Show Time
Despitethe economy, those of you planning to visit the SEMA Show in Las Vegasthis year will still see a number of tire producers (or producer reps)in the South Hall – the Tires, Wheels & Equipment section. On the exhibitor list, as of Aug. 5, were: AchievaRubber Corp., API Inc., Balkrishna Tyres, Chadha Rubber, CMA, Cooper,Deestone,
5 Questions With – Masatoshi Komai
Masatoshi Komai was recently installed as the head of Nitto brand sales worldwide. A long-time Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. employee, Komai is now the general manager of sales department No. 5, a group totally dedicated to the Nitto brand – handling everything from market exploration to product development to production planning to marketing. Tomo
Magazine Ranks Top Summer Tires
The Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec ranked first in Car and Driver magazine’s 2009 summer tire tests, earning the title “Best in Test.”
SEMA Floor Drawing Today
SEMA says that more than 1,100 companies have reserved space for the 2009 SEMA Show.
TBC Retail Group Talks Strategy at Conference
It was a family reunion of sorts, the first-time melding of four well-known retail tire and service store brands.
Forward Together: Toyo’s Yoshimoto and Takagi Discuss Bridgestone Partnership
At the 2008 SEMA Show, Tire Review had the opportunity to interview Masaharu Yoshimoto, then president and CEO of Toyo Tire USA Corp., and Yasushi Takagi, then executive vice president and COO of Toyo Tire USA Corp. Shortly after the show, Yoshimoto was promoted to president and CEO of Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc.,
Toyo Makes Radical Incisions
Following the release of Toyo Tire & Rubber Co.’s latest financial results, the company has announced a host of measures to stem its financial hemorrhaging.
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).
Looking Ahead: SEMA Show Trends Point to Vehicle Customization Future
Last month, we ended the article with the prediction of a growing number of color and designs that allow for several years of production. Well, we hit it on the head. I haven’t seen that many color variations at the SEMA Show since the Tuner revolution of the early 1990s. Take a look at this
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.