Tire Review Continues as China International Tire Expo Sponsor
(Akron/Tire Review) For the second straight year, Tire Review will be the exclusive U.S. media sponsor of the China International Tire Expo (CITExpo), which will be held Sept. 6-8 at the Shanghai Everbright Exhibition Center in Shanghai, China.
Indian Dunlop Units Set to Reopen in April
(India/Rubber Asia) At the end of what seems like an agonizingly endless wait, the gates of the Dunlop factory at Sahagunj, in the eastern State of Communist-ruled West Bengal, and the one at Ambattur near Chennai in the southern State of Tamil Nadu, are set to re-open in April, if nothing else intervenes in between, local media reports said.
Eyes Wide Open: Does Fog of Easy Money Obscure Reality of Car Dealer Danger?
“Some of these guys are really worried,” Bud said, gesturing toward a group of dealers nearby. “But I’m worried that a lot of them just don’t see it.” Bud Hogan, owner of Miller Motors, a tire dealership in Mankato, Minn., is a member of U.S. Tire & Exhaust’s American Car Care Center’s dealer council. He
Defining Moment: Cost Structure, Replacement Market Keys to Success in CTNA’s Decisive Year
Dr. Alan Hippe took over as head of Continental Tire North America (CTNA) after Martien de Louw abruptly left the company last May. Hippe had been a member of Continental AG’s executive board since 2002. Prior to accepting his role with Continental, Hippe had served as senior vice president in the group controlling and IT
Cold Calling: CTNA Attacks Winter Tire Market With ‘Focused’ Lineup
CTNA Attacks Winter Tire Market With ‘Focused’ Lineup
Pensler Apparently Out of the Running on Bryan Plant
(Akron/Tire Review) Sources tell Tire Review that Pensler Capital Corp. is likely out of the running to buy Continental Tire North America’s (CTNA) OTR tire plant in Bryan, Ohio.
Tire Shipment Increase Smaller, Says RMA
(Akron/Tire Review) The RMA has adjusted its projections for 2006, and now expects total U.S. tire shipments to increase just 1% compared to 2005, instead of the 2% it had predicted back in December.
Documents Show OK’d Explorer Tires Did Not Solve Rollovers
(Akron/Tire Review – Bloomberg News) Ford Motor Co. approved replacement tires for its Explorer sport utility vehicle that made it just as likely to roll over as the originals that Ford blamed for more than 200 deaths.
The Last Building BRIC
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Much has been written about the emerging Indian, Chinese and Russian markets, but what about South America?
Bridgestone’s Dueler Range Outperforms the Growing 4×4 Market
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) With the popularity and diversity of sports utility vehicles (SUV) continuing to increase in the U.K., sales of 4×4 tyres are soaring with Bridgestone claiming that its Dueler range is once again outperforming the market.