N.C. Dealer Elected Alderman
Family Tire owner Denis Bucher is poised to become mayor pro-tempore of New Bern, N.C. In November, Bucher was elected alderman for the city, where his two-location dealership is based. The mayor pro tempore fills in whenever the mayor cannot preside over a meeting of the New Bern Board of Aldermen, as well as at
Still More Tire Price Increases
Another pair of tiremakers announced impending prices increases. Hankook Tire America Corp. is raising prices by up to 5% on its full line of passenger, light truck/SUV and medium truck tires, as of Jan. 1, 2010. Also effective Jan. 1, Toyo Tire USA Corp. will increase prices on all of its consumer and commercial tires
More Price Increases Coming
Two more tiremakers have jumped on the price increase bandwagon. Kumho Tire USA and Pirelli Tire North America joined a fast-growing list of tiremakers adjusting pricing going into the new year. Kumho said it would raise prices on all of its passenger, light truck/SUV and commercial truck tires by up to 8% as of Jan.
Here They Come: Tiremakers Bring Price Hikes
To no one’s surprise, tiremakers are piling on price increases as we head into the new year. After taking much of the last two years off, price increase announcements are coming hot and heavy in the wake of slight rises in raw material costs and the after effects of the recent 35% added tariff on
Who’s Next? The Who
The world’s biggest one-day sporting event is still two months away, but reports say that venerable British band The Who – well, the two surviving members at least – will provide the halftime entertainment for Super Bowl XLIV. Bridgestone Americas are the exclusive sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime. The selection of The Who continues
Tech School Gets Tire Store Support
Bridgestone Americas’ Tires Plus Total Car Care donated $4,000 to Gwinnett Technical College for the purchase of tools for the school’s auto technology program. The Lawrenceville, Ga., school offers degree and diploma programs in a range of auto technology areas. "Our strong partnerships with progressive businesses like Tires Plus enables us to provide our students
Court Orders Review of China OTR, Ag Tire Duties
Last year’s ruling by the U.S. Department of Commerce that slapped often huge antidumping duties on certain OTR and farm tires imported from China will get another look. On Sept. 18, the U.S. Court of International Trade ordered the Commerce Department to review its ruling and the countervailing duties it applied to a host of
Goodyear, Union Reach Tentative Deal
With just hours to spare before its twice-extended contract expired. Goodyear and the United Steelworkers reached agreement on a new pact. The new deal covers four years. No other details on the contract were made available. Workers at seven Goodyear facilities – Akron, Ohio; Buffalo, N.Y.; Danville, Va.; Fayetteville, N.C.; Gadsden, Ala.; Union City, Tenn.;
Looking Forward Tire Company Execs Talk About the Future
“The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present.” – Calvin & Hobbes creator Bill Watterson And the present has an odd way of getting in the way. Forinstance, when we first planned for this story, we thought it would beneat to peer into the future and see what the tire
Potenza RE-11 Gets High Marks
The Bridgestone Potenza RE-11 topped the list in Tire Rack’s recent World Road Ride and Performance Test Track Drive.