Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. will supply original equipment tires to Daimler AG for the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class compact SUV. The German vehicles will come factory equipped with Yokohama C.drive2 tires for overseas markets. Two versions of ...
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Yokohama says this newly built 658,000-square-foot warehouse in Chino, Calif., will be the cornerstone of its U.S. distribution network. Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) plans to move its western distribution operations to a larger, newly ...
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Mark Chung has joined Cooper to lead business development and strategy in the Americas. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has appointed Mark Chung vice president, strategy and business development for the Americas. He reports to Chris Ostrander, ...
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The 2014 Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo in Panama City, Panama, is over. It wrapped up on Friday, July 25. All that's left is to report on the activities -- and look forward to next year's event. The exposition started with a gala ...
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The Geolandar G91, in 17- and 18-inch H-rated sizes, will be OE on the new Lexus NX. Two Yokohama tire lines have been selected as original equipment on the new Lexus NX, the first Lexus premium compact crossover SUV. The BluEarth E51 ...
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Two years ago, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced it made a commitment to hire 1,000 United States military veterans, and today the company has surpassed its three-year goal more than a year early, and has pledged to hire an ...
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. posted net income of $213 million on net sales of $4.7 billion for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. That compares to income of $181 million on sales of nearly $4.9 billion for the same period last year. ...
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Celebrating Daniels Tire's 75th Goodyear anniversary are (L to R) Chris Helsel, director, retread, Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems; Doug Whittington, director of sales, Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems; John Daniels, executive vice ...
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced it has been selected as the official and exclusive tire supplier for The Mid-Ohio School and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. As part of the relationship, Goodyear says it will supply all tires for The ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and its Chinese partner have extended the deadline for setting the fair market value of Cooper’s Chinese plant to Aug. 24, 2014. Cooper announced it has reached an option agreement with Chengshan Group ...
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Kristina Schnepf will lead communications at Goodyear's North America business unit. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has hired Kristina Schnepf as vice president of communication for its North America business unit. She will report directly ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will announce second-quarter 2014 financial results before the markets opens on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Management will discuss the financial results on a conference call beginning at 11 a.m. EDT that day. ...
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Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. has extended the deadline for determining the future ownership of its Chinese plant, Cooper Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Company Ltd. (CCT). Cooper, Chengshan Group Company Ltd. and the CCT labor union reached the ...
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. posted net income of 18 billion yen on net sales of 283.9 billion yen for the first half ended June 30, 2014. That compares to income of 13 billion yen on sales of 269.7 billion yen for the same period last year. ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has entered into an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) program with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A. Under the ASR agreement, the company will repurchase an aggregate of $200 million of its common stock. Cooper will ...
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