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New MD for Kraiburg
Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Kraiburg has a new managing director for its retreading material division.
BFGoodrich Top Four in WRC Debut
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) BFGoodrich marked its WRC debut at the 74th Monte Carlo Rally by monopolising the podium with three different partners – Ford, Citroen and Peugeot – and even clinching fourth place, too.
The Challenge Begins
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Today marks the beginning of the gruelling eight-day 2006 Fulda Challenge.
Chinese to Enter U.S. Auto Market
(Akron/Tire Review – Sam Jose Mercury News) With one humble car, a modest sedan called the Geely CK 1.5, parked Tuesday in the lobby of the North American International Auto Show, a Chinese automaker announced it’s coming to the U.S.
Easy Rider Passes
Bogged down in a war of words and thought to be headed for a Congressional hearing, the American Jobs Creation Act instead breezed through the Senate on Oct. 11 and was expected to be signed by President Bush without delay.
Industry Report
With a new three-year labor contract in hand, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. turned its attention to other restructuring issues as it works to right its financial ship. The tiremaker formally announced the closing of its Huntsville, Ala., plant, then laid off about 200 employees from its Tyler, Texas, facility.
Eagle with Treds: Goodyear Calls F1 ‘The Most Sophisticated Eagle Ever’
Goodyear Calls F1 ‘The Most Sophisticated Eagle Ever’
Industry Report
Michelin Reopens Closed Plant in Mexico
Haydn to Shubert to Slone
Ah, it’s springtime! Flowers blossom. Warm breezes bring welcome relief from winter’s chill. And a young boy’s fancy turns to…singing in the world’s most famous choir. That’s what 11-year-old Ryan Slone is doing right now. Ryan and fellow Cincinnati Boychoir member, Donald Smith, 13, are full-fledged, sailor suit-wearing members of the Vienna Boys Choir –