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Universal Chooses Credential
The South East’s largest independent tyre distributor, Universal Tyre and Autocentres, has handed a two-year contract to market-leading Credential Automotive for waste tyre collection from its 15 depots.
The South East’s largest independent tyre distributor, Universal Tyre and Autocentres, has handed a two-year contract to market-leading Credential Automotive for waste tyre collection from its 15 depots.
Brian Tarnacki of Federal-Mogul Corp. and Brian Altenberger of Delphi were appointed to second terms as chairman and co-chairman of the Marketing Executive Council (MEC) of the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA), at its recent meeting in Detroit, Mich.
What do robots with road rage and text-messaging nutcracker dolls have in common? They were the stars of the teen-created winning videos of the 2007 Safety Scholars Video Contest sponsored by Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire.
(Reuters) The Commerce Department has set preliminary anti-dumping duties of up to 210% on millions of OTR tires from China it said were being sold in the United States at unfairly low prices.
American Tire Corporation (ATC), the company that recently appeared on the tyre industry’s radar screens after disclosing its intention to build a half million dollar OTR tyre factory in the US, reported on February 6 that it has declined an acquisition offer made by a “multi-billion dollar U.S. company.”
As the exclusive tire supplier of NASCAR's three largest series, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. unveiled the Goodyear Racing and Diversity Program, an initiative the company started to provide high school students with a once- in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the many career paths offered through the sport of NASCAR.
The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has declared June 9-15, 2008 as National Automotive Service Professionals Week.
Sentaida International opened a new distribution facility in Miami.
Carlisle has partnered with “Fisher’s ATV World” as the exclusive tire sponsor for the 2008 season.
Curt and son Todd LeDuc are back on the winner’s podium by scoring first in Class 8000 at the Bluewater Resort & Casino Parker 425 off-road race this past weekend in Parker, Arizona with their Rockstar/Makita/Kal Gard Lubricants Ford truck shod with Toyo Open Country M/T tires.