Sumitomo Rubber NA welcomes new director of IT
Prieto has 20+ years of IT experience, with exposure to various industries including warehouse operations, automotive marketing and healthcare.
Sumitomo Rubber Recalls 1,900 Wildpeak Tires
The manufacturer said that due to a manufacturing error the tires may have a puncture in the sidewall and leak air.
CEOs of 10 Tire Manufacturers Unveil Two-Year Sustainability Plan
The plan emphasizes tire-emission research, circular end-of-life tire management and enhanced sustainability assessments.
TIA Inducts Richard Smallwood, Mary Sikora Into Hall of Fame
The two longtime industry executives were awarded for their efforts during the 2023 Tire Industry Honors Program during SEMA.
Dunlop Invests in South African Plant for Tire Production
Dunlop Tires is investing $88.7 million in its Ladysmith, South Africa plant to increase production capacity.
Falken Announces Price Increase on PLT Tires
Price changes may vary across specific products, channels and countries for Falken passenger, light truck and medium truck tires.
Falken Tires Announces Price Increase
Sumitomo Rubber North America announced it will raise Falken product prices by 7%.
Falken’s Rick Brennan Talks New Tires, Manufacturing Investments
In this episode of What’s Treading with Tire Review, presented by AAPEX, SRNA’s Rick Brennan talks Falken’s new products, investments in manufacturing and what’s in store for 2023.
Matt Leeper Joins Tire Distributors of Georgia
Matt Leeper has joined Tire Distributors of Georgia (TDG) as its vice president of sales and vendor relations.
SRNA Promotes New VP of Sales
Rob Montasser has accepted the position of vice president of replacement sales, said Sumitomo Rubber North America (SRNA).
Sumitomo Rubber Names New HR Director
Sumitomo Rubber North America (SRNA) has named Maru Trevizo as its director of human resources, overseeing both Falken Tires and Dunlop Motorcycle Tires. Both tire brands are subsidiaries of Sumitomo Rubber and are manufacturers of high-performance tires for cars, trucks, SUVs and motorcycles. Trevizo will assume her duties immediately. Trevizo comes to SRNA with more
Dexterity and Sumitomo Partner on Next Generation of Robots
Dexterity has partnered with Sumitomo Corporation to deploy 1,500 Dexterity-powered robots in warehouses across Japan. The Sumitomo Corporation signed an exclusive distributorship agreement in Japan with Dexterity to push into the Robots as a Service (RaaS) business. Using Dexterity’s SaaS-based robotic intelligence platform will provide customers with full-task robots, the companies say. According to Dexterity,
