New Drag Radial From Toyo
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. has launched the Proxes TQ, the company’s first DOT-approved drag radial.
Texarkana Workers Agree to New Contract
Workers at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s tire plant in Texarkana, Ark., have agreed to a new contract.
Conti Supervisory Board Extends Neumann’s Contract
Continental AG’s Supervisory Board has extended Executive Board Chairman Automotive Group Karl-Thomas Neumann’s contract for a further five years.
Tyre Production Resumes at Amtel-Vredestein’s Kirov Factory
Production at the Amtel-Povolzhye factory in Kirov, Russia, resumed as of Dec. 8.
Conti to Focus on Debt Reduction
Continental AG reports the company is drawing what it calls ‘further necessary consequences for the closing fiscal year 2008’ following an extensive analysis of the automotive industry.
Continental Back in Indian Four Wheel Market
Continental AG has launched several products on the Indian market to cater for four-wheel vehicles and is hoping to secure OE agreements with Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra, The Hindu’s Business Line reports.
Bridgestone Germany Managing Director Resigns
The managing director of Bridgestone’s operations in Germany is to leave the company.
Bridgestone Tech Gets National Award
Bridgestone Americas and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) named Robert Pauley the Bridgestone/ASE Master Automobile L1 Technician of the Year.
CTNA Expands Environmental Efforts
Continental Tire North America launched a new environmental program tied to reduction in tire rolling resistance and reduced production emissions.
Les Schwab Moves to New Headquarters, Adds to Senior Management
(Aftermarketnews.com) Les Schwab Tire Centers officially opened its new corporate headquarters in Bend, Ore., and made changes to its senior management.
Mining Firm to Make Massive Cuts
Mining giant Rio Tinto Group plans to cut 14,000 jobs worldwide and reduce capital investment in a move to reduce its debt even as demand for iron ore and other metals has fallen.
Solomon Alsberg Selects Alcoa for Russian Market
Alcoa has begun supplying lightweight forgings to Russian designer and manufacturer of forged aluminium wheels Solomon Alsberg.