Yokohama Tire Corporation Wins Silver ADDY Award For iPad App
Apr 8, 2011
FULLERTON, April 8, 2011: The Yokohama Tire Explorer iPad app â published on iTunes in March â captured a Silver ADDY® Award in the Mobile Marketing category at the recent Los Angeles area chapter of the American Advertising Federationâs (AAF) regional award show on March 25 at the Beverly Hilton Hote ... Continue reading
Apr 8, 2011
SINGAPORE: 6 April 2011 â Customer satisfaction with original equipment tires has increased considerably from 2010, with improvement occurring in all aspects of tire performance and features, according to the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2011 India Original Equipment Tire Customer Satisfaction Index (TCSI) StudySM rele ... Continue reading
Accuride Debuts Accu-Lite, Lightweight Aluminum Wheels at 40th Annual Mid-America Trucking Show
Apr 4, 2011
EVANSVILLE, Ind.--Accuride Corporation , a leading manufacturer and supplier of commercial vehicle components, announced today that it is debuting its Accu-Liteî lightweight aluminum wheel line at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, Kentucky, from March 31-April 2. âWhether you are looking t ... Continue reading
Goodyear Announces Closing of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock Offering
Apr 3, 2011
PR Newswire AKRON, Ohio, March 31, 2011 AKRON, Ohio, March 31, 2011 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced the closing of its public offering of mandatory convertible preferred stock. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO ) In connection with the closing, the underwriters exercised in ... Continue reading
Titan Tire Closes on Purchase of Goodyear's Latin American Farm Tire Business
Apr 2, 2011
QUINCY, Ill.--Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International, Inc., closed today on the acquisition of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Companyââ¬â¢s Latin American farm tire business for approximately $98.6 million U.S. dollars, subject to post-closing conditions and adjustments, for the Latin Americ ... Continue reading
Goodyear Completes Sale of Latin American Farm Tire Business
Apr 1, 2011
PR Newswire AKRON, Ohio, April 1, 2011 AKRON, Ohio, April 1, 2011 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced today that it has completed the previously announced sale of its Latin American farm tire business to Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International Inc. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prn ... Continue reading
Goodyear Tire Plant Wins 'The Shingo Prize,' Top Award for Manufacturers
Mar 31, 2011
PR Newswire AKRON, Ohio, March 31, 2011 AKRON, Ohio, March 31, 2011 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's manufacturing plant in Americana, Brazil, has won The Shingo Prize, one of the world's most prestigious honors for manufacturers and called "the Nobel prize of manufacturing" by Businessweek magazine. (Logo: http ... Continue reading
Yokohama to Give Away $5,000 Worth of 101ZL Tires and iPads at Mid-America Trucking Show
Mar 30, 2011
FULLERTON, March 28, 2011: Yokohama Tire Corporation is giving away 101ZL⢠premium steer tires and iPads each day at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, Kentucky, March 31-April 2. âAll MATS attendees have to do is stop at our booth (14124) and register to win,â� said Rick Phillips, ... Continue reading
Goodyear Announces Pricing of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
Mar 29, 2011
PR Newswire AKRON, Ohio, March 29, 2011 AKRON, Ohio, March 29, 2011 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that its public offering of 8.7 million shares of its mandatory convertible preferred stock was priced at $50 per share. In addition, the underwriters have an option to purchase up to an additional ... Continue reading
Alcoa Products on First Aluminum Petroleum Road Tanker in Indonesia
Mar 29, 2011
FUSINA, Italy & SURABAYA, Indonesia & NEW YORK--The first aluminum petroleum road tanker produced in Indonesia took to the highway recently made with Alcoaââ¬â¢s heavy gauge aluminum shate product and rolling on Alcoa aluminum truck wheels. âUsing the Alcoa RTS eValuator, a tool created for customers to ... Continue reading
General Tire Announces the Winner of the 2011 Miss Mint 400 Competition - Keli Snyder
Mar 28, 2011
PR Newswire FORT MILL, S.C., March 28, 2011 FORT MILL, S.C., March 28, 2011 -- The 2011 General Tire Miss Mint 400 competition comes to an exciting finish. After a fierce online voting competition and rounds of interviews, General Tire crowned Keli Snyder, a University of Southern California journalism student and a te ... Continue reading
Lack of Highway Code knowledge is putting lives at risk in the UK
Mar 28, 2011
Our knowledge of The Highway Code is compromising road safety. That's the message from Goodyear as its poll of 5,000 people reveals that motorists have a poor understanding of the most basic road signs and rules. A copy of the press release is below summarising the most alarming results from the survey, but if you woul ... Continue reading
Kumho Tire Begins Salute to High Performers With U.S. Soccer Team Sponsorship
Mar 26, 2011
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.--When the bus pulls up Saturday afternoon at New Meadowlands Stadium for the U.S. Soccer teamââ¬â¢s highly anticipated match with Argentina, it will mean more than just an outing for high performing students from New Jerseyââ¬â¢s North Star Academy. The trip will mark the ... Continue reading
Titan Introduces New Radial OTR Tires for Loaders
Mar 24, 2011
QUINCY, Ill.--Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International, Inc., is pleased to announce the introduction of new key sizes to its radial OTR tire lineup ââ¬â the Titan LDR 250 and the Titan MXL. âThe LD250 has been a proven performer in the Titan lineup for yearsâ ââ¬ÅTita ... Continue reading
Titan Introduces Next Generation 007 MFT Mining Tires
Mar 24, 2011
QUINCY, Ill.--Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International, Inc., has introduced its next generation 007 MFT mining tire product line, offering enhanced durability, a more aggressive tread pattern and improved heat dissipation. âThe next generation 007 MFT tires have been designed to end-usersââ ... Continue reading
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