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AAA: Spare Tires May Soon be a Thing of the Past
January 25, 2012
AAA is warning consumers that the new car they're considering buying may not have a spare tire.
"To meet new government fuel efficiency standards, some vehicle manufactures are omitting heavy spare tires and equipping new vehicles ...
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Titan Gets Cat in Three-Year Deal
January 18, 2012
Titan Tire has been awarded a multi-year supply contract with Caterpillar.
Under the three-year deal, which starts this year, Titan will sell OTR tires to Caterpillar.
According to Titan, the value of the contract is est...
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Chrysler Recalls 303 Cars for Faulty TPMS
January 18, 2012
Chrysler is voluntarily recalling some 303 of its cars due to problem TPMS units.
The recall impacts 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8s and Chrysler 300 SRT8s.
According to the automaker, the TPMS on those vehicles may have the un...
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Hot Concepts in Cars and Tires in Detroit
January 11, 2012
Some Goodyear tires are making their first public appearance at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
The specially designed concept tires are on two General Motors concept cars - a pair of Chevrolet products code name...
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U.S. Car Sales Jump in December, Outpace 2008
January 6, 2012
Just before the official opening of the North America International Auto Show, automakers were cheering news that 2011 was not as bad as it was thought.
In fact, GM, Ford and Chrysler had their best sales year since 2008.
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Goodyear Gets Super Bee Nod
December 14, 2011
2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 Super Bee will ride on Goodyear's UHP Eagle F1 Supercar tires.
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Hankook Gets OE for Toyota iQ
December 9, 2011
Hankook Tire Corp. has been tapped as the OE tire supplier for Toyota's micro-premium car iQ.
This contract marks the first time Hankook has OE business with Toyota, and it will supply tires in size 175/65R15 84S for the i...
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Hankook Selected for OE Fitment on BMW 1 Series
December 5, 2011
The new BMW 1 Series will ride on Hankook Tire's Ventus Prime2 UHP tire.
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California Jury Smacks Ford for $73 Million in Tire Case
November 16, 2011
[Sacramento Bee] Plaintiffs' lawyers turned down a settlement offer from the Ford Motor Co. in the middle of jury deliberations and were rewarded Nov. 10 with a verdict that found the auto giant liable for $73 million in damages.
With ...
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BluEarth OK'd for Prius OE
November 9, 2011
Yokohama's BluEarth S34BZ eco tire has been chosen as original equipment for the 2012 Toyota Prius V.
The new crossover, which is known as the Prius+ in Europe, is available to U.S. and Canadian purchasers fitted with the BluEarth tire...
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Dynamic's Aeolus Brand Gets Tremcar OE
October 10, 2011
Dynamic Tire Corp. has announced that the Aeolus tire brand, which it represents in Canada, has gained an OE slot with tank trailer maker Tremcar.
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Fisker Picks Goodyear Supercar Tires for Karma Hybrid
September 21, 2011
Goodyear's Eagle F1 Supercar tires will be OE on the 2012 Fisker Karma EVer hybrid.
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Goodyear Gets Big OE Deal on Tiny Car
September 12, 2011
Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max tires have an OE fitment on the micro-subcompact 2012 Scion iQ.
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Hankook Expands OE Production in Europe
September 9, 2011
Hankook Tire Co.'s European factory has expanded its European OE supply for the manufacture of the Optimo K415 to be fitted to the Kia Sportage, the car maker's most popular family SUV.
Hankook says its investments in the factory show ...
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Dunlop Tires OE on New Lexus
September 8, 2011
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 tires have an OE fitment on the 2013 Lexus GS 350 luxury sedan.
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Yokohama Eco Tire on Mazda
August 22, 2011
Yokohama Rubber Corp. reports it is supplying OE tires to Mazda's latest model Demio, which went on sale in Japan on June 30.
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Proxes A20 OE on New Prius v Hybrid
August 9, 2011
Toyo's all-season Proxes A20 has been selected as OE on the all-new 2012 Toyota Prius v hybrid, which will hit the North American market later this year.
The tire will be fitted in size P215/50R17.
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