Toyo Goes After Chinese Mark Infringer at SEMA
During the course of the recent SEMA Show/Global Tire Expo, Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. and its U.S. operations took legal action against a Chinese tire firm whose display features a business name and logos that infringed on its name and logomark. Toyo filed a trademark infringement suit on Nov. 4, against Chinese firm Japan
CR Investigates ‘Counterfeit’ Tires
In September, Consumer Reports included in its rankings of all-season truck tires three sets of “low-price” Chinese-branded all-season truck tires. CR ranked these three sets at the bottom of its rankings, which caught the attention of American Pacific Industries (API), owner of the Pegasus brand in the U.S. Questioning the results of the study, API
Chinese Winter Tire Proves Itself
German magazine Auto Bild’s recently published annual winter tire test has highlighted the fact that not all Chinese tires are price-driven, lower-quality products, reports Tyres & Accessories. The magazine tested 50 tires and of those only 16 passed to the second round of testing. Furthermore, just 14 tires were given a ‘recommended’ or higher rating,
Bridgestone Opens Chinese TBR Plant
Bridgestone China recently opened a truck and bus radial tire plant in Shenyang, China. The opening comes a year after the tiremaker said it would increase the investment at its Shenyang plant site from $99 million to $300 million, Tyres & Accessories reports. Bridgestone’s Shenyang tire plant was built in 1999 and was the tiremaker’s
Senate Democrats Support Investigation into Chinese Tire Dumping
Several Senate Democrats are supporting the Commerce Department’s investigation of the dumping of Chinese tire imports in the U.S., according to The Hill. On Monday, 31 Democratic senators sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker in support of the agency’s decision to examine tire imports. The letter also urged action to restore fair trade
Tire and Rubber Technology Accelerates Chinese Growth
Oliver Haiqing Hua, a tire business analyst, provides Tire Review readers with a periodic insider report on developments within the Chinese tire industry.
Yokohama Chinese Subsidiary Receives Award
The Hangzhou Yokohama Tire Co., a producer and seller of tires for passenger cars in China and a subsidiary of The Yokohama Rubber Co., announced that it was awarded the title “Energy Efficiency Forerunner” at the 2013 Annual Petroleum and Chemical Energy Efficiency Benchmarking Enterprise Conference. Hangzhou Yokohama was recognized for the lowest consumption of
Chinese Monitoring USW Case
The Chinese tire industry is paying close attention to the recently filed petition by the United Steelworkers asking trade officials to launch an anti-dumping and countervailing duty against passenger and LT tires from China. “The tire case shows that the U.S. is taking a tough stance on China, a move for the Democratic Party to
Cooper Updates Status of Financial and Operational Data at Chinese Joint Venture
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. issued the following statement regarding the status of financial and operational data entry at its Cooper Chengshan (Shandong) Tire (CCT) joint venture facility in Rongcheng, China: "Cooper has continued to work with the joint venture partner and labor union at CCT to restore normal operations as soon as possible. Last
Chinese Company to Cooperate in ITC Patent Investigation
A Chinese tire company, Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., said it will actively cooperate with the U.S. International Trade Commission’s investigation of patent infringement.