2012 GTE/SEMA Wrap up
Missed this year’s Global Tire Expo/SEMA Show? Tire Review has you covered – with all of the news and announcements, plus the hottest new tires and equipment, straight from the show floor.
2012 GTE/SEMA Product Showcase
From A to V, here’s a look at some of the all-new products released at this year’s Global Tire Expo/SEMA Show.
Hercules Tire & Rubber Event Marks 60 Years
Hercules Tire & Rubber Co. celebrated its 60th anniversary with a Sept. 8 open house for employees, their families and the community at its Findlay, Ohio, headquarters.Hercules traces its roots to the 1950s, when a group of 21 retreaders began purchasing rubber from Stamford, Conn.-based Atlas Tire. A few years later, the group transformed from
Sports Marketing Strategies
Tiremakers share their sports marketing tactics – and the benefits to dealers.
2012 Top Shop Finalist: Upton Tire Pros
There are no family secrets to success or tricks of the trade for Upton Tire Pros owner Mike Upton. In a little over 20 years, the Mississippian built his four-store company around the greater Jackson, Mississippi, area with a “hard work pays off” philosophy. “I truly believe that if you do something well, and
Bridgestone Wants to be ‘Most Profitable’ in Europe
It’s only a few months since German financial daily the Handelsblatt referred to Hankook Tire Co. as "an aggressive challenger" to Continental AG. On Oct. 9, the newspaper reported on a challenge facing the German tiremaker from other quarters. In an interview, a senior Bridgestone Corp. manager let it be known that the global market
AutoPacific Study Taps Kumho, Michelin and Pirelli
Kumho, Pirelli and Michelin were the brand winners in a recent national survey of some 25,00 recent replacement tire buyers.
Survey Finds Michelin ‘Most Satisfying’ Tire Brand
Michelin is the most satisfying tire brand for the second year in a row, according to AutoPacific’s Replacement Tire Buyer Dynamics and Satisfaction Study, followed by Pirelli, Goodyear, Nitto and BF Goodrich.
Record Number of Exhibitors Set for Global Tire Expo
Perennial exhibitors Continental, Cooper, Falken, Hankook, Toyo Pirelli and Nitto will be joined by dozens of other tire brands and industry suppliers on the floor of the upcoming 2012 Global Tire Expo powered by TIA. "The return of such a prominent group of manufacturers is important proof of just how essential the Global Tire Expo is
2012 TAFF TMoY Finalists Set
Pirelli won last year’s TAFF award for the best tire manufacturer; who will it be this time? Since their introduction, the NTDA Tyre & Fast Fit (TAFF) Awards have become something of a tire industry institution and the competition is always keen. After all, who wouldn’t want the bragging rights of saying that you have