Del-Nat Adds Commercial Truck Tires to Akuret Line
Del-Nat Tire Corp. has added commercial truck tires to its exclusive Akuret line, elevating the brand to a complete family of commercial products. "Being able to offer an entire family of private branded commercial tires exclusively to our dealers is certainly a huge step for Del-Nat," said Jim Mayfield, Del-Nat president. "The Akuret commercial product
Special Report: More Chinese Tires to European Market?
Tyres & Accessories – Now that President Barack Obama has stuck an added import duty on all passenger car and light truck tyres from China for the next three years, what happens next? Chinese tyre manufacturers won’t want to sell fewer tyres each year. But U.S. importers, consumers and manufacturers are equally unlikely to want
More News & Views on China Tire Tariff Tiff
The avalanche of news stories, commentary and analysis continues in the wake of the Obama Administration’s imposition of a three-year tiered added tariff on imported China-made passenger tires. Here is a sampling of the most relevant items from the past day: China and U.S. Rule Out ‘Trade War’China View – China and the United States
Chinese Tiremakers Feel Deflated
(China Daily) Chinese tire makers are feeling deflated. According to the China Rubber Industry Association, in the first half of this year, China’s tire industry experienced an unexpected slowdown as exports fell due to the slumping global economy and rising costs of raw materials.
Chinese Exhibition Well Positioned for Growth
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The fourth China International Rubber & Tyre Industry Exhibition 2007 (RTF), held between May 11 and 13 in the city of Qingdao, Shandong Province, was the largest in the show’s history.