Bartec Rolls Out Software Update

Published: July 1, 2016

Bartec USA has released a new tool software update.

The new update, Release 54, includes more OBD releasers, an improved batter meter icon, and missing model year 2016 coverage, Bartec said.

“Bartec continues to lead the industry in the number of vehicles our tools can relearn through the OBD II port,” said Scot Holloway, Bartec’s CEO. “Our goal is to add bonus OBD coverage to every software release. Bonus OBD coverage is defined as any stationary or auto relearn that has been converted to an OBD relearn. We continue on our quest towards having all TPMS relearns occur via the OBDII connection.”

For additional details on the software update, click on the Tech Support icon on your TPMS desktop. Release 54 is available for download to subscribers at tools.bartecusa.com.

Yokohama Rubber holds groundbreaking for Mexico tire plant

The facility is set to begin production in early 2027 with a planned annual output of five million tires.

By Christian Hinton

Published: April 22, 2024

Yokohama Rubber held a groundbreaking event on April 15 for its new consumer and light truck tire plant at the Alianza Industrial Park in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. The company said the event was well attended by a crowd of state and local officials, as well as management from Yokohama companies, including YRC Chairman and CEO Masataka Yamishi; Yokohama Corporation North America (YCNA) CEO Shinichi Takimoto; and Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) President and CEO Jeff Barna.