Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire announced that John K. Gamauf, president of consumer replacement tire sales; vice president of BFNAT; and member of the board of directors of BFNAT, has elected to retire effective May 1, 2008.
A group seeking to stop the cement manufacturer Cemex from burning tyres as fuel at its Rugby works began a three-day hearing in the House of Lords on Jan. 21.
MaddenCo says it has signed seven more tire dealers and commercial centers to use its Internet-based ASP Tire Dealer System.
(Macon Telegraph) A fuel leak from a sport utility vehicle triggered a fire at a Tires Plus store Jan. 22, causing major damage to the downtown business.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. said it will reveal its fourth quarter and full-year 2007 financial results on Feb. 28.
Bloomberg has reported that Yokohama Rubber Co. has sued China's Hangzhou Zhongee Rubber Co., accusing it of copying a patented tread design.
Two tire dealer technicians were among six winners of the Raybestos One-Two-Three Foose Promotion, and earned trips to the upcoming Daytona 500.
Hankook Tire reports positive sales and operating income results for 2007. The tyremaker has recorded sales of 2.253 trillion won (≤1.2 billion), an increase of 9.2% on its 2006 results.
TVS Tyres expects to maintain a growth rate of 30% in the Indian market, reports the company’s marketing general manager.
Nigeria’s Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) will destroy ≤667,000 worth of counterfeit and sub-standard tyres seized from importers smuggling them into the country from the neighbouring Benin Republic.
