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.
Hennessy Adds Coats APX80 Changer
(Akron/Tire Review) Hennessy Industries in Nashville, Tenn., has introduced the Coats APX80 A/E Rim Clamp tire changer, which the company said, was “designed to provide steady day-to-day performance with the flexibility to service both standard and larger tires with ease.”
How to Target Inactive Customers
You probably know that a prospectneeds to see the name of your business an average of seven or eight timesbefore they trust you enough to buy. When you consider the high cost ofadvertising and the potential lifetime value of every customer, it makes senseto try to recapture your inactive customers – people who have not
Apollo Considers Expansion of Dunlop SA Plant
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Apollo Tyres is planning a major capacity expansion at its Dunlop South Africa facility, Indian newspapers have reported. The project is expected to go into action in 2008/09.
Indian, Chinese Tyremakers to Target African Mining Market
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The influence of Chinese and Indian tyre manufacturers on the southern African market for OTR, mining and quarrying tyres is set to grow substantially, according to the organisers of the Tyrexpo Africa 2008 exhibition.
Expanded AAIA Factbook Now Available
(Akron/Tire Review) Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association’s 2007/2008 Aftermarket Factbook (Expanded Version) is now available.