Bridgestone Acknowledged as Top Porsche Supplier
Every year Porsche recognises its 10 best performing suppliers at the Porsche Supplier Awards, and for 2008 Bridgestone has been honoured as an award recipient.
Hunter Promotes Two in Sales and Marketing
Hunter Engineering’s Dave Smith has been promoted to senior vice president, and Beau Brauer to vice president of marketing.
General Introduces Grabber HTS
Newly launched, the Grabber HTS is General Tire’s newest premium all-season tire for today’s light trucks, crossovers and SUVs, according to the company.
Growing Demand for “Green Products” in China – Lanxess
German specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG reports it is banking on growing demand for more environmentally compatible products and systems solutions in China, its most important Asian sales market.
Continental Outlines Power Reduction Programme
Continental Tyre South Africa has announced an extensive programme to deal with the national power crisis.
Michelin Awards Mining Essay Scholarships
Jon Warner, a junior in the mining engineering program at the University of Utah, has been named the winner of the 2007 Michelin Mining Essay Contest and has been awarded a $5,000 scholarship.
Advanced ID to Supply RFID Chips to Mesnac in China
Advanced ID, a leading supplier of RFID systems to the tyre industry, is to supply millions of RFID chips to Mesnac through its Pneu-Logic division.
Continental Receives Top Toyota Award
Continental AG received its fifth straight Excellence Award in Supplier Diversity from Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America.
Ford Announces Jaguar, Land Rover Sale Agreement
Not strictly tyre-related, but nevertheless a significant event for the U.K. automotive industry:
Fuzzy ‘Fix’: Ill-Placed Countervailing Duties Counter to Free Market Economy
Been thinking about this whole Chinese tire-International Trade Commission/Commerce Department matter. And it is a difficult one, to be sure. I am not necessarily a fan, for instance, of good manufacturing jobs leaving these shores. But I do understand – and agree with – the concept of a Free Market Economy. You know, the one