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AACF celebrates 65 years serving the aftermarket

Originally established in 1959 as AFFTA, AACF said it owes its inception to Don Schlenger.

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Nokian Tyres President and CEO, Jukka Moisio, to retire

Nokian’s board of directors has initiated the process of finding a successor for Moisio, who acted as the president & CEO since 2020.

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Hamaton is heading to Germany for The Tire Cologne trade show

Hamaton’s team will be on hand to demonstrate products including its NFC sensors and dedicated TPMS app and BLE TPMS sensors.

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Hankook Tire awarded 2023 Carbon Management Sector Honors

The project evaluated over 23,000 global companies on climate change initiatives and Hankook received an A- rating.

Non-profit to offer ‘tires for life’ subscription service

With the TireSet subscription service, customers can pay $19.99 a month and receive “tires for life” by upgrading through the subscription, the company says.

Big O Tires details growth plans, training initiatives at 2024 conference and convention

2023 Big O Tires’ store sales reached an average of over $2.7 million and total chain store sales hit more than $1.28 billion.

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Continental’s ContiConnect Lite to allow digital tire management for OTR tires

Continental said ContiConnect Lite helps fleet managers monitor the condition of their tires via bluetooth.

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Hana Technologies signs license agreement with Michelin for RFID tire tags

Since its inception, Hana Technologies has spearheaded the manufacturing of over 150 million RFID tire tags.

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Continental Tire debuts new sustainably-focused U.S. headquarters in South Carolina

The building’s 840 solar panels are capable of offsetting up to 25% of its total energy consumption.

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Yokohama Rubber reveals 2024 motorsports activity plan

Yokohama said participation in motorsports activities is crucial to its efforts to strengthen the Advan and GeoLandar brands.

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TIA’s Advanced Farm Tire Service training to take place in June

The training class for technicians in the agricultural and farm tire industries is set to take place June 11-14.

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Maxxis-sponsored athletes make podium, overall top 10 at Mint 400

Maxxis athletes Michael McFayden, Ethan Ebert and Trey Gibbs had podium finishes at the Mint 400 on Maxxis RAZR XT tires.

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