Tsaur: Cooper Seeing Success in China
Despite tough external conditions, Cooper Chengshan’s top line growth is said to be "progressing well" in 2010 and the firm’s "amazingly strong" domestic truck and bus tire market growth in the first quarter of this year is a key highlight of this performance. Meanwhile, the company’s passenger car tires sales have reportedly continued on their
TyreSafe Drive Gets Emergency Services Boost
Continuing this October’s Tyre Safety Month, TyreSafe is publicizing the thoughts of two "Wheel Heroes," emergency service professionals who explain why they are supporting tire safety month. The duo is made up of a firefighter who will “never forget a fatal minibus crash involving a youth soccer team” and a policeman “who attended an accident
TIA Adds ‘Green’ Forum to GTE Schedule
TIA is brining a "green" perspective to the proceedings with a late addition to the upcoming Global Tire Expo schedule. TIA will hold a forum “Making ‘Green’ Work For Tire Dealers” on Wednesday, Nov. 3 from noon to 1 p.m. in Room S231 of the South Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Dick Gust,
The Real Question is Can You Buy Used Tires at Costco?
I love keeping tabs on what the “consumer media” has to say about tires, especially in this Internet age. Before, I could count on regular old daily newspapers to provide misinformation every so often. But now, with so many so-called “experts,” quasi-media and “look-at-me” bloggers out there, the mudpuddle of misguidance is so much browner.
Evonik Sees Divestment as Best for All
Germany’s Evonik Industries has decided to divest its carbon black business. This divestment, claims Evonik executive board chairman Klaus Engel, provides “the best basis for sustained investment in carbon blacks, new growth prospects and for securing future-oriented jobs in the long-term.” Engel also states that the company’s declared aim in divesting the business is to
Go Ahead and Wear It Out, It’s Your Issue
The stylized thumbprint on the stark front cover of this issue may seem an odd choice. But I can assure you the graphic selection was purely intentional. We could have gone a more traditional route with an altered photo or with cool icons as we have in past years. Perhaps a hand-drawn interpretation of the
Consumers Want ‘Balance’ in Tires: Michelin
Upcoming European tire labeling and associated regulations are serving as a laxative for some tire manufacturers, while others are relishing their implementation. Counted amongst this second category is Groupe Michelin, who sees similarities between the label and its own "innovation strategy" – the tiremaker’s focus upon three areas it sees as inseparable: Reducing vehicle fuel
Michelin Partner Confident in China Market
Groupe Michelin is "extremely confident in China," according to the company chief there, based on the country’s strong economic growth and increasing need for mobility. Michelin managing partner Jean-Dominique Senart told China’s Xinhua news agency, "We are very confident in what is happening in China today. I believe what is important is the long-term relationship." Senart
Conti Emerging Well From Crisis
In the words of Continental AG’s Executive Board chairman Elmar Degenhart, the German tire and automotive systems manufacturer “is well on its way to emerging from the crisis stronger than before.” In particular, the company’s EBIT has developed positively and the EBIT margin exceeded pre-crisis levels during the first half of 2010. “This is also
South Africa Takes on Chinese Imports
This story by Editor Liana Shaw of Southern Africa Treads magazine illustrates another country’s efforts to wrangle tire imports from China, and the implications for the local industry. The South Africa industry’s bid to implement tougher antidumping duties against Chinese tire plants was rejected in 2007 by local government. No basis for this decision was