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At 34 years of age, this Lyonnais man is the boss of "pneus-online.com".

Someone had to come up with it, and Alexis Nerguisian did! This Lyonnais man with a degree from a prestigious American college is the founder of "Pneus-Online", an Internet tyre sales company. "I'm passionate about motor sport. When I was younger, all my money went on my tyre budget". The young banking expert who has had jobs in Luxemburg and Geneva hit on the solution: start his own company! "We purchase large volumes so we get quantity discounts. We offer every conceivable brand of tyre at discount prices. We work with 960 partners and, by way of example, have around thirty fitting centres in the Rhône region alone".

The prices offered by Pneus-Online are highly competitive and thanks to the simplicity of its structure, Pneus-Online runs very smoothly, just like its tyres. "At present, we sell around 10,000 tyres a month and our site is visited by around 200,000 people over the same period". The site is also a mine of information about tyres, from running-in to wear, grip, pressures, regulations, and load and speed ratings. All the data has been personally collated by Alexis Nerguisian, who also happens to be a fan of Porsches. "Our turnover is now around 8 million Euros and we employ 11 staff", adds the young company boss. And, given that nothing ever stops him, 6 months ago, Pneus-Online added discounted car care products and a puncture guarantee to its portfolio. He's definitely in Pole Position!

Extract: Le Progrès - Jean-Didier Derhy, Thursday 25 September Edition 2006 - No. 49338