Triangle Building New Factory
In November Triangle announced that it is building its fifth plant in Weihai, Shandong Province, China. The news, which was first revealed at the SEMA show in Las Vegas in early November, followed renewed speculation about whether or not the company was planning to build a Russian factory earlier this year. This plans suggestions were
Bridgestone Names 2013 ASE Tech of the Year
Bridgestone Americas’ company owned store group has named Bill O’Hara as its ASE Master Automobile Technician of the year. Additionally, Glenn Dahl, then unit’s senior coordinator, technical education, was named ASE board chairman for 2014. O’Hara was recognized at an awards ceremony during ASE’s fall board meeting in Newport Beach, Calif. O’Hara works at the
Bridgestone Saying More Tires, Jobs for Brazil
Bridgestone Americas, through its Bridgestone Brazil unit, is investing roughly $63 million to expand its tire manufacturing plant in Camaçari, Brazil. The investment builds upon previous investments and is an effort to better serve consumer demand, the tiremaker said. The expansion will increase the plant’s total capacity to more than 10,000 tires per day. The
Cinturato P7 All Season Named OE on Audi A7
Pirelli Tire North America’s Cinturato P7 All Season is now offered as OE on the Audi A7. The Cinturato P7 All Season has been fitted to the Audi A7 in sizes 255/45R18 99H and 255/40R19 100 XL. Both tires offer balanced performance, but the 19-inch version is slightly biased towards handling, the tiremaker said. The tires
ATD Acquires Canadian WTD
American Tire Distributors has recently acquired Ontario-based Wholesale Tire Distributors, a move that will further strengthen ATD’s presence in southern Ontario, and allow the company to better service customers in the Toronto market, it said. “WTD has an excellent reputation amongst its customers and suppliers for its coverage of the Southern Ontario region,” said Bill
COOPER-APOLLO UPDATE: Scene Shifts Back to Chancery Court
As one would expect, a few hours time brought greater clarity to yesterday’s outright rejection by the Delaware Supreme Court of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s appeal of a lower court ruling that favored suitor Apollo Tyre.
Kost Tire Opens New Store
Kost Tire & Auto opened its first Lehigh Valley store on Lehigh Street in Allentown, Pa., near what locals refer to as the “Auto Mile.” The store will face local competition, being surrounded by Jiffy Lube, Midas, STS Tire and Auto and Jack Williams Tire. Store manager Mike Conti said that the Kost family founded
Max Finkelstein Opens 11th Distribution Center
Max Finkelstein opened its 11th distribution center in Rochester, N.Y., extending the company’s reach to better serve dealers in the Rochester, Buffalo and the Finger Lakes areas. “Having a distribution center in the Rochester area increases the productivity of our supply chain, achieving positive customer satisfaction,” said Joe Cote, Max Finkelstein sales director in the
Goodyear Opens Commercial Tire & Service Center
Goodyear added a new Commercial Tire & Service Center in Tulsa, Okla. The Tulsa store’s opening followed the opening of a Goodyear Commercial Tire & Service Center in Oklahoma City last June. The 13,000-square-foot outlet – located on East Ave. in Tulsa – offers new Goodyear, Dunlop and Kelly-Springfield truck tires, retreaded Goodyear tires, 24/7
Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance Chooses Federal-Mogul As Chanel Partner Of The Year
Shareholders with Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance selected Federal-Mogul’s vehicle components segment as its 2013 Channel Partner of the Year. This is the fifth time Federal-Mogul has been honored as the top manufacturer serving Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance. The 2013 award is based on Federal-Mogul’s performance in several business areas, including product availability, customer support, training,
World Tire Report Taking a Holiday Break
Due to the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays there will be no World Tire Report e-newsletter or any news updates- unless there is urgent breaking news- to Tire Review’s website Tuesday Dec. 24 through Thursday Dec. 26 and Tuesday Dec. 31 through Jan. 2. We will resume publication of WTR and news updates at
Perspective: Tire Leadership 21 Great Example of Key Grassroot Effort
[Editor’s Note: The following commentary by Gary Molinaro, publisher of Automotive Week/The Greensheet, casts another affirmative vote in favor of the recently announced Tire Leadership 21 educational program. This is used with the permission from Automotive Week/The Greensheet (www.thegreensheetonline.com)] An important part of my education in this industry came through a relationship I had while