Wheels Task Force of Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a division of American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has developed a lightweight steel wheel which is claimed to be equivalent in mass to a comparable aluminum wheel but 40% ...
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Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. announced plans to invest approximately $207 million (20 billion yen) to expand production capacity at its Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. (TNA) plant in White, Georgia. The company says the expansion, ...
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The AZ01's outside tread pattern has balanced rigidity that makes pressure on the contact patch spread equally for dry surface handling. The Formoza AZ01 from Federal Corp. is an asymmetric passenger car tire that features strong ...
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. posted net income of 13 billion yen on net sales of 269.7 billion yen for the first half of its fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. Operating income was 19.1 billion yen, down 4.2% compared to the year-ago period. ...
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KYB Americas Corp. expects to complete construction of a new manufacturing plant in Silao, Guanajuanto, Mexico, in Dec. 2013. The plant will begin making hydraulic pumps for automobile continuously variable transmissions in 2014. ...
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Hankook Tire's concept tire, eMembrane, earns the honor with the Red Dot Award 2013 in the concept design category Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. announced that its concept tire eMembrane, produced in collaboration with University of Cincinnati, ...
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Goodyear's new UniCircle treads, including the G392 (above) and the G394, are for wide-base truck tires. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has rolled out two new UniCircle spliceless treads to help fleets extend the service life of popular ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. posted net income of $35 million on net sales of $884 million for its second quarter ended June 30, 2013. That compares to net income of $52 million on net sales of $1 billion for the same period last year. ...
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In addition to exhaust stacks, Imperial Group's broad line of truck body and chassis parts includes bumpers, battery and tool boxes, crown assemblies, bus component and chassis assemblies, fuel tanks, roofs, fenders, and cross members. ...
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Apollo Tyres Ltd. posted net income of more than 1.6 billion rupees on net sales of 31.9 billion rupees for the first quarter of its fiscal 2014 ended June 30, 2013. That compares to income of 1.4 billion rupees on sales of 31.6 billion ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company announced a quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents per share on common stock, payable Sept. 30, 2013. The dividend will be payable to stockholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 5, 2013. The company ...
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Bruno Wessel opened his tire stud equipment business in 1972. Bruno Wessel, 81, founder of Bruno Wessel Inc., a supplier of tire studs and tire studding equipment, died Aug. 2, 2013, in Sarasota, Fla. Wessel was born in White Plains, ...
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The Parts House LLLP. (TPH) has announced a store acquisition and two new locations, including the Jacksonville, Fla.-based warehouse distributor's first facility in Alabama. The company says the acquisition of a former Bumper to Bumper ...
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All previously certified Rotary Lift products have been recertified to wear the updated ALI gold label. Rotary Lift, a part of the Dover Corporation, announced that all of its vehicle lift models currently certified by the Automotive Lift ...
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Pre-Q Galgo of Dallas, Texas, has been awarded Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay verification for its TA precure design for retreaded tires. The tread offers low rolling resistance and is for use on line-haul Class 8 trailer ...
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