Italian Tire News Site Launched
As of the beginning of this week, tyrepress.com has a new partner website delivering the latest tire industry news in Italian, PneusNews.it. Describing itself as “the new online magazine for information, documentation and analysis dedicated to the tire and wheel in Italy,” PneusNews.it comes from the company that produces Neue Reifenzeitung and reifenpresse.de, a magazine
Dekk Partner Develops New Structure and Marketing Strategy
While there are a few retail chains such as Dekkman and Vianor operating in Nordic markets, the majority of tyre sales are down to a considerable number of independent operators with one or two depots.
TR Launches Industry’s First Blog
Tire Review was the first magazine to cover the North American tireindustry, and now it is the first with a tire industry blog – the OneWay Street Blog.
USW, Unite Continue Plans to Merge
Great Britain’s Unite and the United Steelworkers (USW) have moved ahead with their plans to merge and create a global super-union.
Conti Previews Upcoming New Braking System
Continental plans to launch a new-generation electronic brake system in 2011.
Marangoni Ready to Move Forward
The Marangoni Village that the Italian tyre and retreading systems manufacturer constructed at last year’s Essen show was about more than just combining exhibition space.
Continental Technology Shines Through in Driverless Test
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) In what Continental AG is calling a “high-tech triumph,” the “Boss,” a self-driving Chevrolet Tahoe equipped with Continental technology, won the DARPA Urban Challenge 2007.
Bridgestone Successfully Protects Trademark Rights in China
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Bridgestone (China) Investment Co. Ltd. has successfully filed a trademark infringement complaint to the Guilin Industrial & Commercial Administration Bureau.
EPA Headaches Ahead: Compliance is Getting Harder. What Can You Do to Protect Your Business?
Until a few years ago, a dumpsite in sleepy southern New Hampshire, near Plaistow, had been federally approved, annually inspected and EPA certified. Even the transporters who regularly deposited their loads there were EPA licensed, and all the businesses that used the site for their refuse assumed that they, too, were in 100% compliance. Imagine,
Kmart Becomes Largest Tyre Retailer in Australia
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) In Australia, Kmart Tyre and Auto Service is to acquire 90 Shell Autoserv and Auto Care branches for an undisclosed fee.