Kumho Adds Three Sales Managers
(Akron/Tire Review) Kumho Tire USA Inc. has added three sales managers to its ranks.
BFNAT Reaches Tentative Agreements With Union
(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNAT) and its Bridgestone/Firestone Diversified Products division announced that tentative agreements have been reached with the United Steelworkers (USW).
BFNAT Announces Price Increases
(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNAT) announced price increases for its Bridgestone, Firestone, Fuzion and associate brand tire lines.
Lawsuits Putting Pressure on Run-Flats
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) In the U.S., it appears that consumer response to run-flat tyres is not as universally glowing as tyremakers had anticipated.
Goodyear Price Hike Will “More Than Offset Costs”
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Following Goodyear’s announcement that it will increase prices on by 4 to 5 per cent on 1 April, some analysts have suggested that the rise will more than offset raw material costs.
GAAS Panel Looks at Impact of Aftermarket Changes
(Akron/Tire Review) Automotive aftermarket industry leaders will discuss how the changing automotive aftermarket impacts global sourcing, collaboration and customer relationships at the upcoming Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium, set for May 8 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Chicago.
Check Your Tyres and Save the World
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Speaking at the Geneva motor show, the director general of the London-based FIA Foundation, David Ward, has reiterated the significant financial and environmental impact of driving with under inflated tyres.
New All-Position Radial from BFNAT
(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire has launched the Bridgestone M860, and all-position on/off-highway medium truck radial, targeting refuse and severe-service trucks.
Firestone Industrial Gets Supplier Award
(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone Americas Holding’s Firestone Industrial Products Co. unit was named 2006 Supplier of the Year by United Auto Parts’ (UAP) heavy-duty vehicle parts division.
F1 to Employ Revised Red Tyre Rule
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Bridgestone has confirmed it will visually differentiate its two specifications of dry weather F1 tyres following last-minute changes to this year’s Formula One regulations.