Smartphone TPMS Coming from Conti
Continental AG’s TPMS will soon be able to report to smart phones via pressure sensors in intelligent tires. According to the company, the “filling assistant” system also lets the driver know when they reach the right pressure during inflation. Conti expects users to experience “enhanced driving safety and fuel efficiency” as a result of the
What Should be Done With Washington Tire?
nd 63" tires have created a ZERO failure history since early 2007, and most of Colorado 63" tires normally perform 8 ~ 12 months based on 24-7 operations. The newly improved Colorado brand 57" tires are able to perform same as its 63" tires. In addition, ATC is planning to purchase larger piece of land
CGS Receives Nearly $1 Million in State Aid
CGS Tires US Inc. has received $924,000 in state aid for the construction of its agricultural and industrial tire manufacturing facility, which the company plans to build in Charles City, Iowa. The Iowa Economic Development Board awarded the money from the Grow Iowa Values Fund to support 154 of 192 jobs to be created at
Pirelli Wraps Up First F1 Tire Test
Pirelli, along with newly-appointed Formula One test driver Nick Heidfeld, completed a two-day test at the wheel of a Toyota TF109 Wednesday. Heidfeld sampled prototype versions of Pirelli’s P Zero Formula One tire, which will be used by all Formula One teams from 2011 onwards under a three-year agreement with the FIA, world motorsport’s governing
Hankook Eyes Indonesia For New Plant: Reports
Hankook Tire plans to invest $1.2 billion to build a tire manufacturing plant in Indonesia, according to recent news reports out of that country. The Seoul, S. Korea-based tiremaker aims to begin construction at the end of the year. Once completed, the plant will be capable of producing 15 million tires annually, Indonesia Investment Coordinating
Rosler Expands into Canada
Over the last few years the R0sler Group has focused intensely upon marketing its licensed Schelkmann retreading system internationally. Currently the sixth facility to utilize the system is being set up in the east Canadian province of New Brunswick. As company managing director Martin Rösler explained to Tyres & Accessories, construction work in Canada is
Tire Rubber Filler Maker Looks to Malaysia for New Plant
Fly ash recycling technology firm RockTron has announced it will launch RockTron Asia at the IGEM Conference in Malaysia Oct. 17-24. Malaysia will provide the British company’s first Asian facility, which will be able to recycle 100% of both fresh and stockpiled coal-fired power station waste (otherwise known as fly ash) through its closed wet
Sumitomo Looks to China for New Plant
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. has announced plans to build a new passenger tire factory in China. Construction is set to begin in September 2010, with a total investment of $297 million (267 billion yen) earmarked for the project. Production is planned to begin in July 2012 with output rising to 15,000 tires a day (after
Titan 1H Sales, Profits Off; Other Acquisitions Possible
Titan International saw its sales and net profit fall through the first half of 2010, even after sales for the second quarter improve year over year. Still, Titan chairman and CEO Morry Taylor feels the tire and wheel maker will meet expectations for the year, and noted that he company is still working on “other
FAA Clears Way for Washington Tire Land Buy
According to regional news reports, Washington Tire Corp. has received clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration, clearing the way for the company to purchase nearly 100 acres for a proposed tire plant in Washington state. The planned tire plant by the company, formerly known as American Tire Corp. and Colorado Tire Corp., will supposedly produce