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Industry Veteran Passes

Jay Carroll, 73, of Canyon Lake passed away on Sept. 24. Carroll, born in Hazard, Ky., moved to Ohio at an early age, where he attended West Carrollton schools from first through twelfth grade, graduating in 1959. Carroll married Nancy in 1961, the same year he began attending Akron University. At the age of 26,

Toyo Announces Changes

Toyo Tire & Rubber has announced a string of new appointments, all effective Nov. 1. Akira Nobuki has been tapped as chairman and will step down as company president. This move, according to Toyo, increases the number of representative directors from two to three in order to strengthen the management system with Toyo’s growth and

Toyo Makes Personnel Changes

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. announced three personnel changes at its Chinese plants, effective Nov. 1. Yoji Imura has been hired as the Kuwana tire plant’s tire production division general manager, replacing Noaki Nishikawa. Nishikawa will take over as chairman and president of Toyo Tire (Zhangjiagang) Co. and president of Toyo Tire (Zhucheng) Co., replacing

Two New Tires Get Their Own Road Trip

Toyo Tire USA Corp. used the imminent official launch of two important new tires to redefine its dealer education efforts and expand its consumer event presence. Coming to the market in September are a pair of all-new tires that Toyo feels will help dealers by filling two distinct, strong market segments. The Open Country R/T

Toyo Adventures with Photo Contest

To celebrate the release of Toyo’s Open Country R/T tire, Toyo Tire USA Corp. has launched the Toyo Tires Carve Your Adventure photo contest on their Facebook page. Fans are invited to enter a photo that shows what adventure means to them for the chance to win one of three GoPro HERO3+ Silver Edition cameras.

Sentury Tire Suing Toyo

Sentury Tire Americas filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Toyo Tire and Rubber Co. and its U.S. affiliates for antitrust and unfair competition. Sentury Tire has also requested a declaratory judgment of both patent non-infringement and invalidity. In the complaint, Sentury Tire alleges that after Toyo

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Two New Tires Get Taken On the Road by Toyo

Toyo Tire USA Corp. is using the pending launch of two important new tires to help redefine its dealer education efforts and expand its consumer event presence. Coming to the market in September will be a pair of all-new tires that the tiremaker feels will help dealers by filling two distinct, strong market segments. The

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Prep for Winter

With summer in full swing, it’s easy to forget about the frigid winter that plagued much of the U.S. just months ago. But, this past winter had a positive effect for dealers selling winter tires, and industry experts expect this upcoming season to be another positive for dealers, as well. “We have not had a

Toyo Providing OE for Ford

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co.’s Open Country A/T II SUV tire will serve as original equipment on the Ford F-250 and F-350 pickup trucks. The tire, which is produced by Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing (TNA), is the first product produced by TNA to be adopted as OE by an American car manufacturer, the company

Tiremakers Prepare as West Coast Dockworker Talks Continue

A July 1 deadline looms for a new contract agreement covering 13,600 dockworkers at 30 ports stretching from San Diego to Bellingham, Wash. And a new study by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the National Retail Federation (NRF), reports that the U.S. economy could lose as much as $2.5 billion a day if

Toyo Partners to Restore Iconic Vehicles

“Clarion Builds,” a marketing program designed to serve as a base for Clarion Corp. of America and its partners to tackle unique restoration projects of iconic cars and trucks, has taken off with the announcement that Toyo Tire USA Corp. will sign on as a premium, Gold-Level partner on the program’s first project. The first

Mizutani Takes Reins of Toyo Tire USA

In another management shift, the former head of Nitto Tire USA Inc. is now in charge of Toyo Tire USA Corp. Tomo Mizutani will retain his posts as a Toyo corporate officer, general manager of the company’s Nitto business unit and president of Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. while he assumes the post of