Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is showcasing three new premium Roadmaster commercial truck tires at this week's Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. The new tires include the RM872 long-haul trailer tire, the RM852 ...
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Continental Tire the Americas LLC’s Continental TrueContact performance touring tire has won the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) New Products Showcase Award in the Tire and Related Product category. Runners-up were ...
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Goodyear's Akron, Ohio, headquarters, which is attached to the company's Innovation Center, has won a LEED Gold rating for its design The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. global headquarters building in Akron, Ohio, has earned a Leadership in ...
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Takaharu Fushimi has returned to the U.S. to assume his post as CEO of Yokohama Corp. of North America. Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (YRC) announced the return of Takaharu Fushimi to the United States to assume the post of chief executive ...
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Rice husk waste once headed for landfills is now helping the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. produce fuel-efficient tires. Goodyear says it will utilize ash left over from the burning of rice husks to produce electricity as an environmentally ...
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TBC Corp. is recalling certain Wild Country Radial XTX Sport tires, size 265/65R18. The tires were manufactured by Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. from June 1, 2014, through June 28, 2014 (weeks 2214-2514). The National Highway Traffic Safety ...
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The new Discoverer A/TW from Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. features all-terrain performance for all seasons -- yes, all seasons. The Cooper Discoverer A/TW has "a reliable all-terrain design" with both off-road and on-road capabilities, ...
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced the appointment of Richard Kellam as senior vice president, global sales and marketing, effective Sept. 22, 2014. He will report to Goodyear CEO and Chairman Richard Kramer, and will be based at the ...
Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. reports the fair market value for its Chinese plant to be US $440 million at the current exchange rate. The valuation of Cooper Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Company Ltd. (CCT) was completed by an independent firm ...
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Private equity firm Graham Partners has acquired Desser Tire & Rubber Co. LLC and its affiliated companies, Aero Wheel & Brake Service Corp. and Cee Bailey’s Aircraft Plastics. Desser is primarily a supplier of aircraft tires and ...
Longtime Firestone marketing executive Michael Connor of Akron, Ohio, and Vero Beach, Fla., passed away on July 12, 2014, after a short illness. He was born on April 11, 1933, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He earned a journalism degree from ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. announced it has launched an enhanced online tire business training program for its direct and indirect wholesale and retail dealers. This new program, eCooper University Training Rewards, offers Cooper-brand ...
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The Goodyear Assurance All-Season is available in 41 sizes: three 14-inch, 11 15-inch, 15 16-inch, 11 17-inch and one 18-inch. True to its word, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is officially introducing its Assurance All-Season tire to its ...
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Celebrating Vogue Tyre’s 100th anniversary are (left to right) Larry Marciniak, regional vice president, Greg Hathcock, president, Kevin Goyak, executive vice president and Greg Paul, regional vice president. To commemorate its ...
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Charlotte White, 76, of Akron, Ohio, provided the winning submission for Goodyear's Name the Blimp Contest. Wingfoot One will be the name of the new Goodyear Blimp and White's winning submission earned her a day of activities with the ...
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