From the Track to the Rack
From the Track to the Rack Racing tires, like passenger car tires, are specialized for different applications and purposes. Every form of racing has its own speed, traction and handling needs that require specially designed tires. A Formula 1 car obviously needs a different type of tire than a NASCAR racer or a NHRA Top
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NHTSA Delays Standards, Faces Suit
Weather or Not: Weak Winters Hamper Winter Tire Growth and Opportunities
Weather or Not Weak Winters Hamper Winter Tire Growth and Opportunities Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is glistening. A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight. Walking in a ®ƒ Winter wonderland? It’s May, winter’s over. But that doesn’t mean dealers and tiremakers aren’t thinking about winter tires. On the contrary, they’re
Image Is Everything: How Your Customers See Your Shop Is The Sum of Many Parts
Image Is Everything How Your Customers See Your Shop Is The Sum of Many Parts It’s tough to nail down a single definition of tire dealership image. It’s one part customer service: Do your customers walk away satisfied? Was their car fixed to their expectation, and will they come back? It’s one part shop appearance:
Cleaning Day Notes
Well, it’s December and time to clear off the desk. So let’s get right to it:Contributions to The One Fund, the industry relief effort supporting the families of NYC emergency workers killed in the Sept. 11 attacks, has to-date reached just over $36,000. Toyo Tires, Nitto Tires, Tire Treads Inc., TRIB, and ITRA all made
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Gone In Name Only‘New’ BFAH Gets $1.3 Billion Infusion
One Way You Can Help
It’s not possible for any of us to return to our "normal" workaday lives. After the events of Sept. 11, the lives of so many will never be the same. Too much has happened to our world. Too much damage. Too much pain. The horrific loss of life, the suffering of innocents, the senselessness of
New Look, New Digs
You’ve just finished reading this issue, and hopefully you’re thinking to yourself,"Wow, is this Tire Review?"
Git Yer Red Hots Here!
When it all went down, the media called Bridgestone/Firestone’s split from Ford a "bitter divorce," comparing it to the Charles-Diana split. That little Brit spat was nothing. Not when you’re watching these companies go at it like two jealous cheerleaders slap-fighting in the school hallway. Lost in all the moaning about the end of a
Customer Pays with Cheap Stems
The consumer media has given a great deal of ink and air-time recently to the issue of tire safety and the various factors that can cause a tire to fail. But one item most of these reports have not touched upon is the valve stem Think about it. The valve stem is what keeps the