Bridgestone and Goodyear Move Eastward
Posted on September 5, 2011
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Two Bridgestone plants situated in Chinese towns Tianjin and Uci are going to increase the production of radial passenger tire. In this way Bridgestone wants to satisfy consumer demands in radial tires in the area. The company’s main goal here is to promote its eco-friendly Ecopia tire.
The new facilities at the Uci plant are scheduled to be brought into operation in May 2012 while the Tianjin plant will increase its production capacity in July. All in all, Bridgestone will invest 75 and 140 million Euro in both plants respectively.
The company plans to produce as many as 16,300 tires per day in Uci, the total quantity being increased by 4,100 units. The Tianjin plant, in its turn, will achieve the number of 25,300 tires per day in summer 2012.
Speaking about Goodyear company, I should congratulate them on receiving the “Superbrand” award in Delhi. Goodyear got highest marks in a number of respects and was the only tire-maker to be honored in this way. The award was given to Rajeev Anand, Goodyear India vice-president and managing director.
Mr Anand says that Goodyear India is highly proud of the fact. The award signifies the hard work done by all the company’s employees and partners. He added that the company’s strive for innovations and their investments into scientific research help them go ahead of the others.
Michelin Bibendum Knows Everything You Need
Posted on August 31, 2011
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Michelin site users have been recently provided with an interesting option. Now they can talk with the company’s symbol “in private.” The symbol, a funny character called Bibendum, can answer any of your questions connected with the company’s history, the stages of its formation and development as well as can tell you the news of the company.
Michelin Man speaks English and French, both being the company’s official languages. He can not only speak about the company but also helps the customers effectively use the site and find all the necessary information.
Bibendum has been Michelin symbol since 1898. The company claims that there’s nobody who can give you more info about Michelin, its history, department and plants. The system works on the base of artificial intellect and is capable of self-education, which means that it “learns” with every new talk session.
The chat bot was created in collaboration with French VirtuOz company specializing in smart virtual advisers and the Cartoche organization dealing with video interfaces. Bibendum developers maintain that it is a more advanced system in comparison with its counterparts. The main argument for it is a talk length. In general bots can speak with you for three minutes while Bibendum will talk with you for as much as seven minutes.
Michelin are proud of the fact that Bibendum is appreciated by a number of people all over the world and many of them like to engage into a friendly talk with him. Moreover, the customers can ask him questions about his “private life,” hobbies and interests and, of course, eating habits.
Continental Becomes Tire Brand of the Year
Posted on August 30, 2011
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Every year the “Firmenauto,” a German automotive journal, selects the best tire and the best car. This is the opinion the majority of corporative auto park managers take into account when choosing vehicles for their organizations. This year the journal named Continental the best tire brand of the year 2011.
Continental company has been already awarded. The ceremony took place in the end of July with Firmenauto and DEKRA representatives giving the award to the tire-makers. DEKRA is not an accidental guest here for the company deals as well with tire testing.
What things were taken into account when choosing the best tire-maker? The award was given to the company with the highest level of customer service, customer-oriented management style and so on and so forth. Interesting that Continental has been holding this top position for 5 year already.
Katja Hinze, who is charge of manager work with corporative auto parks on German secondary market, says that they are very glad to prove the title of the best tire brand of the year for the fourth time. This is a powerful stimulus for the company to do their best to achieve the same status next year.
The best tire brand is chosen by the experts from the companies who have their own auto park. Here is the top Five of 2011:
1. Continental
2. Michelin
3. Goodyear
4. Dunlop
5. Bridgestone
American Garbage Trucks to Be Equipped with New Michelin Tires
Posted on August 29, 2011
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Michelin US department launches new garbage truck tire. The company took into account all the peculiarities of city jungle to make wear resistant tire that can be also repeatedly retreaded. The new Michelin XZUS2 is exceptionally long-lived and shows 20 per cent longer mileage than that of its predecessor, the XZUS tire.
Ted Becker, MATT marketing vice-president points out that garbage trucks need the tire with reinforced sidewalls and wear-resistant tread. So the new tire shows a long life span, is subject to retreading and has all the necessary protecting elements to avoid truck downtime.
The Michelin XZUS2 is made under the Co-EX technology to combine durable rubber compound of the upper tread and heat-resistant rubber in the inner tread, thus protecting the tire casing. Moreover, the shoulders are equipped with guarding ribs while the tire features an optimized bead construction, which allows for numerous retreading operations.
Michelin XZUS2 is available in 315/80R22.5 size only.
Michelin XZUS2 tech specs:
- Four-rib tread prolongs the tire life span by 20 per cent;
- Co-EX technology of two-layer tread, the outer one being wear-resistant while the inner one is heat-resistant;
- Optimized bead construction helps avoid deformation under high temperatures during braking operations;
- Reinforced sidewalls and shoulder areas help avoid tire damage.
