New Account Manager for Viking International
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Viking International has announced the appointment of Mike Singleton as account manager for the South East.
Pirelli Tops South African Tyre Survey
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Pirelli has come top in JD Power’s South African tyre satisfaction survey. But it wasn’t all good news for the tyre business.
Vehicle, Tyre Giants Close American Plants; to Source More From Asia
(India/Rubber Asia) Goodyear Tire & Rubber is contemplating closure of an undisclosed number of plants in various locations, as part of a sweeping restructuring aimed at improving its North American tyre business and saving up to $1 billion over the next few years.
Tyre Shortage Set to Continue
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) We hear so much about overcapacity in the tyre industry, with too many tyres chasing too few wheels, but this is not the case in all sectors and certainly not in the OTR/Earthmover tyre market, where words and phrases such as “crisis” and “global shortage” are freely bandied about.
Deflated British Drivers Choose Routine over Romance
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) As we approach the most romantic day of the year, it appears more of us are interested in being punctual than succeeding in love.
India Struggles With Tire Exports
(Akron/Tire Review – Financial Times of India) In 2001, Ford had to recall 50,000 brand new Explorers to replace Goodyear and Michelin tyres that were suspected to have been damaged on the assembly line conveyor belt.
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.
More on Titan RICO Suit
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Titan International reached an agreement with the United Steelworkers in a civil RICO case that began in September 2000.
Chinese Boom Depletes Global OTR Markets
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Recently the global mining industry has had to face a new obstacle.
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.