DOC Lowers Anti-dumping Duties for all but One Manufacturer
The U.S. Department of Commerce has amended its countervailing duty rates for passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China to correct significant ministerial errors, according to reports. The result is a lower anti-dumping tariff for all but one of the 68 manufacturers, importers and distributors named in the original assignment. The DOC’s International Trade
UPDATE: Commerce Department Declares Anti-dumping Duties
Preliminary anti-dumping duties for certain passenger and light truck tires imported from China were set Jan. 21, 2015, by the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration. The duty rates vary between 19.17% and 87.99% before adjustments. As a result of the investigation, the following companies were handed a 19.17% duty rate before adjustments: Giti Tire Global Trading Pte. Ltd.,
Meet the 2014 Tire Review Platinum Performers
Not only did our Benchmarking Study set standards of performance against dozens of real-world business measures, the results also allowed us to grade the actual results of participating dealers against the group. The end result is 10 tire dealers – some are pure retail, some with a mix of vibrant wholesale and/or commercial elements –
2014 Top Shop Winner: Flynn’s Tire & Auto Service
It’s not any one thing with Flynn’s Tire & Auto Service. It is the sum of everything – the people, the facilities, the locations and towns, the customers, the attitude, the relationships, the merchandising and marketing, the top-level service techs, the firm understanding of what customers demand. It is all of those things and
Vogue Tyre Celebrates 100 Colorful Years
Vogue Tyre & Rubber Co. began in 1914 when Harry Hower, a chauffeur in Chicago, developed the white wall tire. To say that the rest is history would be an oversimplification – less than 1% of companies even make it to 100 years, noted Vogue Tyre president Greg Hathcock at the company’s 100-year anniversary celebration
China’s Challenge
World’s largest tire producer and market grasps opportunity at home and faces unwelcome trouble abroad
Truck Tire Warranty
TBC Wholesale recently enhanced its Sailun medium truck tire warranty to provide additional confidence to truck owners and tire distributors. Some of the upgrades include free tire replacement period extended to 50% of the original tread life if the tire becomes unserviceable due to workmanship or material defects. The enhancements cover all Sailun brand medium
Tire and Rubber Technology Accelerates Chinese Growth
Oliver Haiqing Hua, a tire business analyst, provides Tire Review readers with a periodic insider report on developments within the Chinese tire industry.
Tire Review’s China Tire Watch
Radial Truck Tire Capacity Expansions According to the recent Chinese “tire industry access conditions” draft issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China, future truck radial tire new plant or expansion projects should have production capacity of more than 1.2 million tires annually. By comparison, future radial light truck and car
With Imports Growing, Isn’t it Time for Representation?
It was with great interest that I read of Federal Tire Corp. and Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. joining ITMA in Europe. ITMA is the Imported Tire Manufacturers’ Association, which now has 21 members and is charged with representing and supporting the best interests of those firms importing tires into Europe. “With the sheer volume of