Bridgestone Presents Interior Motives Award
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) For a second successive year, Bridgestone has sponsored the ‘Best Safety Innovation’ category in an annual competition organised by Interior Motives magazine for automotive design students from around the world.
Goodyear Keeps it Local in China
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The recently reported capacity expansion plans for Goodyear’s Dalian plant in China – to 17,000 tyres a day or 10% of global production – will mostly be supplied from local sources.
Rancho Launches New SUV Suspension
(Akron/Tire Review) Rancho has introduced a new suspension system for 2004-07 Nissan Armada and Infiniti QX56 SUVs, which the company said will “deliver exceptional on- and off-road performance and ride quality.”
Halfway Around the World with Cooper Tire
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The ruggedness of Cooper Tire 4×4 tyres is being put to the test with an ambitious 40,000-kilometer trek from Cape Town in South Africa to London.
OE’ Means ‘Odd Equipment’: Watch for Unusual Bolt Patterns, Offsets as New Models Roll Out
Watch for Unusual Bolt Patterns, Offsets as New Models Roll Out New rides are hitting the streets, so hold on tight while we try to decipher the latest OE changes that affect our lives – both in terms of profit and frustration. First up is the most controversial – the new Jeep Wrangler JK, which
Conti Boosts Presence Through Brakes Acquisition
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Continental’s Automotive Systems Division is bolstering its brakes systems capabilities in both Europe and in emerging markets, particularly Asia, through the acquisition of drum brake manufacturer Automotive Products Italia S.r.l. from the Australian Pacifica Group Ltd.
New Tyre Production Starts in Kazakhstan
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Kazakhstan, a country perhaps best known through the talents of UK television personality Sacha Baron Cohen, has expressed its ambition to become a tyre industry player.
Increase in Lost Truck Tires Puzzles State Patrol
(Akron/Tire Review – Seattle Post-Intelligencer) The Washington State Patrol is uncertain why so many heavy trucks have lost tires while driving in the Seattle area recently, but as of May 30, the number of incidents jumped to five for the month of May.
Sri Lanka Tyremaker Bids to Re-invent the Wheel
(Akron/Tire Review – The International News (Sri Lanka)) One of the world’s biggest solid tyremakers is trying to double its turnover and turn Sri Lanka into a key exporter of rubber products.
Wrappin’ Up: Finishing One Big Toy and Finding Another Lift Option
Picking up where we left off last month, there is one more quick lift product that I want to cover and it’s name is, well, QuickLift. Newly developed by the team at Rancho Suspensions (gorancho.com), this product allows you to raise the nose of most popular 1/2-ton trucks from 1-inch to 2.5 inches. This will