Got What It Takes?: New Top Shop Award to Recognize Outstanding Tire Dealer Business
Think your comments and suggestions fall into some black hole here at Tire Review HQ? No, they don’t. A great example can be found on page 24 of this issue: the kickoff of our first Tire Review Top Shop Award. The Top Shop Award concept came by way of a simple reader comment a few
Tire Review Managing Editor to Join Expert Automotive Advisory Panel for Women
(Akron/Tire Review) AskPatty.com Inc. and Tire Review magazine announced that Mary Aichlmayr, managing editor of Tire Review, will join the automotive advisory panel of industry-expert women for the new woman’s portal, Ask Patty.
Conti Launches New General Winter Tire
(Akron/Tire Review) Continental Tire North America formally launched what it termed the “first true winter tire for the General Tire brand” – the Altimax Arctic – to enthusiast and trade media and dealers this week.
Conti Launches General Brand Winter Tyre
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Continental Tire North America Inc. has released the first of an all-new winter tyre range under its General Tire brand.
Aftermarket Foundation Set To Provide More Than $250,000 in 2007
(Akron/Tire Review) The Aftermarket Foundation, which is dedicated to helping those in need who are part of the automotive aftermarket industry, has set a goal to provide more than $250,000 in 2007 to individuals and families in need.
Stocking Stuffers: Catching Up and Clearing the Desk Before the New Year
As you’d expect, I get a lot of questions about the USW contract talks and the future of North America’s tire manufacturing base. And, as you’d expect, my responses are neutral. Anything else is a pure lose-lose proposition. But I will say this: The USW’s effort to negotiate in the media with Goodyear shows that
IMI Develops Self-Adjusting Weight
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Last year, IMI, the maker of truck balancing powder, Equal, launched a product aimed at the passenger car market.
Coker Receives 10th Annual NSRA Award
(Akron/Tire Review) Joseph “Corky” Coker, president of Coker Tire Co., and former chairman of Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), has been awarded the National Street Rod Association (NSRA) 2006 Street Rodding Achievement Award.
Successful in the Speciality Niche: Carlisle Tire & Wheel
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) If the share price of its parent company is anything to go by, speciality tyre specialist, Carlisle Tire & Wheel, is having a successful time in the growing niche segment.
TIA Hire Changes Mind, Instructor Sought
(Akron/Tire Review) TIA is again on the hunt for a new training instructor.