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With Lips Tight, We Try to Explain the Goodyear-SRI Implosion

Looking at the Goodyear-Sumitomo kerfuffle, there have been a lot of questions about the future of the Dunlop brand in North America and what the potential ramifications of this rather odd divorce. For background, on Feb. 13 we learned that Goodyear had filed for dissolution of its joint venture with Sumitomo Rubber Industries, a partnership

Wasted Tax Dollars and What Goodyear Might Do With New Cash

Seems the state of New York has caught the same fund-misdirection bug that has plagued states like Georgia and others for years. Money taken in on tire purchases that was supposed to go toward waste tire management efforts gets side-tracked to general funds – or worse – leaving scrap tire disposal programs scratching for help.

Considering Dealer Attractiveness, Tread Inspections and Birthdays

Want to be really, REALLY attractive to customers? The Hamilton Spectator in Hamilton, Ontario, offered their ideas as to what consumers should look for “in an outstanding tire dealer.” Pay heed. “A good place to start is the tire dealers’ website. A good dealer will have details about their background, as well as a listing

Final Final Finally?

No, but NHTSA’s little tire grading and education scheme is coming in stereo – some day

Putting Change to Good Use

New faces from different places, moving forward with new opportunities – and you will benefit

Rising to the Same Level?

If consumers are paying more for tires and service, are your techs seeing any of the gravy?

Missing a Word Not ‘Iffy’

Anti-unsafe used tire law proponents miss the point – and the key word.

Death by a Thousand Cuts

Is your good nature and the ‘cost of doing business’ doing in your business?

Practice, Practice, Practice

As Top Shop year starts, tire dealers can show that being the best is no sleight of hand.

It’s Just a Numbers Game

The “creeping normalcy” of change is taking the heart, soul and backbone out of the tire business.

New Angle to Old Problems

TIA’s “Recommended Practice” approach to used, aged tires makes sense. RMA should agree, right?

The Great MSRP Debate

The road to smarter, more informed consumers is paved with unintended consequences