#SEMA/GTE: Cooper Showcases New Rollouts, Key Product Lineup
Cooper Tire’s booth at this week’s SEMA Show/Global Tire Expo (#43019) features the company’s top tires, including the new Discoverer STT Pro and Discoverer SRX, the CS5 Touring tire, and the new CS1 passenger tire exclusive to Mexico and Latin America. The Discoverer STT Pro provides superior reliability and durability with Armor-Tek3 construction that adds
#SEMA/GTE: Cooper Hosts Auto Racing Stars
Cooper Tire will host several meet and greet sessions with auto racing stars – including Arie Luyendyk Jr., Doug Mittag, Keegan Kincaid and Luke Johnson from the TORC Off-Road Championship, along with IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Series driver Tristan Nunez and IndyCar legend Johnny Unser – at its booth (#43019) during this week’s SEMA Show/Global
Cooper Names Board Director
Gary S. Michel has been named director of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s board, effective immediately. “Gary brings a wealth of experience at the highest levels of a $13 billion global business to our board. His insights and expertise in product development, sales, business leadership and sustainability will be valuable as we continue to pursue
Cooper Tire Offers New Roadmaster Fleet Service Network
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is offering a new 24/7 emergency roadside tire replacement and repair service for fleets – the Roadmaster Fleet Service Network. “With fleets, it’s all about being operational around the clock. Downtime really costs,” said Gary Schroeder, Cooper’s director of commercial vehicle and OEM sales for Roadmaster. “Our new emergency roadside
Cooper Joins NOYS Teen Safe Driving Summit
During this year’s National Teen Driver Safety Week, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is participating in the National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) Teen Safe Driving Summit, which runs Oct. 17-20 at the Hilton Old Town in Alexandria, Va. Tristan Nunez, a 19-year-old Mazda Factory race car driver and distracted driving prevention advocate, is representing
Apollo Tyres Plans U.S. Expansion
India tiremaker Apollo Tyres is looking to expand its business in the United States as it aims to become less dependent on its domestic market and have a more global presence, Reuters reported. After failing to buy U.S. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. two years ago, Apollo has been considering hiring a sales team to
Cooper Joins ‘Dream It. Do It.’ Initiative
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has joined The Manufacturing Institute’s (MI) “Dream It. Do It.” initiative. The initiative is a network of companies and organizations in the U.S. working to positively change the image of careers in manufacturing and strengthen the workforce pipeline. In its first year with the initiative, Cooper’s goal is to reach
Cooper, ITG Voma Challenge Duties
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and tire importer ITG Voma Corp. are contesting the International Trade Commission’s anti-dumping and countervailing duties against Chinese-made passenger and light truck tires, according to Law360. The two companies filed with the U.S. Court of International Trade contesting various aspects of the final determination. Initial summons filed by Cooper and
The Evolving Tire Landscape
Thirty years ago it was a much different world. Fax machines had just become a thing. There was no Internet, no such thing as a cellphone let alone a smart one, and the first PCs were appearing in offices. In the tire universe, we were still busy radializing consumer and truck tires; OTR and agricultural
Cooper Tire Begins Fall Rewards Event
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has started its fall 2015 Take the Money & Run rewards event. The event will offer consumers a prepaid Visa card up to$70 for buying four select Cooper tires until Oct. 31. Eligible tires for the for the Take the Money & Ride promotion include: Adventurer A/T* Cooper Zeon RS3-A Cooper
Cooper Adds Roadmaster RM230 WH Waste-Haul Tire
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. launched the new Roadmaster RM230 WH, an all-position waste-haul tire available in size 315/80R22.5 with load range L. “We designed this tire specifically with the steer position in mind, since the life expectancy for many steer tires on sanitation trucks is often gauged in months, not miles,” said Gary Schroeder,
Cooper’s Guayule Tire Could Soon be Reality
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is getting closer to creating a marketable guayule (why-yoo-lee) tire as the company is in both advanced and complete stages of compounding work to create a tire made 100% of guayule tire components. Cooper held its annual meeting with Biomass Research and Development Initiative grant members Aug. 18-19, to discuss progress
