Commission Publishes Updated Euro Label Reg
The European Commission has published its second regulation paving the way for the implementation of tire labeling requirements.
New Agreement to Aid Tire Trade With S. Korea
The tariff on imported South Korean manufactured car and truck radial tires will be reduced from 4% to zero starting in the fifth year of the agreement.
WTO Rules for U.S. on China Tire Tariff Appeal
China lost its appeal of a World Trade Organization ruling in favor of the U.S.’s sharply increased tariff on consumer tires imported from that country. The three-tier tariff, instituted in September 2009, added significantly to the price of tires brought in from China, impacting both major tiremakers and Chinese producers. The first-year added tariff was
Finely-Focused BKT Attains Rapid Growth in Just Three Years
A few years ago, punitive tariffs sought by a U.S. tiremaker and the USW caused considerable disruption in the small/medium OTR and agricultural tire market. Then the economy went south and the U.S. dollar’s strength was sapped. Meanwhile, heavy growth in China and South America created a shortage of OTR and ag tires. Those conditions
TIA Exec Meets With Obama Commission on Fiscal Responsibility, Reform
Roy Littlefield, executive vice president of the Tire Industry Association, recently met with members of President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to discuss economic policy, the budget deficit, our nation’s economic outlook, how public policy drives the deficit, and how budget cuts will impact future policy. After the May 18 meeting, Littlefield
Sales Level, Profits Down at Toyo
r surpassed that of the first half. Sales volumes for replacement market tires in Japan surpassed that of the previous year, however Toyo comments that net sales remained at about the same level due to the growing popularity of less expensive passenger car tires. In North America, unit sales of replacement market tires declined year-on-year,
Hangzhou Zhongce Plans Thai Plant
Leading Chinese tire manufacturer Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber has confirmed that it is planning to build a tire factory in the vicinity of Bangkok, Thailand. Speaking to Tyres & Accessories, the executive responsible for the company’s Westlake brand confirmed that the company had signed a contract with the Thai government to purchase land in the Bangkok
Winter Tire Tiffs and Titan Turmoil
I have a hard time believing that in this day and age there is even a mild disagreement over whether police cars should have winter tires. In Canada, New England or any province or state that sees regular and persistent snowfall and low temps. Such was the case in Edmonton, where police have waged an
U.S. Diplomats Questioned Tire Tariff
So you thought the Wikileaks controversy was just all about politics and diplomats. While the majority of the 250,000 documents contained in the largest leak of government records in American history focus on diplomatic and political commentaries written by U.S. ambassadors, at least one of the wires published by the Wikileaks website sheds light on
The Real Question is Can You Buy Used Tires at Costco?
I love keeping tabs on what the “consumer media” has to say about tires, especially in this Internet age. Before, I could count on regular old daily newspapers to provide misinformation every so often. But now, with so many so-called “experts,” quasi-media and “look-at-me” bloggers out there, the mudpuddle of misguidance is so much browner.