agreement |
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Trelleborg Wheel Systems has signed a long-term collaboration agreement with agricultural OEM AGCO. The deal sees the two companies undertake to cooperate in tyre development.... |
Drayson Racing picks Michelin as tech partner |
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Drayson Racing, the United Kingdom-based team owned by Elspeth, Lady Drayson and Paul, Lord Drayson, has selected Michelin North America Inc. as technical partner for their #8... |
