ChemChina, Pirelli Can Gain Much in Deal
Ren Jianxin, the 57-year-old chairman, referred to the $7.7 billion acquisition of Pirelli SpA , as “revolutionary” for ChemChina, almost as though it was the mouse that had swallowed the elephant. In fact, Ren’s ChemChina, which he created 30 years ago on a $1,600 government loan, is six times Pirelli’s size, certainly the elephant in
Lessons Learned From This Past Winter
If Old Man Winter had an axe to grind, this past winter was certainly the year he decided to do it…and boy did he make that sucker sharp! With more than 60 inches of the white stuff and 13 separate storms, we had the third highest snowfall ever in the Philadelphia area. Without question, this
Winning Over Tough Customers
If you close your eyes and picture a tough customer, what do you see? Is it a price shopper on the phone? An argumentative customer at the front counter? A Yelp reviewer who went directly to the Internet instead of giving you a chance to address his or her concerns?
A New Model
Over the last several months, BKT Tire’s operations in North America have undergone considerable change. Where once BKT Tires USA Inc. in Akron handled all of the India-based tiremaker’s business here, now BKT Tire based in Nashville handles all OTR tire sales and service, and BKT Tires USA Inc. focuses on ag, industrial and ATV
Tire Dealers, Auto Shops Participate In Brakes For Breasts Campaign
The SEMA show was an exciting week for me. While the long days and endless walking left my body exhausted and feet aching, I’d be lying if I said I had a terrible time. I got out from behind my desk and got to learn about the industry from both manufacturers and, more importantly, you.
Curry Branches Out With New Venture
Matt Curry has been working in the auto service and tire business since he was a teenager, even taking the role as a store manager for a major dealer before he was 20. But it wasn’t until 1998 that he and his wife, Judy, stepped out on their own, creating Curry’s Auto Service in 1998
2014 Top Shop Winner: Flynn’s Tire & Auto Service
It’s not any one thing with Flynn’s Tire & Auto Service. It is the sum of everything – the people, the facilities, the locations and towns, the customers, the attitude, the relationships, the merchandising and marketing, the top-level service techs, the firm understanding of what customers demand. It is all of those things and
Euro Tire Mart Is On the Up
Despite wide disparities, recent economic upturn is a ray of light to manufacturers
Lifts: Raising Vehicles and Expectations
If you’ve been in this business long enough, you’ve heard stories or have seen photos on the Internet of lifts that have given way, hurling a vehicle to the concrete shop floor. Too many times technicians are hurt in these scenarios. Every time it happens is going to cost the shop more than it saved
Wells Talks About Goodyear EMEA Plans
Top-ranking Goodyear executive Darren Wells was parachuted into the leadership of Goodyear Dunlop Europe Middle East and Africa in October 2013. Having come from the position of Goodyear global CFO, the move was pitched as something of a reshuffle of the company’s global leadership. However, with Arthur de Bok having been EMEA president since February