Giti Tire has established two new Technical Centers, one in North America and one in Germany, Europe. The move marks a significant development in the research and development capabilities of the company, with both sites working in ...
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Centric Parts, a North American manufacturer and supplier of aftermarket brake components and systems, has released the Centric Parts 2014 Brake Systems Catalog (2010-2014). The publication details Centric's complete range of brake, wheel ...
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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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In Clarksville, Tenn., $800 million will build you a consumer tire plant. Hankook Tire Co. Inc. will begin construction of its eighth tire production facility worldwide – and first in the United States -- in Clarksville in 2014. ...
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"We produce (Falken and Ohtsu) in three factories located in Japan, Thailand and Indonesia," says Sumitomo's Ii Sumitomo Rubber Industries Inc. (SRI) has multiple brands. Although it sells a brand that bears its name, Sumitomo's ...
The Toyo Tires Treadpass is a new passageway connecting the Central and South Halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. says it will have a bigger presence than ever before when the 2013 Specialty Equipment ...
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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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Hornsby Tire Distributors, an independent regional wholesale tire distributor headquartered in Dothan, Ala., has hired Scott Sulsberger as director of sales and marketing. Sulsberger, a 13-year tire industry veteran, comes to Hornsby Tire ...
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Hinduja Group subsidiary Ashok Leyland has sold its Defiance Testing & Engineering Services (DTE) to testing, calibration and advisory services provider Exova. US-based DTE offers testing and engineering services to manufacturers and ...
Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi (YTMM) has commenced construction of its new $300m commercial truck tire manufacturing plant in West Point, Mississippi. Covering 1millionft2 of land, the new tire-making plant is expected to open ...
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GITI tire (USA) Ltd. has announced that it has established two new technical centers in North America and Germany. The move marks a significant development in the research and development capabilities of the company, with both sites ...
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FAW-GM holds a rolling-out ceremony for high-level light truck Jiefang F330 in Beijing. Vice president of FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle Jiang Jun says F330 Subao is a high-level light truck jointly created by FAW and GM by ...
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A tire (or tyre) is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel's rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance. Most tires, such as those for automobiles and bicycles, provide traction between the vehicle and the road while ...
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Founded in Akron, Ohio in 1870 as Goodrich, Tew & Co. by Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich. The company name was changed to the "B.F. Goodrich Company" in 1880, to BFGoodrich in the 1980s BFGoodrich has been at the heart of the motor car and ...
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The Continental Corporation is one of the world's leading automotive industry suppliers offering comprehensive know-how in tyre and brake technology, vehicle dynamics control, electronics and sensor systems with the aim of making individual ...
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