Tires Play Starring Role in Japanese EV Research
If work being carried out by Professor Takashi Ohira and his team at Toyohashi University of Technology can be successfully applied to the real world, the day may come when we drive electric cars powered by current flowing through their tires.
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Repair or Not Repair (and Under What Law), That is The Question
TIA Foundation Drive Nets Another Contributor
Kumho Tire USA is the latest tiremaker to add financial support for the Tire Industry Association Foundation Fundraising Drive. Funds from the Foundation have financed the development of a number of important training initiatives, including TIA’s successful Automotive Tire Service and Commercial Tire Service programs, and the new Farm Tire Service (FTS) training that will
2012 TIA Foundation Fundraising Drive Going Strong
The Tire Industry Association (TIA), reported continued success with the TIA Foundation fundraising drive for 2012, with the addition of Yokohama Tire Corp. and Marangoni Tread North America as contributors. This brings the total to six major tire and retread companies that have pledged funds to support TIA’s educational efforts, joining contributors Bridgestone Americas, Cooper
Pa. Tire Shop Gets Nexen-Themed Makeover
Allen Trio Tire & Service in Philadelphia recently updated its Harbison Avenue retail store with what the company describes as a “Nexen-themed retail makeover.”
Pa. Tire Dealership Marks 30 Years
Philadelphia-based Allen Rubber recently celebrated 30 years in business. The company, a distributor and retailer of BF Goodrich, Michelin, Nexen, Toyo and Yokohama tire lines, has four locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. According to the company’s website, more than 80 years ago, brothers Allan, Albert and Jerry Solomon opened a small tire shop on
Record-Setting TIA OTR Conference Delivers Vital Market Data, Trends
Records are made to be broken, they like to say, and since TIA enhanced the educational and networking opportunities afforded by its annual OTR Tire Conference, attendance records seem to fall every year. The 57th annual conference, held at the Westin Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage, Calif., drew a record 495 dealers, retreaders and suppliers
Hankook Bid for Multistrada Fails, Others Still in the Hunt
The scramble to purchase a controlling stake in Indonesia’s second largest tire manufacturer Multistrada Arah Sarana PT continues, as Reuters reports that the company’s shareholders have rejected a bid from Hankook for a controlling stake. Yokohama and private equity investment firm TPG Capital are reported to be the other bidders, though a Hankook spokesperson told
Japanese Tiremakers Dodge Stock Market Carnage
Despite the fact that their homeland suffered the combined catastrophe of earthquake and tsunami earlier this year, Japanese tiremakers faired surprisingly well at the stock exchange in August at a time when the share prices of virtually all the other tire majors took a beating. While some firms (take Cooper and Goodyear, which fell by
Today’s Medium Truck Tire Market – and a Look at the Future
Most truck tire market analysts believe that 2011 will be a much-improved year for medium truck tires. RMA is calling for an 11% increase in replacement truck tire shipments this year vs. last, and the OE side will be up 47%. But going forward, what do tiremakers see on the horizon and how will this