Goodyear Kicks Off 'Gives Back' Campaign
May 23, 2013
NASCAR series tire supplier Goodyear is kicking off its fourth annual "Goodyear Gives Back" charitable program benefitting the Support Our Troops organization.
To launch this year's program, Goodyear will again transform its ra...
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Shovels Working on Site for New CMA DC
May 23, 2013
Construction has begun on CMA's newest distribution center in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Situated on six acres, the finished facility will occupy some 129,000 square feet of under roof storage.
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Yokohama Going Deep With Redlegs, Yankees Promotions
May 23, 2013
Yokohama is offering free Cincinnati Reds jerseys and a "VIP Experience" with the New York Yankees in a pair of baseball-related promotions the tiremaker is running through July 7.
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New Sizes for Pair of Atturo Lines
May 23, 2013
Atturo Tire Corp. added new sizes to a pair of its tire lines.
Added were four new sizes each in the Atturo AZ800 performance line and the Trail Blade Mud Terrain line.
New AZ800 sizes include 235/65R17 108V XL, 255/60R1...
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General Brand Hooks Up With Fishing Tours
May 23, 2013
Continental Tire the Americas' General tire brand has joined the Inshore Fishing Association (IFA) as official sponsor for the 2013 season.
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Hankook Worldwide Formally Takes Hankook Tire Subsidiary
May 23, 2013
Seoul-based Korea Industry & Technology Times reports that Hankook Tire's holding company, Hankook Tire Worldwide, will increase its capital by issuing capital stock for noncash assets.
This is being done in order to make Hankook T...
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Familiar Face Brought Back to Michelin Board
May 22, 2013
At the May 17 Groupe Michelin annual shareholders meeting in Clermont-Ferrand, France, a familiar name popped back up.
The meeting, chaired by managing general partner and CEO Jean-Dominique Senard, also saw the approval of several new...
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Nexen Tire Partners With L.A. Dodgers
May 22, 2013
Nexen Tire America Inc. plans to leverage its new partnership with Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers to help further its marketing efforts.
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Sears Honors Hankook for Roadhandler Work
May 21, 2013
Hankook Tire America Corp.'s efforts to produce Sears Roadhandler tires earned it honors as a 2013 Partner in Transformation for Sears Holdings Corp.
Byeong Jin Lee, president of Hankook Tire America Corp., accepted the award at the Se...
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Maxxis Climbing the Charts of Largest Tire Firms
May 21, 2013
Maxxis International has reported another strong year of growth for the 12 months to January 2013.
Results from the last financial year show Maxxis tire sales figures surpassing $4.5 billion for the first time, up over $2 billion in th...
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Goodyear Selling New Zealand Retail Stores
May 21, 2013
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s New Zealand unit is selling off its chain of retail tire and auto service centers. The 52 Beaurepaires will be sold to local company Beau Ideal for an undisclosed sum.
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Two New Truck Tires from Bridgestone Americas
May 21, 2013
Bridgestone used its presence at this year's Waste Expo in New Orleans to launch a pair of Bridgestone brand heavy truck tires: the Greatec M845 super wide and M860A high-scrub all-position radial.
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Bridgestone Wins Patent Rights Lawsuit in China
May 20, 2013
Bridgestone Corp. has won a design patent infringement lawsuit against China's Qingdao Genco Industrial Group Co.
Bridgestone alleged that the Qingdao, Shandong Province-based Qingdao Genco Industrial Group copied a patented groove des...
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Apollo Tyres Not Raising Funds, Still Looking to Expand
May 20, 2013
India's Apollo Tyres has dropped plans - for now - to raise $150 million intended for business expansion.
The fund raising would have been through a Qualified Institutional Buyers offering. Apollo said it dropped the scheme due to ...
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New Investors Looking at Buying Stake in Pirelli Holder
May 20, 2013
Reuters reported on May 17 that unnamed outside "industrial and financial investors are in talks to buy a stake in Camfin," which holds controlling interest in Pirelli SpA.
Pirelli chairman and CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera cont...
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Continental Names Cramer to Head China Business
May 20, 2013
Continental AG has named Ralf Cramer to head its operations in China.
Cramer, 47, also is a member of Continental's management board and most recently led the company's Chassis & Safety business.
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Francois Michelin Gives Rare Look at His Emotional Life
May 20, 2013
Almost seven years after Edouard Michelin's fatal boating accident, his father and head of the Michelin clan, Francois Michelin, granted a rare interview, divulging a glimpse into his emotional life.
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Michelin Plans New Labor Moves in France
May 20, 2013
In a move to avoid outright plant shutdowns in Europe, Groupe Michelin plans to implement new labor rules at its French factories to help adjust capacity, according to Bloomberg reports.
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Bernard Claims Canada's Largest Retread Plant
May 17, 2013
Saint-Paul d'Abbotsford-based Groupe Robert Bernard has opened what it says is the largest retreading plant in Canada - a 70,000-square-foot facility in Granby, Que....
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Oklahoma Dealer Joins Michelin Commercial Network
May 17, 2013
Michelin North America signed Oklahoma City-based T&W Tire to its Michelin Commercial Service Network.
T&W Tire has 14 locations in Oklahoma and Texas, and is a Michelin Retread Technologies franchisee. T&W will also handle...
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