Aussie Couple Maxes Out on Fuel Record
Three weeks. 9,000-plus miles. 48 states. 67.9 miles per gallon.
Hennelly Adds Stores, Sets Sites on Further Expansion
Dan and Diane Hennelly continue to grow their The Tire Choice Tire & Total Car Care business in Florida.
On the Roll With a New Idea
(Boston Globe) At 8:45 on a Wednesday morning, a white box truck pulls up to a small house on a leafy West Newton street.
Change in Plans: Despite Recession-Driven Cuts, Toyo Chief Sees Opportunities
When Kenji Nakakura took over aspresident and CEO of Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. on Jan. 1, 2008, henever imagined just how hard that job would become. Just months intothe job, the world financial markets melted down and tire sales wentfrom slow to abysmal. Instead of steering the company toward its 70thanniversary in 2015 on
Um, Ah, Hmmm
Want to watch a U.S. tire exec struggle and stumble? Ask their opinion of the entire USW-Chinese tire mess. Ofall of the stories I have covered in this industry over the last 25years, only two have garnered more attention and more ink: Sir JamesGoldsmith’s greenmail run on Goodyear back in the 1980s and theBridgestone recall
New Lines Add to Fierce Positioning
After some unexpected fits and starts, Goodyear has put the pedal to the metal with its Fierce performance tire brand.
New Moon Vehicles Will be ‘Springy’
Goodyear and NASA have developed a new airless space tire that may have applications here on earth.
Titan Sees Sales, Profits Fall
Titan International posted first half 209 sales of $439.6 million, down from $522.6 million posted for the same period last year.
New Kelly Charger GT Launched
Goodyear has launched the Kelly Charger GT, which targets small and mid-sized sport cars.
Elemica and RubberNetwork Merge
Rubber industry supply chain providers Elemica and RubberNetwork have merged.