Japanese automotive parts maker Bridgestone Group has commenced the construction of its new passenger car radial tire plant in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. With this move, the company is seeking to meet this demand growth with local ...
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The Bridgestone Ecopia H/L 422 Plus RFT will be original equipment on select 2014 Nissan Rogue vehicles. The run-flat tire is included with the available third row Family Package on 2014 Rogue S and SV models. It offers temporary mobility ...
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Continental Tire the Americas LLC has introduced the TrueContact, a touring performance, all-season tire. The company says its proprietary technologies can save the consumer up to $550 over the life of the tire. "The TrueContact brings ...
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Bridgestone Americas Inc. has pledged $30,000 in funding to Mind Drive, a non-profit educational program that uses the automobile and experiential learning techniques to teach at-risk high school students about math and science. In ...
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According to the J.D. Power 2014 Original Equipment Tire Customer Satisfaction Study, tire quality continues to improve as the number of problems owners experience with their factory-installed tires drops. Study respondents ranked Michelin ...
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC has announced three marketing appointments within its Bridgestone Commercial Solutions business unit. Matt Loos has been promoted to director of truck and bus marketing and Michelle Lane has been ...
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Bridgestone Corporation today announced that it has received a favorable ruling in its lawsuit regarding infringement of trademark rights against Chinese company Shenzhen Momentum Star Tyre Co.,Ltd.(Momentum Star Tyre)and its affiliate ...
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Michelin says the Premier A/S tire in a half-worn state is more effective than the competitor's is new, due to expanding rain grooves that emerge and widen over time to evacuate water. Michelin North America Inc. says its new Premier A/S ...
Bridgestone Americas Inc. announced that its Wilson, N.C. passenger and light truck tire manufacturing plant has achieved Underwriters Laboratories’ (UL) landfill waste diversion claim validation for Zero Waste to Landfill, the ...
The United Steelworkers (USW) supports the unanimous affirmative vote by the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to keep existing "orders" on OTR tires imported from China. According to the union, the decision ...
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It seems like only yesterday we awarded the Ford Fiesta ST a win against its Peugeot 208 GTi and Volkswagen Polo GTI rivals (read more here), then went a step further by crowning it one of the best-ever hot-hatches created and one of the ...
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This new entry-level 2014 BMW 3 Series is a prime example of the blurred lines that exist in the premium sedan segment these days. Priced from $52,300, the BMW 316i with its 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine reduces the entry ...
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Bridgestone Retail Operations LLC (BSRO), the operator of more than 2,200 tire and automotive service centers across the U.S., announced a strategic decision to rebrand 63 of its Expert Tire locations to Firestone Complete Auto Care stores ...
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Bridgestone Commercial Solutions has come out with a new rib-type all-position steer radial tire for severe service and on-highway applications. The Bridgestone R244 all-position steer radial tire is aimed at dump and mixer trucks, which ...
The Independent Tire Dealers Group (ITDG) announced the promotion of Edward Long to Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing. "Since joining the group in April 2003 Ed has done a terrific job of growing our membership and continually ...
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