Wagner Named Parts Vendor of the Year by Monro
(Akron/Tire Review) Federal-Mogul Corp.’s Wagner brake group received the 2005 Parts Vendor of the Year by Monro Muffler Brake & Service.
AAIA Elects New Officers, Board Members
(Akron/Tire Review) The Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) elected new officers and board of directors at its Spring Volunteer Leadership Days held in Hollywood, Fla., on May 6.
AAIA’s Schmatz Appointed to Association Committee of 100; Association Names New Director, Market Research
(Akron/Tire Review) Kathleen Schmatz, president and CEO of the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA), has been named to the Association Committee of 100 by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
CHINA: Dealers, Tiremakers Are Capitalizing, But Economic Revolution Has Issues
Today’s China-made tires may well carry the names Michelin, Bridgestone, Goodyear or that of other majors and are produced using the same technology, processes and stringent quality standards of those well-known global brands. Only they are being produced for pennies on the dollar.My, how times have changed.
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Reports Say Georgia Site of Planned Toyo PlantIt’s existing capacity stretched to the limit, Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. took a giant step forward, announcing on Feb. 17 plans for a new $150-million passenger and light truck/SUV tire plant that would come on stream in 2006. News reports out of Atlanta in early February indicated the company received approval to build the plant in Bartow County, Ga., about 60 miles north of Atlanta. Toyo said the plant would have the capacity to produce two million consumer tires per year.
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Still a Long Road Ahead for Troubled TiremakerDespite posting the worst losses in the company’s 105-year history, things began to look up for the financially troubled Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. during a hectic early spring.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. received a one-month extension from its various banks to comply with loan agreement covenants that, among other things, would have forced the struggling tiremaker to make a $500 million contribution to its underfunded pension program. The extension was granted Mar. 5, two days before a temporary waiver was set to expire, and expires Apr. 4.
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Famed Calif. Dealer May Disappear
Case 4: Build With Brands
Case 4: Build With Brands Car comes in for service. It’s 7 in the morning, and you’re working through your first real cup of coffee for the day. Customer is complaining that his brakes "seem to be scraping" and the front-end is "squishy." You brush off the customer’s command of vehicle technology, finish the work
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OSHA Ergo Regs Removed, May Be Reworked