An Ounce of Prevention: Selling TPMS Preventative Maintenance Boosts Bottom Line
Among several things, winter always drops unpleasant reminders of the many issues that can affect automobile and tire performance for the rest of the year. Tire pressure monitoring systems are just one of the more recent components whose operation can be adversely affected by winter’s wrath. As is common, these issues last well into spring
Sumitomo Rubber Buys Hwa Fong Thailand Plant
Sumitomo Rubber Industries has announced its intention to buy Taiwanese tyremaker Hwa Fong Rubber Co.’s Thailand plant for 2.36 billion yen (roughly ≤12.5 million).
Bridgestone’s ‘Steady Growth’ in Europe
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) At the recent IAA motor show in Frankfurt Bridgestone discussed details of its ongoing major investment programme for 2007, supporting its long-term plan for steady growth in Europe.
Perfect Fit: Matching Tire to Application Even More Critical in Broad Industrial Tire Market
Matching Tire to Application Even More Critical in Broad Industrial Tire Market Sometimes, when a person widens his or her view of something, that something tends to expand and take on a life of its own. After all, perception is reality; it’s all in the eye of the beholder. So it goes with industrial tires.
New Sumitomo Tire Plant in Thailand to Produce Falken Tires
(Akron/Tire Review) More than 40 attendees – including tire dealers and journalists – were invited by Falken Tire Corp. to tour its parent company’s new Sumitomo Rubber (Thailand) Co. (SRT) tire plant in Rayong, Thailand, southeast of Bangkok.
Ceat: Spearheads Change in Sri Lanka’s Tyre Making
(India/Rubber News) The domestic tyre industry of Sri Lanka has come of age with the launch of a sophisticated new facility by top tyremaker Ceat Sri Lanka for the local manufacture of steel-belted radial tyres for cars and vans.
PSI’s Cohn Set as Clemson Presenter
(Akron/Tire Review) Al Cohn, director of new market development and engineering support for Pressure Systems International, will be one of the key presenters at the upcoming Clemson University-sponsored Tire Industry Conference.
Pirelli Gets Q1 Status from Ford
(Akron/Tire Review) Pirelli Tire North America’s automated tire plant in Rome, Ga., received Ford Motor Co. Q1 Accreditation for operational excellence recently.
Construction Underway at Bridgestone’s Hungarian BIRD Plant
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Bridgestone Europe has announced that work has started on in its Tatabanya, Hungary, high performance passenger and light trucks tyre plant.
No End in Sight: Whether Premium- or Value-Priced, UHP Tires Are Here to Stay
Need some good news for once? Ultra-high performance tires have mushroomed into the single fastest-growing tire segment. From 2000 to 2004, sales of UHP tires were up 161%, jumping 32% from 2003 to 2004 alone. In terms of units sold, the numbers look like this: 3.99 million in 2000, 7.9 million in 2003 and 10.4