Pirelli UK Cuts Workers’ Pay Increase
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Managers at Pirelli’s Carlisle facility have told unions that they want to keep workers’ annual pay increase below the rate of inflation.
CITExpo Can Celebrate Successful Breakthrough
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) When the China International Tire Expo (CITExpo) opened its gates for the second time in 2004, it was already considered to be the potential Chinese tyre show of the future.
Fast Learners: ‘Student’ Amtel-Vredestein Ready to Seize Growth Opportunities – Everywhere
Alexei Gurin is certainly putting his experience to work as CEO of Amtel-Vredestein NV and chairman of its management board. An engineer by training, Gurin earned his MBA from the University of Toronto, worked as an investment manager in Canada and other countries, was marketing director for Bennetton in Moscow, served as general director of
Grand Plans: Toyo Celebrates Opening of First-Ever North American Tire Plant
Toyo Celebrates Opening of First-Ever North American Tire Plant
CTNA Plans Capital for Mt. Vernon, Wants Wage Cuts
(Akron/Tire Review) Just days after announcing significant cutbacks at its Charlotte, N.C., tire plant, Continental Tire North America (CTNA) said it planned a $60 million to $70 million capital improvement effort at its Mt. Vernon, Ill., passenger and truck tire facility.
USW Lashes Out at CTNA After Charlotte Cut Announcement
(Akron/Tire Review) Just a day after Continental Tire North America (CTNA) announced major cutbacks and layoffs at its hometown Charlotte, N.C., passenger tire plant, the United Steelworkers (USW) issued what it termed a “stinging criticism of management’s failure to understand how to compete in North America.”
CTNA Announces Serious Charlotte Cuts
(Akron/Tire Review) Continental Tire North America (CTNA) announced today that it will significantly cut production and lay off employees at its hometown Charlotte, N.C., passenger tire plant.
Staged to Explode: Still Young, China’s Growing Tire Industry is Catching Up
Still Young, China’s Growing Tire Industry is Catching Up
Good Times, Hard Times: With Global Demand Straining OTR Tire Supply, Dealers Must Again Look to Customer Service For Profit Growth, Experts Say
After five or so years of just scraping by, the North American OTR tire market is enjoying a happy problem – warehouse-emptying sales. In fact, the global OTR tire business is having the same problem. But that happy problem has created a larger, more ominous issue: inventories are virtually non-existent, backorders are heavy and manufacturers
Hot Time in Las Vegas: TIA Busy at Annual SEMA Show
TIA Busy at Annual SEMA Show