Speed Matters: Selling R-Compound Tires May Help Cement Customer Relationships
So you want to get into the business of selling unique tires? Let’s see…how about starting off with a low-volume product line with relatively low margins in a market that’s so small no one can seem to estimate its size – or potential? Hmmm. That sounds like a great opportunity. Okay, zap – you’ve now
Delticom Aims For Autumn IPO
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Delticom AG, known as mytyres.co.uk in the UK, is aiming to make its debut on the Frankfurt stock exchange this Autumn.
PCL’s Accura Inflator Gains PTB Approval
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The PCL Accura 1 inflator, launched at this year’s Automechanika, has passed the compulsory German test for digital inflation equipment.
Steelworkers Say They Can Stay Out. But For How Long?
(Akron/Tire Review) So, just how long can the United Steelworkers stay on strike against Goodyear?
European Union to Release Metric-Only Directive
(Akron/Tire Review) Beginning Jan. 1, 2010, the European Union Council Directive 80/181/EEC (Metric Directive) will allow the use of only metric units and prohibit the use of any other measurements for most products sold in the European Union (EU).
Tyre Agents Become New Intermediaries
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The booming Chinese tyre industry has not only created various new business relations between manufacturers and distributors but it has also supported the growth of so-called tyre agencies.
Italian Justice Minister to Investigate Alleged Spy Plot
(Akron/Tire Review – United Press International) Italy’s Justice Minister Clemente Mastella has ordered an internal investigation to determine whether ministry officials were involved in an alleged plot to spy on civilians, according to ANSA news agency.
Scrap Tyre Legislation: Will We Ever Find a Solution?
(Douglasdale, South Africa/S.A. Treads) Talk of finding a long-term, sustainable solution to the scrap tyre problem in South Africa has been circulating for more than a decade.
WTO Battle Starts Against China on Auto Parts
(Akron/Tire Review – Bloomberg News) The U.S., European Union and Canada will today ask World Trade Organization judges to prohibit Chinese duties on imports of car parts they say discriminate against foreign makers, in the first WTO lawsuit against China, EU and U.S. officials said.
Yokohama Says it is Taking Other Tire Companies to Court
(Akron/Tire Review) Yokohama Tire Corp. said it has “initiated legal proceedings against several tire companies,” including Hangzhou, Tireco, Cooper, Guizhou and Greenball, claiming infringement of Yokohama tire patents.