Is There Still Room For Small Independents? YES!
By this time, most small independent tire dealers in the U.S. are tired of hearing how bad the economy is. Those who are experiencing a downturn in business are forced to deal with it, and those who are progressing don’t believe it.
SEMA Show 2008 – A European Prespective
As the world reels from the effects of the global economic slowdown, many may have wondered if this would have had a negative effect on SEMA 2008’s tyres, wheels and equipment section supported by the Tire Industry Association (TIA).
SEMA, SEMA, SEMA
Back from SEMA 2008…no worse for the wear (gratefully).
Federal on the Road to Establishing Sports Pedigree
When meeting Federal Tire’s Jamie Ma for the first time, the enthusiasm the chairman holds for his company and the tyres it makes feels thick enough to grasp with both hands.
Dealing With Diversity: Reaching Out to All Demographic Groups is Vital to Success
Reaching Out to All Demographic Groups is Vital to Success in Today’s Diverse Marketplace Everywhere you turn today you hear and read about diversity – and its importance to and impact on our nation’s economy and harmony. Large corporations have gone so far as to install diversity officers, managers in charge of making sure people
Sumitomo Expects Much From China
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) For Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. – Japan’s second largest tyre manufacturer after Bridgestone – the Chinese tyre market has overwhelming potential.
Net Income Up for Sumitomo Rubber
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. has announced its consolidated financial results for the 2006 year.
ACCC Names Kravitz as Chairman
(Akron/Tire Review) American Car Care Centers Inc. (ACCC) has appointed Ben Kravitz as its new chairman of the board of directors, effective Oct. 1.
SRI To Increase Tyre Prices Overseas
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) SRI Tire Trading Ltd., the tyre export branch of the Sumitomo Rubber Group, will increase the prices of the company’s Dunlop, Falken and Sumitomo brand tyres for passenger cars, light trucks, trucks and buses and motorcycles in the Asia, Near and Middle East, North America, Europe, Central and South America, Africa and Pacific nations beginning September.
Stamford Tyres Expands Product Lines, Wheel Capacity, Territory
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) On the back of record net profits of 15.6 million Singapore dollars, Stamford Tyres plans to further strengthen its position through European expansion plans.