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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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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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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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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Morgan Stanley Sees Plenty of Gains for Cheng Shin
May 17, 2013
According to a recently published consolidated financial summary for Cheng Shin Rubber, the Taiwanese tiremaker's net sales and profits are expected to steadily climb over the next couple of years.
The Morgan Stanley Research summary e...
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Adidas Turns to Conti for Improved Running Shoe Grip
May 17, 2013
In addition to manufacturing commercial, consumer and off-road tires, Continental AG has supplied rubber compounds to Adidas for the past few years.
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New Precure All-Position Oliver Stock
May 17, 2013
Michelin North America has launched the Oliver brand Regional A/P, an all-position precure retread for regional, spread axle and on/off-road applications.
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Yokohama Partners on Latest Gran Turismo Offering
May 17, 2013
Yokohama Rubber Co. recently became the first tire manufacturer to serve as official technical partner to the popular "Gran Turismo" series of motor racing video games.
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Hankook Chiefs Make Forbes Lists
May 16, 2013
Forbes magazine has declared that Cho Yang-Rai, chairman of Hankook Tire Worldwide, has joined the ranks of the world's billionaires.
According to Forbes, which compiles multiple global and by-country lists of millionaires and billiona...
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New R-Compound DOT Radial From Maxxis
May 16, 2013
Maxxis International USA has introduced the new ultra-high performance Maxxis Victra RC-1.
The DOT-approved R-compound tire was developed "with input from racers and track day enthusiasts," said Maxxis.
The Victr...
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BluEarth OE on New Lexus
May 16, 2013
Yokohama Rubber Co.’s BluEarth E51 has been tapped as the OE tire on the new Lexus IS sports sedan series.
The tiremaker is providing the eco-friendly BluEarth E51 in size 225/45R17 91W.
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New Biorubber Research Center Officially Underway
May 16, 2013
Bridgestone Americas Inc. officially broke ground today for its Biorubber Process Research Center in Mesa, Ariz., which will lead company res...
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