Sumitomo Rubber North America’s President and CEO Richard Smallwood has been appointed to executive officer of Sumitomo Rubber Industries.
Smallwood will continue to serve as president and CEO of Sumitomo Rubber North America, a position he has held since April 2011.
The board of directors will officially approve Smallwood’s appointment at its meeting on March 30.
Bridgestone’s partnership with Army programs will offer automotive training for service members transitioning to civilian life.
Bridgestone Retail Operations, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, recently partnered with Army Career Skills and Department of Defense (DOD) SkillBridge programs to launch a Military Fellowship Program that will provide service members with hands-on automotive technician training and career opportunities as they transition into civilian life. Bridgestone said it will pilot the program at two Firestone Complete Auto Care stores near Fort Campbell, Ky., and provide up to 180 days of training to participating service members while they continue to enjoy military pay and benefits.
ETRMA reported declines ranging from -6% in consumer to -21% in agricultural tires, warning of economic threats hammering demand.
Michelin said budget truck tire competition forced restructuring that includes its Karlsruhe, Trier and Homburg facilities.
The main products highlighted were the company’s new complete strut assemblies and air shocks for EV applications.
The recall includes certain Arroyo, Landgolden, Landsail, Lexani, Lionhart, Mavis, Mohave, National, Radar and Vercelli lines.
John Quirk says customers do not simply support VIP due to getting great service; it’s because his people build relationships.
The company said its first ‘powered by Treadsy’ partnership is with Rent-A-Center.
Anyline and Treads partnered to include data and analytics via the Treads app, starting with Anyline’s Tread Depth Scanner.
Bridgestone received an award from Women in Trucking for promoting benefits and advancement for female employees.
