New TIA Board Set
(Akron/Tire Review) Members have spoken, and TIA has 13 newly elected board of directors members.
Rubber Companies in Price-Fixing Probe, Arrests Made
(Akron/Tire Review) According to various news reports, the U.S. Justice Department arrested executives of six companies – including one from Bridgestone Corp. – in an investigation of price fixing on marine hose.
Tyre Company CEOs Endorse Global Environmental Research Programme
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The chief executives from leading tyre companies in North America, Japan, Korea and Europe met on 9th February in Los Angeles to review progress and set a forward-looking agenda for their global research program dealing with potential environmental and health impacts of their products.
McAndrew Gets New Post With Falken
(Akron/Tire Review) John McAndrew, who joined Falken Tire Corp. earlier this year, was promoted to director of dealer channel sales.
The Dragon Lures Tyre Giants
(India/Rubber Asia) Yes, it is bloom time for the China rubber industry, thanks to the unabated influx of many an international tyre major into the country, which is witnessing an unprecedented boom in automobiles and radial tyre production.
Globalization: Can We Survive the Onslaught?
(Douglasdale, South Africa/S.A. Treads) Never before has the trend of Globalization been more acutely felt. In the context of the tyre industry, Globalization began almost a century ago, when manufacturing giants such as the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. began establishing operations outside of its home base, the U.S.
Advergaming: The Future of High Performance Advertising?
High performance tire and wheel companies certainly know a thing or two about how to reach consumers. Specialty enthusiast magazines are stuffed with ads from these companies, and most have highly interactive Web sites – all designed to reach that red-hot 18-25-year-old market. But a new and highly popular form of brand and product promotion
United to Dynamic: Despite Family History, Dynamic’s Sherkin Not Looking Backward
The Sherkin family has a prominent place in the Canadian tire industry. Harry Sherkin started United Tire back in 1944 buying and selling retreads. Brothers Morris, Charles and Joseph joined the company as it grew into a major retreader, private brander and, finally, a manufacturer. The family business was sold to Pensler Capital Corp. in
Industry Report
RMA Cuts Support After Court Ruling Hopes for a tire industry checkoff program were dealt a couple of significant ®€“ potentially fatal ®€“ blows in late February after yet another court ruled that a popular checkoff program’s consumer education effort was unconstitutional, and the RMA withdrew support for the proposed program.
Industry Report
Reports Say Georgia Site of Planned Toyo PlantIt’s existing capacity stretched to the limit, Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. took a giant step forward, announcing on Feb. 17 plans for a new $150-million passenger and light truck/SUV tire plant that would come on stream in 2006. News reports out of Atlanta in early February indicated the company received approval to build the plant in Bartow County, Ga., about 60 miles north of Atlanta. Toyo said the plant would have the capacity to produce two million consumer tires per year.