2008 Top Shop Finalist: Lex Brodie’s Tire, Wheel & Brake
“My job and the job of each of our 94 full-time employees is to relieve the stress of the day for each of our customes,” says Scott Williams, co-owner of Lex Brodie’s Tire, Wheel & Brake in Oahu, Hawaii. Along with his mentor, 95-year-old Lex Brodie, who formed his enterprise in Hawaii, the pair has
Sumitomo Price Rise Coming
Sumitomo is increasing prices on all of its exported tires, including those sold in North America, as of Jan. 1, 2011. The 5% to 10% increases (some prices will be raised as much as 15%, Sumitomo said) will cover Sumitomo’s Dunlop, Falken, Sumitomo and Ohtsu brand passenger, light truck/SUV, medium truck and motorcycle tires sold
SEMA Products
Hankook introduced the new Ventus V2 Concept high performance all-season tire, which the tiremaker said features a patented design and special compounds that allow it to match the performance capabilities of most summer tires, but with twice the snow traction. The tire’s “Twister System,” a 3-D wave pattern channel, removes water from the tire’s contact
Sumitomo Taking Stake in Stamford Tyres
Sumitomo Rubber Industries plans to buy a 1.8% stake in Singapore-based tire and wheel distributor Stamford Tyres Corp. To complete the deal, Stamford Tyres will issue to Sumitomo 4.3 million new shares at a price of 26-cents per share. The net proceeds, Stamford Tyre said, will fund working capital needs in South Africa. Stamford Tyres
GTE: 12 Seminars Set, Exhibitor List Continues to Grow
With more than 150 companies already committed to exhibit at the upcoming Global Tire Expo, TIA has outlined a vastly expanded series of educational seminars for show attendees. The GTE in Las Vegas, Nov. 2-5, is a tires-only section of the 2010 SEMA Show, and will occupy its own space in the Las Vegas Convention
RMA Now Counting Shipment Data from Overseas Makers
Seeking to gain better insight into tire shipment activities in the U.S., the RMA has launched a program to collect data from a number of overseas tiremakers. As of now, five Chinese tiremakers and one Singapore producer have signed on for the program, and Taiwan’s Cheng Shin/Maxxis is considering joining the group. Now providing tire
SDA Increases Florida Footprint
Miami’s South Dade Automotive has opened its third warehouse in Florida. The company’s new 49,000-square-foot warehouse is located in Pompano. The American Car Care Centers member distributor carries Goodyear, Continental, Dunlop, General, Yokohama, Falken, Hankook, Pirelli, Mastercraft, Achilles, Kelly, Sunny, Nankang and Kumho products, in addition to Remington and Jinyu truck tires.
The Real Art of Advertising: More Than Pretty Pictures and Catchy Phrases
ly work at “top-of-mind” consumer recall. Increasingly, though, tiremakers are using such long-term media to communicate more often and more directly with consumers. They inform customers of their new products and motorsport activities, educate about their product development process and quality, match customers to specific tires and dealers, and link up loyal customers and “leader”
Goodyear Joins Price Hike Trend
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will increase prices on all of its consumer tires in North America by up to 6% as of June 1. This includes Goodyear, Dunlop and Kelly-Springfield brands. The company cites rising raw material and transportation costs as the reasons for the increases. Goodyear is the latest in a long list
More Tire Price Hikes Set
Raw material-driven tire price increases continued with announcements from both Falken Tire Corp. and Nankang Rubber Tire Corp. Falken said it will increase prices on passenger and light truck/SUV tires by up to 6% and its medium truck tire lines by up to 4%, both effective June 1. The company said that increases by tire