Need tyres?

[Lou Girardin]

If so, I wouoldn't wait too long. I've seen some price increases come through that make your eyes water.

[onearmedbandit]

Ahhh, create some fear and get rid of those tyres on the shelves you just can't move huh?

[dawnrazor]

I've seen some price increases come through that make your eyes water.


like what?

[Lou Girardin]

Ahhh, create some fear and get rid of those tyres on the shelves you just can't move huh?

No, we're out of Z6 Metzs among others. Bugger it.
I've seen one common brand and model go from $550 to $706 a set.

Don't say you weren't warned.

[onearmedbandit]

What's the justification from the tyre companies as to the rise in costs?

[The_Dover]

An increase in the licencing rights for the circle shape.

Apparently Ngati Whakahonki have all image rights to circles cos they invented them and uncle Heilen has given them back under the tee trea of whitehangi.

[imdying]

What's the justification from the tyre companies as to the rise in costs?
Possibly transportation costs for the raw materials, and the finished products.

[ManDownUnder]

No, we're out of Z6 Metzs among others. Bugger it.
I've seen one common brand and model go from $550 to $706 a set.

Don't say you weren't warned.

What's driving the price hike? Currency or other?

[Korea]

Holy crap ~ sounds like tyre prices are following Korea's example.
I was quoted nearly $800NZD for a set of Michellin Pilot Powers a little while back. Apparently in Korea they pay a lot of import tax on foreign produced goods.

What about ordering your tyres on eBay ~ I saw some US resellers advertising seriously cheap deals. I guess shipping would be the major cost, but would we have to pay a load of import tax etx.?
Has anyone done this?

[Lou Girardin]

What's the justification from the tyre companies as to the rise in costs?
Drop in the dollar.
Increase in international rubber prices.
Increase in oil prices.

Phase of the moon.
Price of hookers.
Pick one.

[GR81]

Drop in the dollar.
Increase in international rubber prices.
Increase in oil prices.
Phase of the moon.
Price of hookers.
Pick one.
tail wind?

[Lias]

I'm guessing msot bike tyres are imports, but the fact that goodyear is closing South Pacific Tyres in Upper Hutt (AFAIK the only tyre factory in NZ) probably cant be helping matters.

[The_Dover]

Not such a good year for industry in Upper Hutt then.

[snuffles]

good god, that tyre factory is our only low income employer..........lock your doors and keep an eye on your section, they will be rioting and burning efigies.....

[Swoop]

A Soweto necklace will be horrible now... think of the expense!

[Lou Girardin]

A Soweto necklace will be horrible now... think of the expense!

They'll be reduced to using tubes. Probably need three to make a crispy critter.
(Is this the epitome of bad taste?)

[Swoop]

They'll be reduced to using tubes. Probably need three to make a crispy critter.
(Is this the epitome of bad taste?)
Nope, not yet, keep going.
My standards are so low they can walk under a snakes arse wearing a top hat.

[Kickaha]

I'm guessing msot bike tyres are imports, but the fact that goodyear is closing South Pacific Tyres in Upper Hutt (AFAIK the only tyre factory in NZ) probably cant be helping matters.

Bridgestone/Firestone have one in Chch but neither them nor SPT have ever made Motorcycle tyres locally

At least 3 different car tyre importers have had price rises as well but nothing like the $$$$ Lou is talking about

[myvice]

Nope, not yet, keep going.
My standards are so low they can walk under a snakes arse wearing a top hat.
I've never seen a snakes ass wearing a top hat...

[riffer]

On a more serious note, the closure of South Pacific Tyres in Upper Hutt doesn't look fabulous for locals.

There's going to be 550 jobs going in our city, out of a population of around 35,000.

South Pacific Tyres was one of the only places where relatively unskilled workers could work a large amount of overtime and earn a decent wage. A number of their workers were earning, with OT, in the region of $45 - 55,000 a year, which is a heck of a lot for unskilled manual workers.

Obviously the company can't compete with Chinese manufacturing prices paying those sort of wages, and being owned by a large multinational corporation they will always attempt to leverage maximum return for shareholders.

What's worrying me is what happens to the families of these workers? These guys will struggle to get the same wages in any other work, and you will see the flow on effects of this for a while here. SPT is the largest single employer in Upper Hutt.

Watch crime rates in Upper Hutt soar over the next year or two...

[kiwifruit]

Thanks for the heads up Lou

[Motu]

On a more serious note, the closure of South Pacific Tyres in Upper Hutt doesn't look fabulous for locals.



These guys will struggle to get the same wages in any other work, and you will see the flow on effects of this for a while here. .

I've really hated seeing this happen to our local industries over the last 10 years or more.They can't compete with the cheap imports (and what annoys me even more,is that people still moan about high prices) and factories close.What can the workers do?....at the unemployment desk - ''what is your skill Mr Fallioni?''.....'I'm a tyre laminator/car assembly worker,I've worked for the same company for 20 years'.....''Well,we have no vacancies in that area,but we will retrain you in IT,there are plenty of jobs in that area....''

And I have no right to complain - I buy cheap Chinese tyres to sell to my customer....because the cheap bastards won't pay for a localy made tyre....I have to make the sale to stay in business....Bring back tarrifs and State owned assets.

[Kickaha]

Obviously the company can't compete with Chinese manufacturing prices paying those sort of wages, and being owned by a large multinational corporation they will always attempt to leverage maximum return for shareholders.


If they are like the rest of the Multinational Tyre companies they will be building their own factories in china

[Swoop]

....because the cheap bastards won't pay for a localy made tyre....I have to make the sale to stay in business....Bring back tarrifs and State owned assets.
+1!:yes: :yes: