Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. recorded net income of nearly 9.1 billion yen on net sales of 96 billion yen for its first quarter ended March 31, 2014. That compares to income of 4.2 billion yen on sales of 83.5 billion yen for the same period ...
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Automotive supplier Continental has developed new Future tire pressure sensors, which can detect if a tire needs to be changed in case of insufficient tread depth. The new Continental tire sensors, which will be fitted underneath the ...
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Groupe Michelin has begun steps to close its truck tire plant in Budapest, Hungary. According to Michelin, the closing is necessary "in response to the adverse trends and aggressive competition in the European truck tire market, which ...
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The Yokohama TY517 (pictured) and RY407 ultra wide base tires are now available at all 191 Love’s Truck Tire Care locations Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) announced it has entered into an agreement with Love’s Travel Stops, with ...
Trelleborg's new tire plant will supply ag tires to the original equipment and replacement markets in North America Trelleborg AB says it will build a $50 million radial agricultural tire plant in Spartanburg, S.C. Production is expected ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported net sales of $796 million for its first quarter of 2014, a decrease of $65 million compared with the same period a year ago. Operating profit for the quarter was $81 million, which is $16 million lower than ...
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US based trucks manufacturer Ram Trucks has selected tire maker Goodyear to supply tires for its 2014 Power Wagon trucks. Under the deal, the tire maker will supply its Wrangler DuraTrac tires, which are claimed to maintain the balance ...
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Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) announced it has unveiled "I Am Yokohama," a new TV advertising campaign aimed at further strengthening the tire maker's relationship with enthusiasts while expanding its message to appeal to a wider adult ...
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Kumho Tire U.S.A., announced it will supply original equipment tires for the 2015 Chrysler 200 line. Select FWD and AWD Chrysler 200 models will be fitted with Kumho's all-season Solus TA31 in size 235/45R18 94V. The grand touring ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the fire burning underground at the Integrated Waste Management Tire site in Penuelas, Puerto Rico is now fully extinguished and the potential health risks from the smoke have ...
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Opel has unveiled new vehicles under its light commercial vehicle range, the new Vivaro and the Opel Movano at The Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham. The new Opel Vivaro is more practical, more efficient and more appealing than ever ...
Chrysler Group LLC has selected the Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac as original equipment on the new Ram Trucks 2014 Power Wagon. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will supply the 33-inch tire in size LT285/70R17. Goodyear says the 2014 Power Wagon ...
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Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. recorded consolidated sales of 1.67 trillion won for its first quarter ending March 31, 2014. That compares to sales of 1.68 trillion won for the same period last year. Based on the exchange rate, sales in the first ...
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German automobile manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus has selected the tire maker Continental for supplying third generation tires for its trucks and buses. Following the move, new vehicles of the manufacturer will be equipped with the new Conti ...
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. says it will establish an overseas subsidiary in Germany on May 1, 2014.It will be called Toyo Tire Deutschland GmbH (TTD). Previously, all tire sales for the German and Austrian markets were handled by the ...
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