Got Some Tires, Eh?
Yes, we know there is serious political turmoil in Canada.
Where Do We Stand?
From our friends across the pond at Tyres & Accessories:
Winter Tires Surprisingly Hot
(Toronto Star) A surprise snowfall this week and a possible shortage of snow tires have automotive insiders advising motorists to buy them earlier than usual.
Yokohama Canada Has New Marketing Director
Jonathan Karelse has been named director of marketing at Yokohama Tire (Canada) Inc., replacing Henry Pietraszek, who left the company earlier this year.
Winter Tire Law Can’t Find Traction
(Montreal Gazette) In 81 days, winter tires become mandatory on vehicles in Quebec, yet neither the police nor the provincial license bureau has worked out the kinks of enforcing the law.
Cool Results: Growing Winter Tire Market Offers Steady Profits
With the summer months upon us, winter tires are likely one of the last things your customers are concerned about. But by thinking ahead about entering or strengthening your position in this profitable market segment, you may find yourself at an advantage when the temperatures start to drop. Quite popular in Europe and Canada, and
RAC Holds Executive Seminar and Rubber Summit
The Rubber Association of Canada will present its 2008 Executive Seminar program May 22-25.
New Tire Recycling Program Apr. 1
(Rubber Association of Canada) Tire Stewardship Manitoba (TSM), a not-for profit agency created by the tire industry, will replace government’s scrap tire program with a new tire recycling program under a business plan approved by government to address Manitobans’ concern for proper scrap tire management in a fiscally responsible manner.
Metro Vancouver Bans Tires From Landfills
(Journal of Commerce) Old tires are now being reused for a variety of purposes, but one place that they will no longer end up is in a Vancouver landfill.
Ontario Tire Fee to Fund Recycling
(Toronto Star) Ontarians throw away some 12 million used tires a year and, unlike other provinces with government recycling programs, too many are left in dangerous stockpiles, buried in landfills or shipped out of province to be burned as fuel.