Conti Announces Commercial Tire Price Hike
(Akron/Tire Review) Continental Tire North America (CTNA) has announced a price increase of up to 6% on all of its medium truck, heavy truck and OTR tires, effective Mar. 1.
Conti Tyres on 70th Anniversary 4/4 Morgan
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The legendary Morgan 4/4 launched in 1936 and still produced today is about to become even more special.
Kumho Hires Industry Veteran to Head OE Operations
(Akron/Tire Review) Kumho Tire USA Inc. has hired former Continental Tire North America OE account manager Steven Drake to head up its OE business unit.
CTNA Pursuing North American Winter Tire Market with Focused Lineup
(Akron/Tire Review) Continental Tire North America (CTNA) is leveraging its winter tire lineup in its pursuit of the growing winter tire market in North America.
Union, CTNA Talks End: Plant Cuts Still Planned
(Akron/Tire Review) The Charlotte Observer reported Feb. 4 that Continental Tire North America (CTNA) will proceed with cutting more than half of the workforce at its Charlotte tire plant after talks with the United Steelworkers (USW) failed.
Commercial Tyres Make Initial ContiOnlineContact
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Leading truck tyre dealer and service provider, Commercial Tyres has become one of the first ContiNetwork Partners to implement the ‘all-new’ version of Continental’s online tyre ordering system across its operations throughout the South East of England.
Kumho Joins RubberNetwork as 10th Member
(Akron/Tire Review) South Korea’s Kumho Tire Co. has become the 10th member of RubberNetwork, a consortium of tire and rubber companies created to reduce purchasing and operational costs.
CITExpo Can Celebrate Successful Breakthrough
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) When the China International Tire Expo (CITExpo) opened its gates for the second time in 2004, it was already considered to be the potential Chinese tyre show of the future.
More on Pensler’s Move on CTNA OTR Plant
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Pensler Capital Corp, owner of Denman Tire Corp., indeed signed a letter of intent to purchase Continental Tire North America’s (CTNA) OTR tyre plant in Bryan, Ohio, for an estimated $75 million to $80 million.
Conti Expects Big 2006 Results
(Akron/Tire Review) A Reuters report out of Europe says that Continental AG expects to post “record-beating revenue” and net profit in 2006, but is counting on “innovation and cost-cutting” to help it post those profits.