Delticom: Tyre Prices Soaring

Those who buy early (still) get the best prices

Delticom AG, Hanover - 10th Feb. 2011
Car tyres seem to be the new “black gold”. Tyres, guarantors of the car’s safety and mobility, can very often only be obtained at prices far higher than in 2010.

“Car drivers are likely facing drastic price increases in 2011," says Rainer Binder, CEO of Delticom AG, Europe's leading internet tyre dealer. “Raw material prices are virtually exploding. Many manufacturers purchase the raw materials needed for tyre production months in advance. The drastic increase in raw material prices in the last few weeks will thus become noticeable in retail prices after a time lag. But further substantial price increases are expected in the course of the year. Against this backdrop I can only urge drivers who need new tyres to buy them now and not put purchasing tyres on the back burner,” elaborated Rainer Binder.

In addition to the expected price increase, experts are forecasting shortages of tyres. The extended production time for winter tyres and generally limited production capacities are the primary factors contributing to this. Another reason is high demand from emerging markets within and outside of Europe. As a result of rising demand for motor vehicles, the quantities of tyres delivered for automobile production have increased at some manufacturers. These quantities may now be lacking in summer tyre production for the tyre replacement markets.

“Delticom planned ahead. One of our advantages is our high, season-independent delivery capacity throughout the year, not just in common sizes, but also niche ones. Drivers deciding to buy tyres early on can get a bargain and still benefit from the lower purchase prices from last year. At our ReifenDirekt online shops, tyres we purchased at original terms are still available as long as supplies last,” explained Rainer Binder.

Delticom, the European market leader currently selling tyres at 119 online shops in 39 countries, offers its customers a choice of over 100 tyre brands and more than 25,000 tyre models. At the online shops customers can shop for summer, winter or all-season tyres at any time.

Information about the company: delti.com
Online tyre shops
in Germany: ReifenDirekt.de
in Austria: ReifenDirekt.at
in Switzerland: ReifenDirekt.ch

Delticom - a firm grip on the road to success

Delticom, Europe's leading online tyre retailer, was founded in Hanover in 1999. With 118 online shops in 38 countries, the company offers its private and business customers an unequalled assortment of excellently priced car tyres, motorcycle tyres, truck tyres, bus tyres, special tyres, bicycle tyres, rims, complete wheels (pre-mounted tyres on rims), selected replacement car parts and accessories, motor oil and batteries.

The independent website tyretest.com contains impartial information about tyre tests and helps the customers choose from more than 100 tyre brands and more than 25,000 tyre models. Delticom delivers either directly to the customer's home address, or to one of more than 25,000 service partners all over the world - affiliated garages which take delivery of tyres and then install these on the customer's vehicle.

Delticom's Wholesale division also sells tyres to wholesalers domestically and abroad.

Susanne Kindor-d'Unienville
Chief Information Officer
Delticom AG, Brühlstraße 11
D-30169 Hannover
T: + 49 (0) 511 / 93634-852
mailto:kindor@delti.com|
http://www.delti.com

This release was published on openPR.