Cooper Sponsors Formula SAE Engineering Program
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will be a first-time sponsor of the international engineering design competition SAE International Formula SAE program for the 2016 competition year. Formula SAE brings engineering student teams from more than 220 universities around the world to build Formula-style race cars and compete against teams from around the world, Cooper said.
Cooper Partners with National Organizations for Youth Safety
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s philanthropic arm, the Cooper Tire & Rubber Foundation, has partnered with the National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) to promote teen and young adult driver and tire safety. With the partnership, Cooper and NOYS will launch the new program “Tread Wisely,” which was announced in conjunction with May’s Global Youth
Cooper Partners with Big Ten
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has signed a deal with the Big Ten Conference to serve as the Official Tire Partner of the Big Ten. The deal includes promotion on the Big Ten Network digital and radio properties as well as in-stadium signage during men and women’s basketball, hockey, football, the Big Ten Football Championship
Two Cooper Engineers Receive Women in Manufacturing Honor
The Manufacturing Institute has honored two Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. engineers with a Woman in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award for 2016. Heather Mosier, Cooper’s SUV and light truck tire development manager at its North America Technical Center in Findlay, Ohio, and Nichole Williams, a Six Sigma Black Belt at
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Cooper Posts Record Operating Profit in 2015
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. had a record operating profit of $354 million in 2015, as well as an increase in net sales and unit volume, according to the tiremaker’s 2015 financial results. “It was an exciting year for Cooper as we took numerous steps around the globe to continue to transform and enhance our
Cooper Joins Program to Assist Car Dealers’ Tire Business
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and AutoZone will both offer car dealers of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) complementary tire-related programs to help expand their business. NIADA said dealers will now be able to acquire tires through Cooper’s Medallion and Century programs, as well as tire equipment, aftermarket parts and accessories through the
Cooper Names New Director to Board
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has named Susan F. Davis to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Davis is the executive vice president of the Asia-Pacific region for Johnson Controls, a global technology and industrial company, and is based in Shanghai, China. Davis also serves as director of Quanex Corp. and vice chair of the
Cooper Wins Four Good Design Honors
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has won four Good Design awards from Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. The tiremaker’s Discoverer STT Pro, Discoverer SRX, Discoverer UTS and Weather Master Ice 100 were all recognized. “To have four outstanding products achieve the Good
PanAridus Becomes First to Patent Guayule Harvesting Technology
PanAridus LLC, a producer of the natural rubber alternative guayule, has earned the first patent for guayule harvesting. This is the company’s 10th patent, with nine other patents for guayule plants. The new patent covers the company’s near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) machine, which measures the rubber content in a guayule plant while it is still
Cooper Teaming Up with Fate
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and Fate, an Argentine tire manufacturer and exporter, have signed an agreement to work together. As part of the agreement, Fate will distribute Cooper branded passenger tires in Argentina. Over time the two companies may also work together on tire production, offtake arrangements, and research and development activities, Cooper said.
#SEMA/GTE: Cooper Ups Performance with Saleen Mustang
Cooper Tire is showcasing its UHP Zeon RS3-S tire on a 2016 Saleen 302 Black Label Mustang at this week’s SEMA Show/Global Tire Expo (booth #43019). Saleen now comes standard with the race-inspired Cooper Zeon RS3-S tires. According to Cooper, the tire’s tread compounds are specifically formulated to combine dry and wet traction with crisp