Advanced ID Signs $1.8 Million Contract With Kit Loong
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Advanced ID Corp. has signed an exclusive, three-year commitment contract with Malaysia’s Kit Loong Tyre Management for Advanced ID’s RFID and Pneu-Logic’s Tire Inspection products.
Toyo Names Nick Manning as U.K. Marketing Manager
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Toyo Tyre UK Ltd. has announced that Nick Manning has been appointed as marketing manager for the U.K.
Conti: Siemens VDO Consolidation ‘Ensures Top Position’
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) By purchasing Siemens VDO, Continental AG, will profit from key automotive industry trends to a greater degree in the future, the company said in a recent statement.
Conti Tire on M-B C-Class for Driving Events
(Akron/Tire Review) Continental AG’s ContiSportContact 3 has been named the “official tire” of Mercedes-Benz USA’s C-Drive national ride-and-drive series, featuring the automaker’s redesigned C-Class sedan.
Declining Material Costs May Harm Industry, Say S&P
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) According to a new report released by Standard & Poor’s, global tyre manufacturers may actually feel more pressure on margins and cash flow as the prices of raw materials decline.
Conti Acquires Chinese Auto Components Firm
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Continental AG’s Automotive Systems Division plans to further consolidate its position in China through the acquisition of Zhangjiagang Fugang Heli Electronics Co. Ltd. from China’s Fugang Group.
Perfect Fit: Matching Tire to Application Even More Critical in Broad Industrial Tire Market
Matching Tire to Application Even More Critical in Broad Industrial Tire Market Sometimes, when a person widens his or her view of something, that something tends to expand and take on a life of its own. After all, perception is reality; it’s all in the eye of the beholder. So it goes with industrial tires.
Lines of Distinction?: As Tire Technology Advances, Geographic Boundries Disappear
Our industry – at home and abroad – has been building tires for more than a century. Along the way, we allowed ourselves to be fooled every once in a while by ‘technology’ that really didn’t live up to its billing. One example is the single-ply tire promoted as being as strong as a two-ply
Modi Rubber Clawing its Way Back After Six Years
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) After six idle years the Modi Rubber tyre factory in Modipuram, near the northern Indian city of Meerut, may soon again be a hive of tyre making activity.
Conti Automotive Systems Opens First “Full-Scale” Engineering Centre in Asia
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) In a move that acknowledges the importance of Asian manufacturers to global vehicle production, Continental AG’s Automotive Systems Division has opened its first full-scale integrated engineering centre in the region.