Apollo Tyres Ltd. has made further inroads into the Sri Lankan market with the opening of its first branded retail outlet in the island nation. Christened as Apollo Zone, this outlet is designed to provide customers with an enhanced ...
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With an increase in the number of exhibitors at this year’s Yarn Expo Autumn, visitors to the fair are guaranteed a greater sourcing choice of fibres and yarns. Nearly 150 suppliers from 13 countries and regions, including China, ...
Mack's innovative Twin Y air suspension has been named a finalist for the 2013 Swedish Steel Prize, and the company is hoping its fans will show their support to help make it a winner. The award is presented by SSAB, the global leader in ...
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Japanese tiremaker Bridgestone has unveiled plans to ramp up production at its facility Pune, Maharashtra, India, by 2015-end, with an investment of INR26bn ($421.2m). Bridgestone India operations managing director Tomio Fukuzumi was ...
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Fulcrum North America has hired a mobile tech rep. Buddy Spafford will drive the new Fulcrum van up and down the East Coast to visit dealers, organize demo events, expos and clinics on Fulcrum wheel technology, from ceramic bearings to the ...
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Hyundai will be hoping a return to the World Rally Championship (WRC) in 2014 will be enough to bolster its share of younger male buyers. The South Korean manufacturer earmarked its renewed involvement in the WRC as a means to capture a ...
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The Toyota FJ Cruiser has been updated for 2014 with mild revisions headlined by a new vintage-inspired exterior paint colour. A new Retro Blue hue based on an original LandCruiser FJ40 paint finish has been added to the FJ ...
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Malaysian automotive firm Terus Maju Services (TMS) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania to assemble Scania buses in Malaysia. This agreement is a part of TMS' shift from ...
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Vogue Tyre and Rubber Co. has seen a five percent boost in website traffic since the release of the music video "White Walls" by international hip-hop group Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on YouTube. “We saw an immediate spike in web ...
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Executives representing members of the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA)expressed cautious concern at their recent Fall Meeting, following a softening of the market after consecutive record years. Bob Reinfried, ...
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The 1 million square-foot Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi plant in West Point, Miss., will sit on a 570-acre site, employ 500 and include production, warehousing? and operations facilities. Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi ...
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Discount Tire Co. Inc. has opened an America's Tire store in Orange, Calif. The store has nine employees and is managed by Jason Andrade, who has been with the company for 17 years. The company says it offers the largest tire and custom ...
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According to Americas Commercial Trucking (ACT) Research, every trailer category posted month-over-month order gains in August, 2013. The data is in the most recent update on industry performance reported in ACT's "State of the Industry: ...
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Kal Tire has partnered with insurance provider Aviva Canada to discount the price of qualifying winter tires purchased by the insurer's customers between Sept. 16 and Nov. 30, 2013. Under the partnership, Aviva Canada existing customers ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has opened a sales office in Moscow, Russia. The office is headed by sales manager Alex Kolkov, who joined Cooper after serving in leadership positions at multinational companies with sales and production facilities ...
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