TPMS-Maker Gets Staff TIA Trained
(Akron/Tire Review) Sixteen Schrader Bridgeport International employees – from sales, marketing, engineering, manufacturing, training and customer service – have been trained and certified as Automotive Tire Service Instructors by TIA.
Bigfoot Changes Look, Adds Firestone Logo
(Akron/Tire Review) The Bigfoot monster truck has a new look, with a paint scheme that incorporates the familiar Firestone logo shield, along with Bigfoot’s blue color and the Firestone red color.
Casalbore Leaves Conti
(Akron/Tire Review) Continental Tire North America is looking for a new sales director.
Ceat to Meet Aftermarket Demand Through Outsourcing
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) When handed lemons, make lemonade…or when OE orders dwindle, produce tyres for the more profitable aftermarket.
SEMA: Record Number of Manufacturers Expected at Show
(Akron/Tire Review) SEMA announced that a record numbers of manufacturers have requested priority space for the 2007 SEMA Show.
Tyremakers Meet to Address Cartel Allegations
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) In an attempt to address allegations of cartel behaviour amongst Indian tyremakers, the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) have met to discuss the issue, and negotiations have begun on the possibility of implementing a compliance programme to eliminate such practices, whether they be planned or unintended.
Akebono Makes Plant, OE Sales Appointments
(Akron/Tire Review) Akebono Brake Corp. announced that Seiji Onoda has returned to the U.S. arm of Akebono Brake Industry Co. Ltd. as director of manufacturing.
Brisa Appoints New International Sales Director
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) On May 1, Levent Akpulat was appointed as international sales director, responsible for the Lassa brands’ international sales.
Bridgestone Reports Best-Ever CV Show
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Bridgestone UK is reporting that its stand at the CV Show this year was its busiest to date, with more than 500 visits from new and existing fleet customers and partners, and more than 60 new leads obtained.
Sri Lanka Tyremaker Bids to Re-invent the Wheel
(Akron/Tire Review – The International News (Sri Lanka)) One of the world’s biggest solid tyremakers is trying to double its turnover and turn Sri Lanka into a key exporter of rubber products.