Unimax Deal Off, Tirecraft Back into Receivership
Tirecraft Group was placed in back into receivership after Pneus Unimax pulled its offer to buy the distributor and franchisor, which was supposed to close on May 30.
A Defect on Tires has Links to China
(Christian Science Monitor) Poisonous pet food. Lead paint on children’s toys. The latest potentially defective Chinese import to hit American shores: tire-valve stems, the rubber shafts that allow motorists to fill their tires with air.
Signs Don’t Motivate Tire Thief
(Tampa Tribune) A.J. Stathas went to bed Friday night full of hope. “Daddy,” the 10-year-old said to his father, Allen, owner of Cars Unlimited at 201. W. Fletcher Ave., “wake me up at midnight. We’ll drive down, and they will be there.”
Cops & Rubber
Sometimes you just can’t make stuff up.
Chemical Buyers, Manufacturers Look to Offset Higher Rubber Costs
(Purchasing Magazine) Like gasoline at the pump and oil in the barrels, natural and synthetic rubber prices keep breaking through historic barriers.
Foxes in the Hen House
First it was our own RMA inviting car dealers to participate in National Tire Safety Week.
Tread Depth Details
I’m giving a seminar on tread depth issues at the Automechanika show in Toronto in June. In reference to your February column “For Gatlin’s Sake," (a great column incidentally) I would correct one item, to wit: Canada’s tread depth law is 1.5 mm, which is less than 2/32-inch by a hair. But a hair is
Missing at Reifen?
I also attended the Reifen show last month in Essen, Germany. I was looking on the Internet for some evaluation/description of the show and found your blog. Actually I didn’t Google "Reifen 2008 in media.” I used the "why Bridgestone didn’t attend Reifen 2008." I’m curious about this because, from our understanding, Bridgestone, Michelin and
Broadening the Base of the Business
Starco GB Ltd. has appointed Chris Wilson (who joins from Summit Tyres) to spearhead a new industrial tyre aftermarket sales team.
Bridgestone Outlines Plan to ‘Make Cars Green’
June 5 was World Environment Day, and Bridgestone Corp. chose the occasion to announce its action plan for “Make Cars Green,” an initiative that seeks to raise awareness of the need for greener motoring around the world.