TIA Accepting Hall of Fame Nominations
The Tire Industry Association (TIA) is accepting nominations for the 2009 Tire Industry Hall of Fame from May 1 to July 1.
Just Wonderin’
It’s been more than 10 years since TIA – and, by extension, the tire industry – cast its lot with SEMA and officially attached itself to the SEMA Show.
TIA Out of Planned Conference
TIA has officially ceased any further discussion and removed itself from a privately organized conference and trade show, according to a statement issued late yesterday.
T&A Interviews Cooper European Technical Centre Head
Cooper has launched a new ultra-high performance tyre which, the company claims, offers all the performance of the Zeon range, but with the addition of much improved tread life.
Employment Verification Form Revised
(SEMA eNews) The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has revised the list of documents acceptable for the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification: www.uscis.gov/i-9.
Springing Forward: Falken Looks for Broader Appeal With Planned Product Launches
Falken Looks for Broader Appeal With Planned Product Launches
Conti Launches Next Tire in Extreme Series
First introduced at the 2008 SEMA show, Continental Tire North America is now launching its ExtremeContact DW at a ride-and-drive event in sunny California.
Mercedes & Muscle Cars
While SEMA and other groups railed against so-called “Cash for Clunkers” government programs – a subsidy system suggested as a way to spur new car sales and get older, less eco-friendly rides off the road – the virtually same program has had tremendous success in Germany.
Falken Breaks Into North American Winter Market
Spring is usually the time for coming out parties. For Falken Tire, winter – in snowy and cold Montreal – worked just fine.
Forward Together: Toyo’s Yoshimoto and Takagi Discuss Bridgestone Partnership
At the 2008 SEMA Show, Tire Review had the opportunity to interview Masaharu Yoshimoto, then president and CEO of Toyo Tire USA Corp., and Yasushi Takagi, then executive vice president and COO of Toyo Tire USA Corp. Shortly after the show, Yoshimoto was promoted to president and CEO of Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc.,