BFNAT to Help Search for Detroit’s Cruisin’ Idol
(Akron/Tire Review) In partnership with ABC affiliate WXYZ-TV Channel 7, Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNAT) is hosting the second annual Cruisin’ Idol contest in Detroit.
Button Wins First Grand Prix
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Jenson Button scored his first Formula One victory last weekend in what Michelin called a “topsy-turvy Hungarian Grand Prix.”
Impressive Show Amidst Challenges
(India/Rubber Asia) For China, 2006 is the first year of the country’s 11th Five-Year Plan.
The Dragon Lures Tyre Giants
(India/Rubber Asia) Yes, it is bloom time for the China rubber industry, thanks to the unabated influx of many an international tyre major into the country, which is witnessing an unprecedented boom in automobiles and radial tyre production.
USW Now Considering If Michelin Deal Will Be ‘Pattern’
(Akron/Tire Review) While specific terms of the quickly reached tentative master contract agreement between the United Steelworkers and Michelin North America have yet to be announced, the USW Bargaining Committee is now considering whether it should advance that agreement as the pattern contract with Goodyear and Bridgestone/Firestone.
Firestone Plantation to Help Move Aid to Liberia
(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone Americas Holding’s Firestone Natural Rubber Co. announced that it will assist in transporting humanitarian aid materials from charitable organizations to Liberia.
Conti, BFNAT Announce Price Increases
(Akron/Tire Review) Continental Tire North America and Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire have both announced price increases.
UPDATE: USW Picks Michelin Contract
(Akron/Tire Review) This afternoon, the so-called “Nine Man Committee,” representatives of the three United Steelworker bargaining groups negotiating with the Big 3 tiremakers, announced that it has decided that it will make the tentative agreement between the union and Michelin North America the pattern settlement.
MNA, Union Reach Tentative Agreement
(Akron/Tire Review) While the details have not been released, the United Steelworkers has reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year master contract with Michelin North America.
Lawyer at it Again: Sues BFNAT
(Akron/Tire Review) Pasadena lawyer Joseph Lisoni has filed two new lawsuits against Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNAT), continuing his nearly four-year-old battle against the tiremaker.