More Tire Price Increases Announced
Yokohama Tire Corp. and Hankook Tire America joined in on the current round of raw-material-driven tiremaker price increases. Yokohama said it would raise prices on all of its consumer tires by up to 8% effective June 1. Hankook is raising prices by up to 6% on its passenger, light truck/SUV and medium duty truck tires,
Tire Warehouse Opens New Massachusetts Location
Tire Warehouse opened its newest location April 11 in North Adams, Mass., bringing the company’s total to 788 active locations across its multiple brands. “We are very pleased to now have 13 Tire Warehouse locations in Massachusetts, as an added convenience to our customers,” said Joseph Tomarchio, Jr., executive vice president of store operations. “We
Michelin’s F1 Return Dependent on Competition
Michelin’s return as a tire supplier to Formula One is partly dependent on competition from rival companies, a spokesman told Racing Engineering. Bridgestone’s F1 contract will run out at the end of the season, leaving the category without a confirmed tire provider for 2011. Michelin has expressed interest in returning, but a deal appears to
Michelin Could Return to F1 Next Year
Michelin is reportedly close to returning to Formula One, albeit not as a standard tire supplier. Although the news remains unconfirmed, Autosport reported that the French tire manufacturer is in “advanced negotiations with FIA about the terms of a return for the first time since it quit at the end of 2006.” A formal announcement
Shandong Linglong Wants to Build China Proving Ground
br />Company president Wang Feng told Tyres & Accessories the investment will be spread over four years and will take the form of a three phase plan, beginning with passenger car tire testing facilities when the proposed proving ground opens in 2012, and expanding to include truck and OTR testing facilities by the time it
F1 Pressing Hard to Keep Bridgestone
FIA and its Formula 1 racing are reportedly putting the full-court press on to convince Bridgestone Corp. to remain as the series’ race tire supplier. Since Bridgestone announced last year that the 2010 F1 season would be its last as the tire supplier, the series has struggled to find a replacement. Rumors had wither Kumho
Rolling Forward: Tiremakers Improve Fleets’ Fuel Efficiency Through Technology
Modern trucking fleets face difficult challenges on a day-to-day basis. Fuel efficiency is one of the most important concerns to the contemporary fleet owner. Volatile oil prices dramatically affect the cost of fleet operations and maintenance. Growing environmental concerns push the development of green technologies and shape consumer perceptions of businesses. New government regulations to
Monro Opens Mr. Tire in Chambersburg
Monro Muffler/Brake-owned Mr. Tire Auto Service Center has opened its latest location in Chambersburg, Pa. The opening gives Monro Muffler/Brake 783 stores across the country. “We are very pleased to now have 16 Mr. Tire locations in Pennsylvania as an added convenience to our customers,” said Joseph Tomarchio Jr., tire group president for Mr. Tire. Mr.
South Korean Tiremaker May Get F1: German Mag
Rumors are flying now that one of South Korea’s tiremakers may soon step up as the next provider of race tires to the Formula One series. Without specifying which brand, Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport F1 said one of the three South Korean companies – Hankook, Kumho and Nexen – would become the lone supplier
Let’s Grade the Options
Bridgestone has said that 2010 will be its last season of F1 racing. No more tires, no more dollars. And while most of the motorsport world’s F1 attention has been focused on whether Renault will remain in (yes it will) and if Michael Schumacher will suit up again (apparently he will), no one is addressing