Continental Makes 38 Million Euros Profit in Timisoara
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Continental AG’s Timisoara, Romania, subsidiary posted gross profit of 38 million euros (137.8 million Romanian new lei).
Three Tire Companies File Suit Against Chemical Maker
(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNAT), Bandag Inc. and Pirelli Tire North America (PTNA) have filed a federal lawsuit in Nashville, Tenn., against Middlebury, Conn.-based chemical manufacturer Chemtura Corp.
Ceat Ramping Up Radial Imports, Production
(Akron/Tire Review) Indian tiremaker Ceat say it will increase imports of radial truck tires to 2,000 units per month within the next 18 months.
Wanted: One Gorilla: Tiremakers Working Toward TPMS Solution, But Standardization Would Help
As a kid, I would regularly tote a sack of vacuum tubes to the local Gray’s Drug Store so my dad could perform search-and-replace repairs on our faithful black-and-white Zenith. If every tube in the bag tested good, it meant dad had to choose between repair or replacement – costly options in the late 1960s.
Tyre Prices – Are We Being Short-Changed?
(Douglasdale, South Africa/S.A. Treads) Recently, we were assigned an interesting challenge.
Diablo Corsa III: Equally at Home on Track and Road
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) As the official tyre supplier to the World Superbike Championship (SBK), Pirelli’s latest tyre, the Diablo Corsa III, owes its development to Pirelli’s vast racing experience.
History Made on Dunlop Bike Tyres
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The reputation of Dunlop as a full road race tyre received a huge endorsement recently as Morecambe-based John McGuinness, riding factory prepared HM Plant Honda machinery, moved into the list of TT Hall of Fame with 11 Isle of Man TT victories. First to congratulate McGuinness as he crossed the line was 10 times winner Giacomo Agostini.
John Nevin, Ex-Firestone Chief, Dies
(Akron/Tire Review) John Nevin, the man who made difficult decisions to revive a moribund Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. in the early 1980s and eventually orchestrated its sale to Bridgestone Corp., died unexpectedly yesterday at his home near Chicago. He was 79.
Bring It On: BFNAT ‘Welcomes Change’ With Four New HP Lines
BFNAT ‘Welcomes Change’ With Four New HP Lines
F1 Officially a One-Tire Series, Bids Out
(Akron/Tire Review) FIA has made the final decision – Formula One will be a single-tire series come 2008. Now it needs to secure that single supplier.