No Conti Involvement in New Russian Truck Tyre Plant
Tyres & Accessories – Russian petrochemicals group OAO Tatneft said it is set to expand its tyre manufacturing capacity with the commissioning of a 1.2 million tyre-per-year all-steel truck and bus radial plant near its existing Niznekamshskina plant in Niznekamsk. The commissioning follows investment of around 17 billion rubles ($578 million) in line with a
Looking Long Term: Kanwar Has Apollo Tyre Focused…and on the Move
When Onkar Kanwar took over Apollo Tyres Ltd. In 1980, the company was a huge mess. Bad tires and worse management had driven the company – founded by his father in 1976 – into bankruptcy, its net worth wiped out five times over. But nearly 30 years later, the 66-year-old chairman sits atop India’s largest
TRIB’s Newest Member from Venezuela
Venezuela’s Improsa has joined the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB), bringing TRIB’s membership to nearly 500 members in 50 countries. “TRIB continues to add members as more and more companies in the new tire and retread industries throughout the world realize that TRIB is the only international retread industry association representing new tire
‘Waste Crime Problem Increasing’
Tyres & Accessories – The BBC has followed up its investigation into tyre dumping scams in North Wales on the Radio 4 consumer affairs programme “You and Yours,” including a statement from the secretary general of the Tyre Recovery Association, Peter Taylor. Responding to reports that “thousands of car tyres are being dumped in Wales”
Petition Opposing China Tariff Rapidly Gaining Signatures
In its first 24 hours online, more than 1,000 people have signed a letter urging President Barack Obama to head off a U.S.-China trade war by rejecting a Section 421 petition by the Steelworkers union to impose a three-year tariff on low-cost Chinese passenger tires imported into the country. "The President must make his decision
Conti Stretches Cup Sponsorship into Job Opportunities
With just a year remaining before the kick-off of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, event sponsor Continental AG has launched an on-site training program for tourist guides. While that may sound self-serving, the tourist guides will be 26 unemployed young men and women from in and around Soweto, one of the poorest areas
Apollo to Make Dutch Designer Car Tyres in Chennai
(Hindu Business Line) Apollo Tyres is likely to produce Vredestein brand of wide designer passenger car tyres at its upcoming radial facility at Oragadam near Chennai.
Charging Extra for Credit?
(Michigan Retailer) I have spoken recently to a number of merchants about the various ways that someone might pass along the cost of processing an electronic transaction to the end-user.
ASE Launches Maintenance and Inspection Program
(Aftermarketnews.com) The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has launched a new Maintenance and Inspection (M&I) Program for entry-level automotive maintenance professionals.
Six Steps for Family Business Succession
Of the 24 million familyowned businesses in the United States, only about 30% will survive into thesecond generation, according to The Family Business Institute in Raleigh, N.C.That’s a sobering statistic for business owners whose crowning achievement isthe company they built. But those who begin succession planning early –approximately a decade before retirement–stand a better chance