According to TIA, the topics discussed included Right to Repair, tire aging, rolling resistance, tire recycling and 4/32- vs. 2/32-inch minimum tread depth debate.

This was the first official meeting between the two organizations. It was created as the result of a meeting that took place earlier in the year at the Bipaver meeting in Essen, Germany between Bipaver representatives and then-TIA President Peggy Fisher, TIA Executive Vice President Roy Littlefield and TIA Director of Government and Business Relations Paul Fiore.

"The meeting with the TIA Global Council and Bipaver representatives is the first of what hopefully will be many future discussions where American tire industry professionals can exchange ideas, best practices and lessons learned with our international colleagues,” said Littlefield. “TIA will also look for outlets and opportunities to conduct similar dialogues with our fellow professionals in other parts of the world, as well.” (Tire Review/Akron)