Former Hercules Sales Manager Joins Kumho
(Akron/Tire Review) Kumho Tire USA has hired Deborah Wise as its new regional sales manager for Michigan and Indiana.
Get Leverage With a Good Tire/Wheel Program
Few fleet managers question the traditional benefits of a well thought out and executed tire/wheel program. Reliability, safety, selection of quality products and service providers, and resulting low tire cost-per-mile are the commonly sought after results. Since tires and other axle-end component programs represent significant expenses, even in a well operated and maintained fleet, fleets
Kumho Launches Aroma Tire in Detroit
(Akron/Tire Review) On July 1, Kumho Tire USA will start a marketing campaign in Detroit to officially launch its Ecsta DX aroma tire.
Yokohama Promotes King to VP of Sales
(Akron/Tire Review) Yokohama Tire Corp. has promoted Dan King to vice president of sales, effective July 1.
Yokohama Appoints Two to Management Posts
(Akron/Tire Review) Yokohama Tire Corp. has named Gregg Vandermark performance marketing manager and Rusty Taylor manager of finance and administration in the business division.
Casalbore Named Business Partner at Barron’s Wholesale Tire
(Akron/Tire Review) Carl Casalbore has joined Barron’s Wholesale Tire Inc. as a business partner and will serve as vice president of sales and marketing.
Poor Telephone Skills Hand e-Tailers Opportunity
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The idea of an online tyre replacement market might sound like a less-than-significant niche to you, but when you consider that the UK and Germany are not only the most “wired,” but also the two of the continent’s largest tyre markets, it is clear that this means a lot of tyres and potentially a lot of money.
Toyo Launches New DOT Competition Tire
(Akron/Tire Review) Toyo Tire (USA) Corp. has released the new Proxes R888, a DOT-approved race compound competition tire.
Incentives Offered for Michelin to Open Thailand Regional HQ
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) A working group from Thailand’s Board of Investment has proposed granting Siam Michelin tax incentives to aid the company – a partnership between the Michelin Group and the Siam Cement Group – establish a regional operating headquarters within Thailand.
New European Appointments for Pirelli
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Pirelli Tyre has announced two new appointments in its European operations. Stafano Parisi, who for the last five years has served as head of marketing for Pirelli Tyre in Germany, has transferred to the company’s Italian office in Milan.