Circuit Court Rules for Toyo in GTY Suit
Toyo Tire USA Corp. has made some headway in its efforts to salvage its medium truck tire allocation from former GTY Tire partners Yokohama Tire Corp. and Continental Tire the Americas. On June 17, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. District Court incorrectly denied Toyo’s request for an injunction to
RMA Now Counting Shipment Data from Overseas Makers
Seeking to gain better insight into tire shipment activities in the U.S., the RMA has launched a program to collect data from a number of overseas tiremakers. As of now, five Chinese tiremakers and one Singapore producer have signed on for the program, and Taiwan’s Cheng Shin/Maxxis is considering joining the group. Now providing tire
Tire Misinformation From the InterWebs
Ever wonder why consumers seem so confused about tires? Well, besides the mangled messages they get from friends, family and even tire dealers themselves (real life statement: “You should try these Nexen tires. They’re made by Michelin, you know.”), we can thank the power of the InterWebs. Rather, we can thank the InterWebs for giving
SDA Increases Florida Footprint
Miami’s South Dade Automotive has opened its third warehouse in Florida. The company’s new 49,000-square-foot warehouse is located in Pompano. The American Car Care Centers member distributor carries Goodyear, Continental, Dunlop, General, Yokohama, Falken, Hankook, Pirelli, Mastercraft, Achilles, Kelly, Sunny, Nankang and Kumho products, in addition to Remington and Jinyu truck tires.
Renewable Materials, New Combinations Improving Tire Breed
As a dealer, you are already familiar with the fact that renewable materials from plants are used in the production of some tires. Natural rubber, which comes from latex collected from rubber trees, is one of them. Another is rayon, which comes from plant cellulose. Rayon is used as part of the carcass, a reinforcement
Goodyear Joins Price Hike Trend
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will increase prices on all of its consumer tires in North America by up to 6% as of June 1. This includes Goodyear, Dunlop and Kelly-Springfield brands. The company cites rising raw material and transportation costs as the reasons for the increases. Goodyear is the latest in a long list
More Tire Price Increases Announced
Yokohama Tire Corp. and Hankook Tire America joined in on the current round of raw-material-driven tiremaker price increases. Yokohama said it would raise prices on all of its consumer tires by up to 8% effective June 1. Hankook is raising prices by up to 6% on its passenger, light truck/SUV and medium duty truck tires,
Tire Warehouse Opens New Massachusetts Location
Tire Warehouse opened its newest location April 11 in North Adams, Mass., bringing the company’s total to 788 active locations across its multiple brands. “We are very pleased to now have 13 Tire Warehouse locations in Massachusetts, as an added convenience to our customers,” said Joseph Tomarchio, Jr., executive vice president of store operations. “We
MacMaster Closing Out Tire Career, Set to Retire June 30
After nearly 40 years in the tire industry, Yokohama Tire Corp. executive vice president and COO Jim MacMaster is retiring. MacMaster will close out his career on June 30, and plans to move to Georgia with his wife to spend more time with his family. Yokohama did not name a replacement for MacMaster, and may
China Tire Prices Rising
Chinese tiremakers are being forced to increase their prices on the back of record natural rubber highs and U.S. import tariffs. Domestic Chinese tire retail prices have jumped by up to 10% per unit, China Daily reported. Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co, purportedly the largest rubber maker in China, raised its tire prices 5%, according to