Tire Cord Maker Closing Virginia Plant
South Korea’s Hyosung Corp. announced it will close its tire cord plant in Scottsville, Va., in January 2010. The former Uniroyal tire cord plant, which Hyosung took over in 2002, employs 106 people. The facility was built in 1944 by the Defense Plant Corp. to help with the war effort, and Uniroyal bought the plant
Goodyear Closing Retread Product Plant
Goodyear is closing its retread materials plant in Spartanburg, S.C., the company announced yesterday. The plant will be closed by the end of 2009, according to the announcement, putting some 90 employees out of work. Some of the employees, the company said, will be offered jobs at other Goodyear plants. The Spartanburg facility produces tread
Carlisle Closing Plant, Opening New One
Carlisle Tire & Wheel is closing its hometown Carlisle, Pa., plant and consolidating that production with that of other facilities into a new plant in Jackson, Tenn.
Michelin Program Aims to Offset Impact of Plant Closing
(Opelika-Auburn News) To offset the impact of the BFGoodrich plant’s October closing, parent company Michelin announced Monday it would start a development program for East Alabama, issuing loans to small businesses to create job growth.
Firestone Closing Noblesville Plant Early
(Indianapolis Star) The Firestone air spring factory in Noblesville will close near the end of June, several months earlier than expected.
Goodyear Closing Mixing Plant
The Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch reported that Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will close its rubber mixing plant in Radford, Va.
Superior Industries Closing Van Nuys Aluminium Wheel Factory
U.S.-based aluminium wheel manufacturer Superior Industries International intends to close its factory in Van Nuys, Calif.
Troubled Chrysler in New GM Talks, Closing All Plants
Even as Chrysler announced that it was closing all of its plants at least through mid-January, word comes that merger talks between the privately held automaker and troubled GM have resumed.
Cooper Plant Closing Update
As announced yesterday, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will close its Albany, Ga., tire plant, the result of its recent study of the company’s U.S. tire capacity.
Tire Firm Closing Sores
Solideal USA said it will shut down four of it retail locations due to the current economic climate.