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The European Commission has chosen to maintain the 22.3 per cent anti-dumping duty applied to aluminium wheels imported from the Peoples' Republic of China, a decision that has been criticised by Chinese authorities.
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 Arctic Trucks, the Icelandic company that helped the Top Gear team drive to the North Pole in a Toyota Hilux ten years ago, has teamed up with Nokian Tyres to produce a new tyre for extreme winter conditions, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 44. Production of the size LT475/70 R17 tyre will begin in the next few months, and it will be exclusively available through Arctic Trucks.
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 Beumer Group, a global supplier of automated material handling systems, is giving the first live demonstration of its Tire Tray System at Tire Technology Expo 2017 Hannover, Germany, from 14-16 February.
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The proprietary vision technology found within the latest generation of VMI tyre building machinery, such as MAXX and MILEXX, aims to enable complete hands-off, eyes-off production. Industry 4.0 is taking automation one step further by encouraging greater connectivity, higher levels of automation and a greater use of machine intelligence to drive speed, agility and production integration.
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The new van market got off to a positive start in 2017, with January seeing a small 1.2 per cent growth in registrations, according to data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
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 The position of director for the passenger car tyre division within Bridgestone Europe's Central Region (CER) left vacant by the departure of Peter Gulows in the middle of last year has now been filled.
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 A second design-related acknowledgement has been bestowed upon Apollo Tyres' Global R&D Centre, Asia. The facility, which opened last November and is located just outside the Indian city of Chennai, has gained an NDTV Design & Architecture Award 2016 in the 'Architecture Award, Office' category.
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 Nexen Tire shares that seven of its products have won Good Design Awards in Korea and the US, bringing the total number of product awards gained by the tyre maker last year to 16.
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New vehicles registered for the first time with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) from 1 April 2017 will pay new first year licence rates based on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions bands which are different from the ones currently in use. In some cases, these fees will almost double.
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2016 saw record used car sales of 7.7 million and this translated into a very busy year for auctions, as dealers bought cars to fill forecourts to meet consumer demands. "Following what could be described as an uncertain political and economic climate, 2016 marked a strong performance from the UK motor auction sector", commented Louise Wallis, head of The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA).
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Atlas Copco has introduced a new generation of powerful yet quiet oil-injected rotary screw workplace air compressors, which are available in 7 kW, 11 kW and 15 kW variants with flows varying from 29.5-68.7 cfm. The G7-15 series of compressors replace the previous GX7EL and GX11EL models and offer a number of enhancements in terms of energy efficiency and reliability, including increasing Free Air Delivery (FAD) by up to 3 per cent.
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In the magazine: February
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KPMG's Global Automotive Executive Survey 2017 may be predicting that more than half of today's car owners will not want to own a car in less than a decade, but that won't stop cars needing tyres. February's Car Tyres feature brings news of the latest trends, facts and products in the key market space.
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Demand for two-wheel vehicles in the UK continues to rise. The Motorcycle Industry Association reports that sales of motorcycles, scooters and mopeds exceeded 128,600 units in 2016, a year-on-year increase of 11.7 per cent. Commuter sized bikes of 50 to 125cc engine size, which accounted for nearly 40 per cent of all new bikes sold, saw the largest rise. This upwards trend is of course good news for those interested in the tyre side of the business, a topic that Tyres & Accessories will highlight in its February 2017 issue. Be sure to pick up next month's magazine and check out this two-wheel feature.
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Editorial deadline: 18/01/2017
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