Chassis Brakes International to Open Mexico Plant, Netherlands R&D Center
Chassis Brakes International is expanding its global footprint with the opening of a new plant in Mexico to serve the North American Market. “Following the creation of Chassis Brakes International USA Inc. in January 2015, this new step underlines our commitment to support all our customers in North America as well as it shows the
Hankook: American Drivers Change Driving Habits for Winter Weather
With the official start of winter, Hankook Tire America Corp.’s Hankook Gauge Index has reported 86% of drivers change their driving behavior during the winter season. Additional Hankook Gauge Index findings include: 70% of drivers keep a longer distance between their vehicle and other cars on the road when there is snow on the ground
A Conversation with Gordon Knapp of Bridgestone Americas
On stage at the Bridgestone Consumer Tire Business Meeting in November, Gordon Knapp, the new CEO and president of Bridgestone Americas Inc., shared his concerns over the commoditization of the tire industry and the importance of adding value to each customer interaction, without a “race to zero” of selling on price alone. Once out of
Trelleborg Wins SIMA Innovation Award Gold Medal
Trelleborg Wheel Systems was awarded a gold medal at the 2017 SIMA Innovation Awards for its soon-to-launch Variable Inflation Pressure (VIP) system. “To receive the ‘SIMA Innovation Award’ Gold Medal is a tremendous honor for us. It gives us great pride that the agricultural industry recognizes Trelleborg’s long-standing commitment to developing innovative solutions,” said Paolo
Goodyear Concept Tire Named One of Time’s 2016 Best Inventions
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s Eagle-360 concept tire has been named one of Time magazine’s “Best Inventions of the Year 2016.” Each year, Time magazine’s technology editors list the year’s “best inventions that are making the world better, smarter and—in some cases—a little more fun.” This year’s list includes 25 inventions, which in addition to Goodyear’s
Ag Tires: Looking Ahead
Have you ever looked back at your high school yearbook? Look at yourself, all young and full of hope, maybe a little naïve about life. Look at that hair! Look at what you were wearing! What were you thinking? Don’t worry. I’m not singling you out. We were all there with you. In the ’70s,
OTR Market: Highs and Lows
The off-the-road (OTR) tire business is cyclical, highly specialized and greatly impacted by global economic factors. This may not be groundbreaking news, however the extent and speed of change for these cycles has taken on a new level over the past few years. This will present several new industry challenges over the short-term, with much
IHS: Telematics Revenue to Reach $4.2 Billion by 2021
New forecasts from IHS Automotive are predicting global revenue from automotive telematics systems to reach $4.2 billion by the end of 2021. This is a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 19%. Data from the IHS Automotive Telematics Forecasts represents production of telematics systems, including embedded, consumer electronics and hybrid telematics, IHS said. “The telematics
The Evolving Vehicle
Cars have come a long way since the first “production” vehicles made by Karl Benz. Power steering, automatic transmission, ABS systems and even TPMS, these technologies seem light years ahead of the technology in the first road car. Today we’re going even further, entering a new era of vehicle – the “smart” car. The autonomous
Mounting Death Toll From Demounted Tires/Wheels
“Man dead after flying wheel crushes SUV on Hwy. 400” “Lexington man killed by runaway wheel is mourned” I cannot recall a single week in recent years that I’ve not read these and similar headlines from newspaper and radio/TV websites across the U.S. and Canada. And the sad thing is that the ones that make
