Two Promoted at BFNAT
(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire has named Tim Dunn as director of brand/supply chain marketing and Steve Rammer as director of consumer tires retail.
Pirelli Acquires Fioravanti Licence for Cyber Tyre Development
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Pirelli Tyres and Fioravanti have announced plans to work together to develop Pirelli’s patented Cyber Tyre concept.
Hungary Attracts International Tyre Companies
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Hungary is one of the few Eastern European countries in which there is no traditional automobile industry.
Trayal Sold to a Bulgarian Power Supplier
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Serbia’s second largest tyre manufacturer, Trayal Corp., is soon to be sold and therefore privatised.
Tigar Benefits From Michelin’s Commitment
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Tigar, based in the Serbian town of Pirot, has a domestic marketshare of about 52%.
More HP Tyres for Polish Motorists
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The tyre market in Poland is growing continuously.
Dunlop Looks to BEML for Heavy Tyres Deal
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Dunlop India Ltd. is reportedly taking steps to enter the OTR tyre market by cooperating with Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. and Coal India Ltd.
2006 to be Down 4.5%: RMA
(Akron/Tire Review) No one doubts that 2006 has been a very tough year for tire dealers and manufacturers alike.
Siewert New Hercules CFO
(Akron/Tire Review) Victor Siewert has been named the new CFO of Hercules Tire & Rubber Co.
Ingersoll Rand Joins Nitrogen Promotion Group
(Akron/Tire Review) Ingersoll Rand Industrial Technologies has become a member of the Get Nitrogen Institute, a nonprofit group that provides information about the benefits of nitrogen tire inflation.
TMC Updates Radial Tire Guide
(Akron/Tire Review) American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) has released the revised third edition of its Radial Tire Conditions Analysis Guide.
Tire Workers Face Tough Road
(Akron/Tire Review – Fayetteville (NC) Observer) The thrust of my Oct. 12 op-ed was that the economic strike at the Fayetteville Goodyear tire plant was not going to benefit the United Steelworkers of America’s rank-and-file nearly as much as it would harm them, particularly in the near term.