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Giti Tire will use CV Show 2017 to unveil the first phase of its Giti branded truck and bus portfolio, with no less than 20 patterns making their European debut. The display will feature new product lines, conversions of existing patterns from GT Radial, many of which have been improved through increased load index label

Responding to the increasing trend for high load truck tyres as more and more European countries adopt higher vehicle weights, Goodyear is launching new mold cure retread High Load (HL) trailer tyres.  The new retreads are the TreadMax KMAX T HL and TreadMax SP246 HL, both in size 385/65R22.5. The TreadMax KMAX T HL is

Philip White Tyres, leading Wholesaler / Retailer has its sights set on Automechanika-Birmingham, at the NEC, June 6-8, where it will showcase, it exclusive franchise, Salsons. Salsons is an Indian company, based in New Delhi, which manufactures tyres for the truck, industrial and agricultural tyre market. Salsons production facility in New Deli has state of

Comline Auto Parts Ltd (Comline), a leading British supplier of aftermarket replacement parts known for its Comline and Allied Nippon brands, has announced a strategic partnership with its Republic of Ireland distributor, Car Parts Distribution (CPD), based in Monaghan. CPD has been an official distributor of Comline and Allied Nippon brand products since 2010, and,

First Stop Ireland recently held a very successful partner conference in the beautiful Powerscourt Hotel in Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow with a strong turnout of First Stop partners from different parts of both the North and South of Ireland. The theme of the 2017 conference was “The Road to the Future” and included a key-note address

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has commenced unannounced inspections of car dealers nationwide. The focus of these inspections is to identify and take enforcement action against dealers who mislead consumers in the sale of crashed and/or clocked cars. Isolde Goggin, Chairperson of the CCPC said, “Consumers need to be able to rely on

The Citroen Dispatch/ Peugeot Expert/ Toyota Proace Van, products of the joint-venture development and production agreement of the three companies has been voted Irish Van of the Year 2017 in association with Continental Tyres. The award, which is the property of the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA) is voted upon by a jury of Ireland’s

Following an investigation by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), Owen McElroy Limited of Carrickrobin, Kilkerley, Dundalk, Co. Louth was before Dundalk District Court on Thursday, april 6. The company, which operates a road transport business, pleaded guilty to a series of charges for failing to produce driver’s hours records in respect of several vehicles operated

GEM Oils has introduced a high performance IT system to help drive business growth. The company has partnered with FUEL – High Performance IT to introduce the Sage 200 and Sage Manufacturing IT systems. The Sage 200 Manufacturing solution will give GEM Oils a more user friendly and interactive platform. This will speed up the

Euro Car Parts, an LKQ company, has acquired the business of Team P R Reilly, a leading, family-owned, car parts, accessories and bodyshop business based out of Dublin, and Karkraft (N.I.) Limited of Belfast, UK, a paint and collision repair supply specialist. The agreement expands Euro Car Parts’ operations across Ireland, with a key focus

Official statistics released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show a decrease in Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) registrations of 8.41% (3,116) on March 2016 (3,402) and year to date are down10.66% (13,414). Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HGV) are also down 3.49% for the month of March (304) compared to the same month