Five Years is Too Long, TIA Tells NHTSA in Labeling Scheme
TIA called out NHTSA for delaying the mandated tire consumer education program and labeling scheme.
Round and Round: BFG Takes Yet Another Baja 500
Five hundred miles, 254 starters and 35 classes, and Michelin North America’s BFGoodrich tire brand won its 28th Baja 500 in the last 31 years and its 72nd Baja race overall.Taking the overall win was 23-year-old Bryce Menzies, whose Trophy Truck ran on BFGoodrich Baja T/A KR tires. The race was held June 4-5 starting
Goodyear a Most Reputable Company
Goodyear was again been named one of America’s most reputable companies by Forbes magazine. The only tiremaker on the list, Goodyear ranked 38th on the magazine’s sixth annual ranking of corporate reputation in the U.S., which was released on forbes.com. The list is based on the results of the Reputation Institute’s U.S. Reputation Pulse consumer
Old Bridgestone Tech Center Getting Toxic Screening
The city of Akron has received a $300,000 state grant to investigate what, if any, toxic substance may have infiltrated the ground under and around Bridgestone America’s Akron Technical Center. The city inherited the technical center as part of the deal created to build a new technical facility for the tiremaker, keeping hundreds of jobs
Annual TIA OTR Conference Delivers Info, Networking, Weather
Over the years, the OTR tire segment has proven to be among the strongest supporters of TIA and the most interested in educational opportunities. That certainly was again the case with the 2011 TIA OTR Conference, where a near-record crowd gathered at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami. Prior to that panel discussion,
MNA Report Shows Sales, Headcount Increases
Michelin North America’s newly released 2011 "fact sheet" reports regional sales of $8.2 billion for the tiremaker in 2010, a 17.1% increase on a year earlier and 34% of Groupe Michelin’s total global sales. Last year Michelin employed approximately 21,400 people in the North America region, some 500 more than in 2009. This small growth
Michelin Gives Consumers More With ‘Promise Plan’
Starting today, consumers who purchase a set of Michelin tires will automatically receive the new Michelin Promise Plan, a guarantee and warranty plan that offers a free 30-day satisfaction guarantee, three-year flat tire changing assistance and expanded mileage warranties on passenger and light truck replacement tires."This is an entirely new way of thinking about tire
Takahashi New Chairman, 3 Get Board Seats
Koki Takahashi has been named chairman of Bridgestone Americas, effective Mar. 18. Takahashi has been Bridgestone America’s CFO since August 2010, and also served as vice chairman. A new CFO will be named at a lagter date, the company said. In other management moves, three Bridgestone Americas executives were named to board of director seats
Sebring Now Michelin Home
Michelin is now the official tire of Sebring International Raceway, and Michelin North America’s latest UHP line will get prominent play at the track during the upcoming Twelve Hours of Sebring.Due for an April debut, the Michelin Pilot Super Sport will be featured on new signage around the Sebring track, which will be unveiled during
Michelin Makes Major Research Donation
Michelin North America’s research arm has donated some expensive, high tech equipment to improve vehicle communications systems. Michelin Americas Research Co. donated to the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) a Lecroy Wavemaster 8600A oscilloscope. Research with the oscilloscope will help engineers integrate electronic systems more smoothly in vehicles. "Michelin is proud of