Candidates Announced For SEMA Board of Directors Election
(Aftermarketnews.com) Twenty-one industry professionals are vying for a position on the 2009-10 SEMA Board of Directors.
Going Solo: Kenda Sees Marketshare, Brand Image Growth Opportunities
Just over four years after it began, the sales and marketing relationship between American Kenda Rubber Industrial and Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. came to a quiet end. As of May 1, Kenda will reassume control of the sales and marketing of its passenger and light truck/SUV lines, a parting that both parties call a
Walk the Talk: It’s a Golden Opportunity, If We Could Only Get Together
The 2007 Energy Bill is coming home to roost soon. Well, at least the part that has to do with testing and grading tires for rolling resistance, and then teaching consumers about the new UTQG-like scheme and helping them better care for their tires. NHTSA says it intends to meet its year-end deadline and deliver
Our Better Angels: In These Tough Days, Dealer Greatness Needed More Than Ever
It’s not hard, as one watches the warm ocean wash over a white beach (in the middle of February), to come to the conclusion that one has a pretty good job. A great one, I guess. And I do have the opportunity, now and again, to enjoy a few days of fresh, warm beach air
Alliance Hires Two Industry Vets
Alliance Tire USA continues to build its North American team.
Tough Times Are No Time to Turn Off Your Marketing
Tire dealers who aren’t using all of the marketing tools available to them probably aren’t selling all of the tires and vehicle service that they could. To be sure, many marketing tools add expense, and in these tough times no dealer wants to add to the operating line. But there are many solid, no- or
Interview with Brian Cruickshank, Director, University of the Aftermarket
(AftermarketNews.Com) Brian Cruickshank, AAP, was named director of Northwood University’s University of the Aftermarket in February.
Goodyear Sets Aggressive Agenda
Goodyear outlined its plans to leverage global tire demand growth while reducing its costs and investing in capacity expansion.
New SEMA Board Set
Five people joined the SEMA board of directors, according to results of its 2008-09 board election.
TR Launches Industry’s First Blog
Tire Review was the first magazine to cover the North American tireindustry, and now it is the first with a tire industry blog – the OneWay Street Blog.