Clear Vision: ACCC Celebrates Its 20/20 Anniversary
ACCC Celebrates Its 20/20 Anniversary
Downward Turn: Small OTR Market Sees Sales Slump, Overcapacity
Not that many months ago, the OTR market – small and giant tires – was flying high, burdened with lengthy backorders that kept prices up and production humming. Tires were hard to come by, a happy problem the industry enjoyed for half a decade. The global financial crash and burn – complete with sharp downturns
Going ‘Green’
“Going Green,” “sustainability,”“alternative fuels,” and “alternative energy sources” – these are terms andphrases we have all been hearing a lot lately; but how do they apply to thetire industry? How can the term “green tires”even be relevant? “Going Green” typically means thata manufacturer is committed to: 1. Environmentally friendlydesigns. 2. Improving manufacturingoperations to reduce their
Bridgestone, Conti & Others Fined for Marine Hose Cartel Participation
Bridgestone, Continental, Trelleborg and at least two other companies have been fined a combined total of 131.51 million euros by the European Commission for their role in the price fixing and rigging bids for rubber marine hose.
SEMA Show 2008 – A European Prespective
As the world reels from the effects of the global economic slowdown, many may have wondered if this would have had a negative effect on SEMA 2008’s tyres, wheels and equipment section supported by the Tire Industry Association (TIA).
Solving or Saving?
Thomas Friedman is about the smartest man I know.
Advan Sport on New Nissan
Yokohama’s Advan Sport has been tapped as OE on the Nissan 370Z, also known as the Fairlady Z in the Japanese market.
Former NTDRA president Isaiah ‘Art’ Lutz dies
Isaiah “Art” Lutz, founder of Lutz Tire Co. and former National Tire Dealers & Retreaders Association president, died Nov. 23 at age 93.
2008 SEMA Show: The Tire Industry Feels the Pinch
(Consumer Reports Blog) Where else can you see nearly every major tire manufacturer under one roof, but at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas?
SEMA, SEMA, SEMA
Back from SEMA 2008…no worse for the wear (gratefully).