The UK has just experience the wettest April* on record and these are the conditions that can quickly turn a normal road or motorway into a hazardous skidpan. When water collects on a road surface the possibility of aquaplaning increases dramatically. Aquaplaning is when a cushion of water builds up between the tyre and the road surface. The result is a loss of steering control which could lead to an accident.

To help prevent aquaplaning, having adequate tread depth and tyre pressures are crucial. The law requires a minimum of 1.6mm of tread, however, safety and tyre experts recommend that to be on the safe side winter tyres, for instance, should have a minimum tread depth of 4mm (summer tyres should have a minimum tread depth of at least 3mm) – taking into consideration the advice to change tyres seasonally. The greater the tread depth, say experts, the less likely it is that the driver will experience aquaplaning. In addition, the tyre pressure should be correct and set at the level indicated in the owner’s handbook. If aquaplaning does occur, the advice is to stay calm, come off the accelerator and don’t touch the brakes or try to turn the steering. As speed decreases, the tyres will start to bite through the film of water to the road surface and control can be regained.

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Hanover, 10 May 2012 – Delticom (German Securities Code (WKN) 514680, ISIN DE0005146807, stock market symbol DEX), Europe's leading online tyre dealer, has published its full report for the first three months of 2012. In Q112 the company recognised revenues of € 85.5 million, a plus of 0.2%. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to € 3.4 million.

Business in the first quarter

Revenues. Due to the lack of snow, sales of winter tyres lagged behind expectations at the start of the year. This was compounded by the fact that prior to Easter it was too cold for a good start into the changeover season. The low temperatures are likely to have prevented many drivers from making an early switch to summer tyres.

Despite difficult market conditions revenues in Q112 came in flat year-on-year. Quarterly revenues increased by 0.2% to € 85.5 million (Q111: € 85.4 million). Revenues in the E-Commerce division were up year-on-year by 0.5%, from € 80.5 million to € 80.9 million. The revenues of the Wholesale division decreased by 5.8% to € 4.5 million, after prior-year revenues of € 4.8 million.

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Hanover, 30 April 2012 – SDAX-listed Delticom AG (German Securities Code WKN 514680, ISIN DE0005146807, stock market symbol DEX), Europe's leading Internet tyre retailer, is distributing a dividend of EUR 2.95 per share for the 2011 financial year (previous year: EUR 2.72).

85.03% of the share capital was present at the General Meeting of Europe's leading Internet tyre retailer. Shareholders approved all the items on the agenda with a large majority. For the fiscal year 2011 the shareholders will receive a dividend payment of EUR 2.95 per share. With a dividend increase of 8.5%, Delticom AG continues its dividend policy to let the shareholders participate in the company's success.

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Delticom AG, Hanover – 26.04.2012
Delticom AG is Europe’s leading online tyre retailer, offering a full product range via its 126 online shops in 41 countries. Again this year, the company will make an appearance at the Essen Tyre Fair (5 – 8 June 2012) - on Stand 303 in Hall 3 – where they will present their full portfolio of services, from their core car-tyre business to the wholesale two-wheel tyre segment (Pnebo Gesellschaft für Reifengroßhandel & Logistik mbH) and their fleet vehicle, truck, industrial and special tyre segments.

Fair highlights:

Delticom:
Sales of quality tyre brands (within Germany): Nankang, Goodride, Sunny

Exclusive/private brand: Star Performer

Two-wheel/Pnebo
Exclusive brands/Exclusive sales: GoldenTyre und Anlas

Catering for the specialist trade, Delticom has over 25 B2B web shops, a number of flotten24 shops, aimed at the fleet services segment, and sells a wide range of tyres for trucks, commercial vehicles as well as industrial and special tyres in more than 24 countries. As well as quality tyres, Delticom also provides wheel rims, replacement car parts, accessories and tuning parts. Fleet operators in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK will find everything they need at: flotten24.de, -ch, -at and fleettyres24.co.uk. The range of products on offer in this segment has been extended with the addition of pre-assembled complete wheels in steel and aluminium.

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