Industry Vet Steps In as YTC’s New Director of Technical Service
Replacing the recently retired Dan Guiney, Tom Kenny is now the director of technical service at Yokohama Tire Corp. Kenny, who has worked more than 33 years in the tire industry, will be responsible for technical engineering and service support for all products, Yokohama said. He will also replace Guiney as Yokohama’s representative on the
Year One In the Books
The inaugural North American Tire & Retread Expo, held in New Orleans from April 15 to 17, came to a close after three days filled with industry speakers, training seminars, an international retread contest, a tradeshow and conferences. Show organizers even took the occasion to announced a six-year commitment to extend the show. One hundred
Linglong Hires Truck Tire Vet as VP
Truck tire industry veteran Gary Hendricks has been hired as vice president by Linglong Tire Americas Inc., the Medina, Ohio-based subsidiary of Shandong Linglong Tyre in China. Most recently, Hendricks was strategic account manager for Hankook Tire America, and prior to that was national director of commercial truck tire sales for Toyo Tire USA Corp.
TAG Hits Record Numbers in Year 2014
Paul Alves, president of the Tire Alliance Groupe, presented record-setting results for 2014 to its membership at the group’s annual Spring meeting in Charleston, S.C. TAG paid out record dividends – $10.4 million in rebates and bonuses – to its members in 2014, according to the group’s president. Alves stated that the 2014 growth by
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
2015 Miss Retread Named
The 2015 North American Tire & Retread Expo Miss Retread contest winners were selected during the show Thursday. Industrias del Neumatico SAU, a Spain-based retread operation, placed first with a Alphatread-brand mold cure tire on a Hankook casing. Industrias del Nuematico representatives Pedro Antonio Pérez Sánchez and Salvador Pérez Lucena were present to accept the
Hyundai Swapping Tires on Current Generation Genesis
Hyundai is swapping the Hankook tires on all current-generation Hyundai Genesis vehicles with another brand. Citing “the possibility of vibration and road noise,” the Korean car manufacturer will replace the currently fitted Hankook Venus S1 Noble 2 tires with Michelin and Continental brand tires, according to a Consumer Reports article. Owners of the current-generation Genesis
Of Mice, Men and Where the ChemChina-Pirelli Deal Will Take Us
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 most
ChemChina Emerges as Frontrunner in Pirelli Ownership Sweeps
State-owned chemical, rubber and tire giant China National Chemical Corp. (aka ChemChina) has emerged as the reported frontrunner to buy a majority stake in Pirelli SpA. ChemChina counts Aeolus, Yellow Sea, Double Happiness and Torch among its consumer, truck and OTR tire brands. Reuters and Bloomberg reports this morning said ChemChina is close to purchasing
K&M Tire Co.: All in the Family
K&M Tire Co. is all about family, if you can call a major regional wholesaler with 18 distribution centers servicing dealers in 22 states a tight-knit family. Moreso, a tight-knit family made up of some 700 people that meet annually for a quaint family reunion. The Delphos, Ohio-based K&M Tire really is all about family,
