Car makers Lotus is recalling a total of 860 vehicles of Exige, Elise and Evora models after It was discovered that the oil cooler hose was capable of getting detached. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this ...
The Tire Industry Association (TIA) will present a free webinar on how to improve tire sales based on an analysis of millions of telephone calls. "Tire Industry: 46% of Your Callers Buy From Someone Else AFTER They Call You…and Other ...
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Big O Tires LLC executives discussed strategic plans, shared operational updates and honored top-performing franchise locations at its 2014 convention. More than 750 franchise owners, managers and corporate staff attended the three-day ...
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The Open Country A/T II, produced at Toyo's White, Ga., plant, is its first U.S. OE fitment on Ford F-250/F-350 trucks. Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. announced that the company's Open Country A/T II (OPAT II) SUV tire, size LT275/65R20 ...
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Apollo Tyres is set to invest $340m to strengthen manufacturing capabilities at its Chennai and Kalamassery, Kerala plants. As part of the expansion project, the company will boost truck and bus radial tyre capacity at Chennai plant to ...
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Fitment Group has launched a new product, Demand Plus, that provides tire retailers and distributors with a turnkey demand planning and competitor pricing solution. Building on the success of its fully integrated demand planning and ...
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Enki Tan, executive chairman of Giti Tire Group, said the company’s U.S. strategy will be to increase the capability of Giti’s supply chain, and to be closer to customers in the U.S Following the announcement that Giti Tire ...
Bridgestone Corp. has entered into an agreement with the International Olympic Committee to be a worldwide Olympic partner through the 2024 Olympic Games. The agreement covers all of the company's tires, making Bridgestone the official tire ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. engineers were at the University of Toledo in Ohio on June 12 to explore ways to apply space-age innovations to company projects involving the development of a coating for tire molds and RFID technology. Members ...
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Qingdao Xiyingmen Double Camel Tyre Co. Ltd., in cooperation with Lionshead Specialty Tire & Wheel LLC, is recalling 38,129 Vail Sport ST LH 99 tubeless trailer tires encompassing build dates from Nov. 20, 2011, through Sept. 21, 2013 ...
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US-based automotive tire supplier Cooper Tire & Rubber Company will invest about $35.5m for opening a new Global Technical Center (GTC) for developing new tire technology. The new GTC will be located in Cooper's headquarters community of ...
Singapore-based tire manufacturer Giti Tire has announced plans to build a new tire manufacturing plant in Chester County, South Carolina, US with an investment of $560m The new facility is expected to address the growing demand for tires ...
The Hankook Technodome will have 90 separate laboratories to enable a wide range of R&D activities to be carried out simultaneously. Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new R&D center, the ...
Hankook's Tiltread and eMembrane were designed and produced in collaboration with University of Cincinnati. Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. announced that its concept tires, Tiltread and eMembrane, were awarded with the International Design ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) announced that through July 7, 2014, it is accepting nominations for the 2014 Tire Industry Hall of Fame. The TIA Hall of Fame is open to individuals in the tire industry, including manufacturers, ...
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