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Consumer Reports: Americans Say Fuel Economy Most Important Car-Buying Factor
May 23, 2012 With fuel prices at near-record levels, consumers are driving less and contemplating a move to smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles, according to recent survey by Consumer Reports. The survey found that 37% said their leading consider... read more
Nitto Plans Heavy Effort Behind Motivo Line
May 23, 2012 Nitto Tire USA Inc. plans an extensive marketing effort behind its all-season UHP Motivo line. As part of the promotional push, Nitto will be running digital ads on such websites as caranddriver.com, autoguide.com, and "several hun... read more
Iconic Firestone Store May Get Historic Designation
May 23, 2012 The Art Deco Society of Los Angeles is seeking to have the iconic "Firestone Tire Building" in Los Angeles designated as a Historic-Cultural Monument. read more
Deadline Looms for Second Tire Review Fan Appreciation Drawing
May 23, 2012 As part of its fan appreciation promotion for reaching 1,000 "likes" on Facebook earlier this year, Tire Review will select another $100 Visa gift card winner on June 8. read more
Jackson Re-Elected Head of U.K.'s TyreSafe
May 23, 2012 Road safety organization TyreSafe has re-elected Stuart Jackson for the second time as its chairman for a further two years. read more
Automechanika Partners, Plans for 2013 India Show
May 23, 2012 Automechanika has added India to its range of international trade fairs. With ACMA Automechanika New Delhi, which will take place Feb. 7-10, 2013, Messe Frankfurt will be offering access to the much talked about Indian market. The fair... read more
New Nokian Russia Plant Readied for Production
May 22, 2012 Nokian Tyres PLC said that production at its new plant in Russia will begin in June, even as it adjusts work schedules at its home plant in Finland. The new plant in Russia, located adjacent to Nokian's older plant there, will fire up ... read more
Massachusetts Senate Passes R2R, Group Completing Petitions
May 22, 2012 Just days after supporters launched another phase in their Right-to-Repair law push in the state, the Massachusetts Senate approved its version of a state Right-to-Repair bill on May 17. The state legislature has until July 31 to act o... read more
CTA Provides Tires for Surviving FDNY Rescue Vehicles
May 22, 2012 On Sept. 11, 2001, 20 firefighters with the New York Fire Department's Rescue 4 and Rescue 5 units lost their lives trying to save others at the World Trade Center complex.... read more
TGI Now Distributing Kenda in Puerto Rico
May 22, 2012 Tire Group International will now be able to distribute Kenda branded tires in Puerto Rico under terms of a new deal signed by the companies. TGI will offer Kenda's specialty tires – trailer, turf, ATV and industrial – as wel... read more
Scrap-to-Profit Conference Set for October
May 22, 2012 Rubber Manufacturers Association, the Scrap Tire Research and Educational Foundation (STREF) and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) will sponsor the fifth "Scrap-to-Profit" conference. The conference is s... read more
Apollo Opens New Component Plant in S.A.
May 22, 2012 Apollo Tyres said the new tire component preparation unit at its tire manufacturing facility in South Africa will remove capacity bottlenecks and further improve quality and productivity. read more
Italy Earthquake Cripples Titan Wheel Plant
May 22, 2012 The 6.0 earthquake that killed at least six people in north-central Italy over the weekend also forced the shutdown of Titan International's wheel facility in Finale Emilia, Italy. read more
New Nexen Plant On-Stream, Key to Growth Plans
May 22, 2012 Nexen Tire Corp. has started initial production at its new passenger and light truck/SUV tire plant in Changnyeong, South Korea, which has been under construction since June 2010. read more
Bill Fitzgerald, Retired Cooper Executive, Passes Away
May 21, 2012 William T. Fitzgerald, retired president and COO of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., died May 18 at his home in Findlay, Ohio. He was 86. ... read more
Tire Review Online Holiday Notice
May 21, 2012 With the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, there will be no news updates to tirereview.com and no World Tire Report e-newsletter for Thursday, May 24; Friday, May 25 or Monday, May 28. Regular news updates and e-newsletters will return ... read more
Flying Duals Slam into Illinois Homes
May 21, 2012 A set of truck tires and wheels broke off of a passing tractor-trailer rig and crashed into a pair of houses in North Perkin, Ill., last Friday afternoon. The tire/wheel assemblies detached from one of the drive axles of a truck travel... read more
$16,000 in Truck Tires Stolen in Alberta
May 21, 2012 The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are investigating the May 10 theft of medium truck tires from a Kal Tire location in Brooks, Alberta. The RCMP said the stolen truck tires were valued at $16,000. ... read more
Nucap Buys Brake Align
May 21, 2012 Canada's Nucap Industries acquired Brake Align Inc., producer of the Brake Align Runout Correction Plate. Brake Align is based in Ashland, Va. Terms of the deal were not announced, and Nucap did not indicate how Brake Align would be me... read more
Bosch Makes an App for That
May 21, 2012 Bosch has just released a new, free app that enables any smartphone user to easily find part numbers for any Posch spark plugs, wiper blades, oxygen sensors, fuel pumps, or battery ... read more
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