Subaru Presents Goodyear with Top Supplier Award
Mar 20, 2013
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announces that Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA) has presented it with a prestigious North American supplier award for its 2012 performance in supplying tires for the vehicle manufacturer. Goodyear received the Quality and Delivery Award for achieving 100 percent on-time delive ... Continue reading
Titan International, Inc. Tire Plants Ratify New Four Year Contact
Mar 18, 2013
Titan International, Inc. announces the United Steelworkers voted to accept the new four year contract for Des Moines, IA (Local 164), Freeport, IL (Local 745) and Bryan, OH (Local 890). 'This is a good contract for Titan employees and shareholders. Bryan and Freeport have been working without a contract for the past t ... Continue reading
Smithers Rapra Announces the 1st Edition of the Future of Tire Technology
Mar 14, 2013
Smithers Rapra is pleased to announce the first annual Future of Tire Technology conference and exhibition. Taking place October 28-30, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina, this event will be specifically designed to provide tire OEMs, Tier 1-4 system and component suppliers, and materials producers the in-depth, up-to-t ... Continue reading
Mar 12, 2013
Consortium partners Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Yulex Corporation, Arizona State University (ASU), and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) met recently at the Cooper Tire & Vehicle Test Center near San Antonio to review initial progress on their $6.9 million Biomass Re ... Continue reading
Schrader Announces Partnership with Fuller Brothers at Tire Industry Association OTR Conference
Mar 5, 2013
Schrader, the leading global manufacturer of sensing and valve solutions, today announced that Fuller Brothers, the manufacturer and supplier of the globally recognized Tire Life tire and rim protection product, is now a distributor-partner of Schrader's complete Off-The-Road (OTR) line. The partnership was formally an ... Continue reading
Feb 22, 2013
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Commercial Vehicle Tire Market 2012-2016" report to their offering. TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Commercial Vehicle Tire market to reach 1.81 billion units by 2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the steady economic ... Continue reading
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Declares 164th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend
Feb 22, 2013
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced a quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents per share on common stock, payable March 29, 2013, to stockholders of record at the close of business March 6, 2013. This will mark the 164th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. About Cooper Tire & Rubber Co ... Continue reading
Goodyear Launches New Ads During Biggest Race of Season
Feb 22, 2013
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced that it is taking to the race track to launch its new North American integrated advertising campaign during the biggest event of the NASCAR season, the Daytona 500. Designed to highlight those experts who choose Goodyear's tires for their superior performance, the new ad ... Continue reading
Construction Milestone Celebrated at Continental Tire Plant in Sumter, South Carolina
Feb 19, 2013
Continental Tire the Americas, LLC (CTA) celebrated a significant milestone in the construction process of its Greenfield site in Sumter, South Carolina today as the last steel beam of the basic structure was secured in the 1 million-square-foot production facility. Event attendees, including South Carolina Secretary o ... Continue reading
Cooper Zeon RS3-A Tire Selected as Original Equipment for 2013 Ford Focus
Feb 12, 2013
Ford Motor Company has selected the Cooper Zeon RS3-A tire as standard original equipment on the 2013 Ford Focus SE and Titanium models. The Cooper Zeon RS3-A is the latest ultra high performance all-season tire in the Cooper Tire performance line up. Size 215/50R17 (W speed rated) is the fitment specified for the two ... Continue reading
World's Most Advanced Tire Testing System Now Operational
Feb 12, 2013
MTS Systems Corporation , a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, today announced that the world's most advanced tire testing system is now fully operational at the National Tire Research Center (NTRC) in Alton, Virginia. The Flat-Trac LTRe Tire Testing System is unique in its a ... Continue reading
Nitto Tire Sponsors King of the Hammers Off-Road Challenge and Six Teams Vying for 4x4 Championship
Feb 5, 2013
Nitto Tire returns again this year as Presenting Sponsor and sponsor of six topnotch off-road racing teams for the grueling seventh running of the Griffin King of the Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire on Fri., Feb. 8, 2013. The tough 4x4 race will be the culmination of this year's week-long event billed as the most impre ... Continue reading
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations Announces Firestone-Brand Radial All Traction RC Tires
Jan 29, 2013
Bridgestone Agricultural Tire, U.S. & Canada Commercial Tire Sales (BAAG), manufacturer of Firestone-brand farm tires, announced the launch of Firestone-brand Radial All Traction RC tires specifically for use on today's high-capacity, self-propelled sprayers. The Firestone-brand Radial All Traction RC tires are made wi ... Continue reading
Continental Announces Voluntary Motorcycle Tire Safety Recall Program in U.S. and Canada
Jan 21, 2013
Continental today announced a voluntary recall program involving approximately 1,700 motorcycle tires 180/60R16 M/C 74H ContiMotion. Market feedback indicates that under certain service conditions these tires may experience uneven wear, groove cracking and in some cases belt lift, which can lead to a loss of inflation ... Continue reading
Maxion Wheels Will Attend Tyrexpo Asia 2013 Trade Fair
Jan 17, 2013
Maxion Wheels announced today that a number of its commercial vehicle representatives from China, India, Japan, Thailand and Turkey will attend the Tyrexpo Asia 2013 Trade Fair in Singapore. Tyrexpo Asia, which runs from January 17 through January 21, is Asia's leading trade fair for tyres, workshop equipment and acces ... Continue reading
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