General Tire Releases New Competition Tires
(Akron/Tire Review) General Tire will “unleash the fury” in off-road competitive performance with its all-new Grabber competition tires.
Cooper Teams Up With Champ Car to Promote Driving Safety
(Akron/Tire Review) Cooper Tire & Rubber Company announced it will partner with Champ Car to promote the Hands on the Wheel program, which advocates safe driving practices primarily aimed at young drivers.
Goodyear Reports Record Third Quarter Results
(Akron/Tire Review) The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company reported record third quarter sales of $5.1 billion, up 3 % from last year, offsetting lower volumes with higher prices and a richer product mix.
Hankook Tire – Double Digit Growth in 2008
(Stafforshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Hankook Tire plans to sustain its double-digit growth during 2008 and continue to develop as a producer of quality high performance tyres.
Dunlop Launches SEMA With Two New Tires, New Sizes
(Akron/Tire Review) Goodyear’s Dunlop brand group spent the days leading up to the SEMA Show doing a little showing off, demonstrating two new high performance tire lines at a special pre-SEMA driving event for dealers and media.
Apollo Tyres Launches Virtual Tennis Game
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Apollo Tyres and zapak.com have partnered to produce an online tennis game on India’s largest gaming portal.
T&E Releases Position Paper on Tyre Noise Regulations
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E) has released a position paper on improving tyre noise in response to the European Commission’s invitation for public consultation on the topic, made in preparation for the drafting of new regulations.
Nucap Takes Tech Message to the Airwaves
(Akron/Tire Review) Nucap Industries Inc. has launched a broadcast ad campaign to support its brake pad backing plate technology.
Company Taps into Scrap Tires for Carbon Black
(Akron/Tire Review – Recycling Today) Delta-Energy LLC, Monroeville, Pa., has introduced two carbon black-based products recovered from tire shred that can be used as alternatives to virgin carbon black in rubber and plastic compounds.
Textbook Example: Top Shop Winners AND Entrants Prove Independent Dealers Are Doing Well
The North American independent tire dealer is alive and well, and doing fine, thank you very much. In fact, based on the piles and piles of entries we received for our first Top Shop Awards contest, tire dealers are textbook examples of how small businesses should be run. Successfully, effectively, profitably – and people focused.