Continental Tire the Americas (CTA) announced a voluntary recall involving 14,567 passenger tires after discovering potential contamination to the belt package that occurred during the production process. This potential contamination may ...
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C North America today announced it is investing $22 million in its Dothan facility in order to increase the production of its high-performance light truck and SUV passenger tires. Michelin said the investment will create about 40 new jobs ...
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The Department of Commerce (DOC) needs more time to make a preliminary determination on an antidumping duty investigation against Chinese passenger and light truck tires. The DOC has moved the deadline from Dec. 1, 2014, to Jan. 20, 2015. ...
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Tire pricing in the aftermarket took a step backward in August. So says industry analyst Nick Mitchell. "Our survey of more than 20,000 consumer replacement tire SKUs suggests that the broader pricing environment deteriorated slightly ...
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Tire pricing in the aftermarket is stabilizing. So says industry analyst Nick Mitchell. July marked the third consecutive month of firmer retail pricing for consumer tires, according to Mitchell, senior vice president of research for ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) announced that it is pleased with a recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on the service life of tires. TIA says that "Tire Aging: A Summary of NHTSA's Work" ...
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How does the industry define touring tires? We attempted to find out by asking tire manufacturers what they thought. The results are in, and can be found in Modern Tire Dealer's recently published 2014 Performance Handbook. For example, ...
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Warrior passenger tires are about to enter the United States for the second time. The tire line was re-introduced by Double Coin Holdings Ltd. and the China Manufacturers Alliance LLC at the 2013 Global Tire Expo in Las Vegas. Two models, ...
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The Delta AT Plus tire has a wide profile shape to provide good balance and long wear. Del-Nat Tire Corp. has released the AT Plus premium all-terrain tire with 20 SUV fitments and 16 LT fitments in the National and Delta brand names. ...
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South Korean tire manufacturer Hankook Tire is set to establish a new $800m tire manufacturing plant in Clarksville, Tennessee, US. This new plant marks the eighth for the company globally and its first in the US. The company will ...
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Michelin North America Inc. is in the process of reducing production of BFGoodrich consumer tires in the United States. The reason is a drop in demand. On Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, the company began implementing an "indefinite" layoff of ...
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German automobile manufacturer Mercedes has approved the use ContiSportContact 5 P high-tech sports tire from the automotive parts supplier Continental. The manufacturer has approved two sizes of the tire for each of the vehicle models ...