AskPatty CEO Earns Another Honor
Jody DeVere, CEO of AskPatty.com, will be honored at the upcoming National Remarketing Conference, set for Nov. 17 in Las Vegas. The Tire Review columnist and partner will be honored with 2011 Women in Remarketing Excellence Award. DeVere was honored at the recent SEMA Show/Global Tire Expo with the SEMA Businesswomen’s Network’s 2011 Athena Award.
TRIB Selects Four New Board Members
At its general membership meeting last week in Las Vegas, the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau added four new members to its board of directors. At the Oct. 31 meeting, new members selected and added to the board were: Brian Hayes, Purcell Tire & Rubber Co. in Potosi, Mo.; Tim Puck, Snider Tire Inc.
DeVere Honored With 2011 Athena Award
AskPatty.com’s Jody DeVere was awarded the 2011 SEMA Businesswomen’s Network’s Athena Award.
Yokohama Plans a Very Interactive LA Auto Show
Using Facebook and Twitter, Yokohama will conduct contests throughout the 12-day show, with prizes ranging from auto show tickets to tablet computers.
Live at SEMA: Continental, Cooper Tires Win SEMA Awards
Continental Tire the Americas took first and third place in the 2011 SEMA Show New Products Showcase Awards for its Conti Cross Contact LX20 and General Tire G-Max AS-03. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s Discoverer A/T3 earned runner-up honors. Continental’s LX 20 was launched in August to replace the CrossContact LX. The LX 20, for
Live at SEMA: Bartec Adds TPMS Programming Accessory Device
Schrader introduced an additional programming option for its EZ-sensor technology. In addition to its handheld programming tool line, the Bartec TPMS Programming Accessory Device (TPMS PAD) is designed to make programming, replacing and relearning TPMS replacement sensors quick and efficient, according to the company. TPMS PAD is now one of 12 different options that are
Live at SEMA: CIMS Marks 40 Years With Logo, Website, Recognition Program
Akron, Ohio-based independent tire registration group CIMS is celebrating its 40th year in the tire industry. Founded by the late Paul Kruder in 1971, CIMS has been the industry leader in providing its clients with tools that enable the registration of motorists’ replacement tires – a federal mandate enforced by NHTSA, the company said.
Live at SEMA: Solution to Tire Inflation Woes?
A Canadian firm thinks it may have the answer to tire inflation preservation, and displayed its new products on the upper level of the South Hall at this week’s SEMA Show/Global Tire Expo. ABC Group, based in Toronto, is marketing RIMLiner, an impervious band that fit across the interior of a wheel that helps prevent
Live at SEMA: Double Coin Chairman Talks About JV Plant
The company expects the first production tires to come on-stream in April 2012.
Live at SEMA: Vee Rolls Out New Tires, Unveils Nika Brand
Vee introduced four new tires: Vitron ZR and Taiga A/T, and the Vastera and Avatar from the company’s new Nika brand.