Goodyear and Cooper Tire Women Named 2022 Step Ahead Honorees
The Manufacturing Institute (MI) will honor Cooper Tire’s Missy Irons and Goodyear Tire’s Arwen Kathke at the 10th annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Production (STEP) Ahead Awards gala. MI says the STEP Ahead Awards celebrate women’s impact on the manufacturing industry. Winners were chosen by an external panel of industry leaders based on the criteria
Four Trucking Trends – What They Mean for Tire Dealers
Studying commercial truck tire trends is a talent that Gary Schroeder, Cooper Tire executive director of global truck & bus tires, is perhaps best known for, and dagnabbit, he did it again during his “Trends in the Commercial Tire Industry” seminar at this year’s K&M Tire Dealer Conference & Trade Show in Kansas City, Kansas.
Cooper Tire Wins Global 2021 Good Design Award
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced the Cooper Tire Discoverer Rugged Trek all-terrain tire earned a 2021 GOOD DESIGN award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design. Founded in 1950, GOOD DESIGN is the oldest and most recognized program for design excellence worldwide. The tire is being honored for its design excellence
Most Viewed Tire Launch Stories of 2021
This year was filled with new tire launches, from all-terrain to all-weather and all-season tires, each boasting technology improvements from their predecessors and looking to take up some market share in their respective segments.
Discount Tire Adds Cooper Discoverer HTP II to Lineup
Developed in partnership with Cooper Tires, the all-season performance tire will be available exclusively at over 1,100 Discount Tire retail locations and online through Discount Tire Direct, the company said.
Goodyear Appoints Cooper Execs to Manufacturing, Supply Chain Posts
Scott Cole, formerly vice president, Cooper global operations, will assume the role of vice president, Goodyear Americas manufacturing, and Mike Calabro, formerly executive director, Cooper North America supply chain, will assume the role of vice president, Goodyear Americas supply chain.
Mickey Thompson, Cooper Brands Win at SEMA New Product Awards
Baja Legend EXP, Discoverer Snow Claw and ET Street Front tires were honored.
SEMA 2021: Tire & Wheel Gallery
Scroll through a compilation of our favorite photos and video from the 2021 SEMA Show/Global Tire Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Goodyear Announces New Leaders for N.A. Consumer Business
Mike Dwyer will serve as president of Goodyear’s North America Consumer business and Renee Radabaugh will take his place as VP of the North America Consumer Channels and Categories teams.
Cooper Tire Recalls Two Tires
Cooper Tire is recalling certain Evolution H/T 245/70R16 tires and certain Hercules Roadtour 455 Sport 225/50R17 tires.
Cooper Launches Second-Gen Pro Series Long Haul Steer Tire
Replacing its predecessor, this offering is now available in size 295/75R22.
Goodyear’s Q2 Sales Up, Driven By Cooper Purchase
Goodyear’s second-quarter 2021 sales were $4 billion, up 86% from a year ago, and benefitted from higher volumes, increased sales and the Cooper Tire merger.
