With Economic Rebound, Off-Road Light Truck Tire Sales Begin to Climb
By Denise Koeth
October 14, 2011
Tire manufacturers agree that the off-road light truck tire segment was hit particularly hard during the recession - after all, what enthusiasts could afford extra sets of tires and related accessories for hobby vehicles, while fuel prices for their ...
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Tiremakers Offer Fuel-Saving Rubber - But Compared to What?
By Denise Koeth
August 10, 2011
The green movement and the desire to save money at the gas pump have driven motorists to welcome fuel-efficient tires with open arms. Even in these penny-pinching times of slow economic recovery, if a set of tires can deliver real fuel savings, consu...
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Updated Goodyear Assurance Gets 16-City Launch Demo Tour
By Jim Smith
August 10, 2011
Goodyear's new Assurance TripleTred All-Season is hitting the road – literally – by embarking on a grueling 16-city tour to support its official launch.
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Tools and Tips For Selling More Winter Tires
By Denise Koeth
June 14, 2011
Tire dealers in cold climates understand that when temperatures drop and the snow begins to fly, all-season – and especially summer – tires quickly become inadequate. The angular biting edges and softer compounds of winter tires...
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Michelin Adds New BFGoodrich T/A for Work and Play
By Jim Smith
April 18, 2011
More than a year in the making, Michelin North America finally took the wraps off of the BFGoodrich Rugged Terrain T/A, the latest BFG-brand light truck/SUV radial. And this new tire, said MNA, is all work and all play.
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Cooper Begins Record-Breaking Year With Four Product Launches
By Denise Koeth
April 18, 2011
In a year in which Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will introduce the most new products to the North American market in the company's history, the tiremaker is starting things off with a bang.
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CTA Redefines General Brand With New G-Max UHP Offering
By David Moniz
April 18, 2011
Continental Tire the Americas offered up Infineon Raceway as the center stage upon which to introduce the new General G-Max AS-03 to both tire and automotive journalists and its dealers in back-to-back events.
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Making the Transition to Non-Lead Wheel Weights
By Denise Koeth
March 15, 2011
The days of lead wheel weights are numbered. While the federal Environmental Protection Agency has been slow to act, a number of state governments - California, Illinois, Washington, Maine, Vermont and New York - have banned the use of lead wheel wei...
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SEMA Products
December 14, 2010
Hankook introduced the new Ventus V2 Concept high performance all-season tire, which the tiremaker said...
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Follow All-Season UHP Trends for Added Profits
By Denise Koeth
October 18, 2010
In these days of slow recovery from economic doldrums, what tire dealer wouldn’t want to know more about a segment in which steady growth ...
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Steering the Course at the Bridgestone Racing Academy
By Denise Koeth
October 18, 2010
With the sun beating down and heat from nearby engines surrounding me, I thought to myself, “They definitely don’t prepare you fo...
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Goodyear Heads South - to Florida - for Winter Tire Rollout
By Denise Koeth
October 18, 2010
It was a balmy 89 degrees in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., last month when Goodyear introduced its new Ultra Grip Ice WRT to a select group of deale...
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Giti Tire Blazes New Trail With New Champiro HPY HP Line
By Jim Smith
October 18, 2010
Giti Tire USA certainly made a lasting impression with its very first product demonstration event in North America – blistering track spee...
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Tariff Turmoil, Market Volatility Put Added Pressure on Private Brands
By Denise Koeth
August 9, 2010
The private brand tire segment underwent a tumultuous 2009 as a result of the global economic downturn that affected all aspects of the tire industry, as well as the Obama Administration’s placement of heavy additional duties on passenger tire...
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With Changing Technology, OE Focus, Do Old Winter Tire 'Standards' Need Updating?
By Jim Smith
July 12, 2010
What exactly is a “winter tire”? The answer is much more complicated than you might think, and begs even more questions.
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Be Tire Smart and Drive Safely Into Summer
By Patricia Roberts
June 8, 2010
Correctly maintained tires are critical to the safety of all members of the family, not to mention the safety of everyone else on the road. Is your vehicle – and your customers’ vehicles – ready for the summer?
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Looking Forward Tire Company Execs Talk About the Future
By Jim Smith
August 17, 2009
“The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present.” - Calvin & Hobbes creator Bill Watterson ...
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Prep Work: How Dealers Can Get a Jump on ESC Requirements
By Scott Blair
August 15, 2009
Overall traffic fatalities reported in 2008 hit their lowest level since 1961.
The
U.S. Department of Transportation released this statement in July. They
went on to say, “that fatalities in the first three months of 2009
con...
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Private Brand Tires Still Offer Added Profits
By Denise Koeth
July 15, 2009
Despite a shrinking market, fallout from an economic recession and
tough price competition from overseas, the private brand tire segment
still offers dealers the potential for added profits and exclusivity in
their own markets.
The ...
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Changes & Challenges: The Role of Wholesalers/ Distributors
By Hank Inman
December 15, 2008
Politics notwithstanding, change is the mantra these days. It is preached throughout the tire industry, and prominent on the platform is the vital link in the distribution chain: the distributor/wholesaler.
In the late 1960s and 1970...
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