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Pirelli falls into Chinese hands...
Pirelli, the world’s fifth largest tire manufacturer, is to be sold to state-owned chemical conglomerate ChemChina, with a deal expected to be concluded this summer. According to Autmotive News Europe, ChemChina will initiate the takeover by acquiring a 26.2-percent share in the Italian tire maker. A public tender offer for the remaining shares will follow. The deal is worth 7.1 billion euros in total, or around $7.7 billion, and will give the Chinese firm access to premium tire technology.
Pirelli Gets China As New Owner But Communist Driver Carries Big Risk - Forbes
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Joining Volvo as another Euro icon going to the Chinese.
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I haven't liked Pirelli products for a long time anyway, at least now maybe they will be cheap.
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I have Pirelli P ZEROs on my 944 right now and the back ones are down to 15% tread. I was actually looking at replacing with more Pirellis, but not now. I work for Bridgestone and would like to put the RE-11s all the way around for doing track days, autocross, and summertime commuting.
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What's to become of the Pirelli calendar?
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The West has sold it's soul for some cheap chinese gee gaws and now the chinee are using the money to take over...
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I am also ok with this. Chinese chicks are hot!
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Remember guys, companies (and other property) do not "fall" into someone's hands (China). Someone sells it to someone else. People say those damn _______ are buyin' up all our _____. Yes, because we sell it to them.
Capitalism 101.
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Well, so much for that brand. Like(d) P-Zeros but I expect they'll be junk in a couple of years.
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Right now the ONLY tire I can find to fit my 15 inch Fuchs (7&8s) on my 1985 911 is the Pirelli P-6000 and they are two pretty much the stock OEM size and double the price of the current tires.
I hope they plan to keep making those.
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I had P-zeros on my 993 and thought they sucked. They looked pretty, but wore out very fast and were noisy.
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I hope their tire tolerance is better then a lot of their other ideas of measurements...
Ever try one of their lathes? Tools? Its a serious discrepancy to deal with. LOL
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Demand quality and pay for it, and China can produce a quality product. Stipulate a 96% success rate is acceptable, and they'll pull from bins of "bad parts" and put them in 4% of their assemblies. Stipulate 100%, you won't get that treatment, but you'll pay.
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