Where Do We Stand?

From our friends across the pond at Tyres & Accessories:

Longtime Tire Review Editor Jim Smith passed away on Feb. 18, 2016. He was 57. With 30 years in the tire and automotive industries, Jim's communications experience included stints as a newspaper reporter and editor, a public relations manager and a variety of creative and management roles with a B2B marketing communications agency. A Kent State University journalism major, Jim served as editor for a number of community newspapers in Northeast Ohio before joining Modern Tire Dealer in 1984. After four years in brand and corporate public relations roles with Bridgestone Americas, Jim joined Nashville's Stumpf Bartels Advertising in 1992. He became Tire Review's editor in October 1999. Jim was honored with the Ed Wagner Tire Industry Leadership Award by the Tire Industry Association in November 2014.

Published: November 26, 2008

European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association confirmed that, last year, the European recovery rate for end of life tires exceeded 91%, more than 4% higher than the previous year.

Japan’s rate is 89%. Canada is at 80%. The U.K. is at 95%, but apparently is pulling down the rest of Europe, with 11 other European nations recovering 100% of tires produced. 100%!

The U.S., you ask? Well, I don’t really know. Cause finding information is a bit of a challenge. The “latest” report from the RMA, for instance, was released in November 2006, covering the 2005 period. That report claimed that 82% of scrap tires were being recycled.

Hmmmm….

Bartec TPMS adds Joe Miller to its field service team

Miller previously spent four years with Snap-on as an equipment specialist, and most recently with GPC/NAPA at the St. Louis company-owned auto parts stores.

By Christian Hinton

Published: April 25, 2024

Bartec TPMS has expanded its field service team by adding Joe Miller, who will cover the Midwest region. Based in St. Louis, MO, Bartec said Miller has been involved in the automotive industry his entire career. Miller spent four years with Snap-on as an equipment specialist, and most recently with GPC/NAPA at the St. Louis company-owned auto parts stores. Bartec said Miller brings a wealth of automotive aftermarket and T&E experience to its field service team.