Cooper Online Training Adds Business Focus
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has launched a new online tire business training program – eCooper University Training Rewards – for its direct and indirect wholesale and retail dealers. The new online program offers several courses in business. Topics covered include selling skills, business management as well as product and Cooper brand knowledge. Participants
Apollo Says Cooper Mishandled Acquisition Deal
Missteps and miscalculations by Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. killed any chance of completing its self-sale to Apollo Tyres Ltd., lawyers for the Indian tiremaker argued before the Delaware Chancery Court on July 9. The two companies were back before Judge Sam Glasscock III, seeking his long-awaited final ruling on which company fouled up the
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. Announces New Leadership Of International Business Unit
Roy Armes, chairman, CEO and president of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., announced a transition in executive leadership of the company’s international business unit. Effective immediately, Brad Hughes, CFO of Cooper, has been appointed president of international operations. According to the company, Hughes will be responsible for leading all of Cooper’s operations outside of the
Cooper Building Global Tech Center in US
During an event yesterday, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. formally announced its plans for a $35.5 million Global Technical Center in Findlay, Ohio. Located at the tiremaker’s headquarters the new tech center will occupy the same building as the company’s North America Technical Center (NATC). Expected to be operational by the end of the year,
Cooper Dedicates Tech Center in Asia
On the site of the Cooper Kunshan Tire manufacturing plant in Kunshan, China, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s Asia operations hosted a formal dedication ceremony June 12 for a new Asia Technical Center. The site is approximately 30 miles from Shanghai. The new 54,000-square-foot technical center was relocated from Shanghai to a new facility constructed
NASA Consults with Cooper
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is among a select group of companies that is consulting with scientist and engineers from the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. “NASA has some of the best minds in the world who have developed all types of innovations; not only those related to the exploration of space. Cooper is
Cooper Hosts Summer Promo
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is encouraging consumers to hit the road this summer with its national summer promotion. Now though July 15, customers can earn up to $70 back when purchasing a set of select Cooper tires. Eligible tires include Adventurer A/T, Response Touring, Zeon RS3-A, Zeon RS3-S, CS3 Touring, CS5 Touring, Discoverer A/T3
Cooper Celebrates 100 Years, Resurrects Plans for Global Tech Center
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. marked a century in business with a company picnic and speeches at its headquarters. “One hundred years of success is a real tribute to the people of this organization,” Roy Armes, president, chairman and CEO of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., told employees at the event. Armes also announced the
Cooper Fire Update
A fire broke out at the Cooper and Chengshan’s Rongcheng factory in Shandong Province, Eastern China on May 27. Several local news sources including the Xinhua news agency have reported the news and photographs showing a large plume of smoke rising from the factory have also been published. According to a news source in China,
Fire at Cooper, Chengshan Joint Venture
A fire broke out at the Cooper and Chengshan’s Rongcheng factory in Shandong Province, Eastern China on May 27. Several local news sources including the Xinhua news agency have reported the news and photographs showing a large plume of smoke rising from the factory have also been published. There has not yet been any official
Cooper Petitions NHTSA
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for a ruling of inconsequential noncompliance. In Cooper’s notice filed in the May 22 Federal Register, the company said that it believes the noncompliance of 83,343 tires is inconsequential because the absence of a single treadwear indicator has no real effect on
Cooper’s Growth Strategy
At its Investor Day, held in New York on May 15, Cooper Tire & Rubber outlined the measures it will implement to support the company’s goal of sustained annual operating profit in the 8 to 10% range and, over the long term, operating profit above 10% plus annual net sales in the vicinity of USD