K&M Tire Dealers Go ‘All In’ at 2023 Conference & Trade Show
K&M Tire provided the fun, prizes and resources to dealers during its annual conference and trade show.
South Korean Tire Industry Update: Status Quo Performance in a Declining Global Tire Market
South Korean tire industry and domestic producers have been one of the best success stories in the global tire industry. However, declining demand in the domestic and export markets in last two years have dented its performance to some extent.
Chinese Tire Industry Update: Focus on Overseas Expansion Amid Geopolitical and Economic Uncertainty
The Chinese tire industry, the global powerhouse in production and consumption of tires, had one of the most challenging years in recent history in 2018.
What Investment Activity Can Foretell About the Future of the Tire Industry
Following the money can serve as a valuable barometer to help predict where the industry is headed with increased interest in the tire segment from private equity, institutional investors and strategic acquirers.
Industry Mixed on Recent Chinese Tire Tariffs
As a whole, the tire industry remains mixed in its reaction to the most recent round of tariffs imposed on Chinese imports, which includes Chinese tires and tire-related materials.
China on the Rise Tire Companies Making Waves Around the Globe
The Chinese tire industry, which has grown exponentially for more than a decade, has been facing a slowdown for the past two years. Tariff and non-tariff barriers imposed by a number of key countries and huge overcapacity in domestic tire manufacturing have adversely affected the industry.
Smithers Rapra: Tire Industry in Boom Cycle
A new market report from the tire experts at Smithers Rapra forecasts global tire manufacturing will grow nearly 4% per year through to 2022, driven by increased demand, tire innovations, and continuing capital spending and capacity expansion by tire suppliers.
Hagan: Linglong Americas is Truly Building for the Future
John Hagan’s varied 26-year tire industry career is instructive of how he got to his current post as COO of Linglong Americas Inc., and driving the Chinese tiremaker’s North American ambitions. Hagan started as a credit manager for Pirelli in 1989, moving to financial analyst and customer service manager. In 1994 he took his first
View From Europe: China Tiremaker Consolidation Impacts World
[Editor’s Note: Europe’s Tyres & Accessories magazine has been closely following the shifts in China’s tire industry, and has reported extensively on how plant closures, business failures and consolidations are impacting tire markets in other parts of the world, including the U.S. This editorial appears in T&A’s current issue.] A couple of months ago we
K&M Tire Co.: All in the Family
K&M Tire Co. is all about family, if you can call a major regional wholesaler with 18 distribution centers servicing dealers in 22 states a tight-knit family. Moreso, a tight-knit family made up of some 700 people that meet annually for a quaint family reunion. The Delphos, Ohio-based K&M Tire really is all about family,
