The RL45 is one of two new OTR radial tires. Yokohama Tire Corp. will introduce the RL45 and RL51 OTR radial tires at the ConExpo trade show March 4-8 in Las Vegas, Nev. "The new RL45 and RL51 spotlight our latest technology in OTR ...
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Yokohama Tire Corp. has signed a multi-year agreement with the Robert Trent Jones (RTJ) Golf Trail to be the title sponsor of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tournament in Prattville, Ala. The 2014 tournament will be held at ...
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High-performance tire manufacturer Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc. announced it is returning as presenting sponsor of the 2014 Griffin King of the Hammers off-road race. The company has also increased its sponsorship of drivers in the event and will ...
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Del-Nat Corp. announced that John Plumstead, president of Macon-based Tire Distributors of Georgia, Inc., has become a stockholder. Tire Distributors of Georgia supplies tires to hundreds of tire dealers throughout Georgia. The company is ...
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Since purchasing the Tire Pros franchise program from AM-PAC Tire Distributors Inc. five years ago, American Tire Distributors Inc. hasn't focused on growth for growth's sake. It has focused on "sustained" growth. There were close to ...
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The results of Northcoast Research Partners LLC's monthly"Tire Demand Index"are in.And demand was up in December. "Our research indicates that consumer demand for replacement tires at retail remained very robust in December,"says Nick ...
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Continental Tire the Americas (CTA) has inaugurated its new tire manufacturing plant in Sumter, South Carolina. Tires produced at the new plant will enable the company to meet the demand for its Continental and General brand tires from ...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Meritor has launched an aftermarket educational campaign that explains how the company’s aftermarket brake products and automatic tire inflation parts enhance safety and an operator’s ability to comply with ...
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Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. has reached an agreement with its Chinese partner and the labor union representing its Chinese employees to resume regular financial reporting and determine the future ownership of its Chinese plant. The ...
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What started as a 50-50 partnership with Royal Tire has become a 100% ownership for Fountain Tire Ltd. The acquisition will give Fountain Tire 171 outlets in central and western Canada. The eight Royal Tire locations in northern Ontario ...
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Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. posted record net sales of nearly 7.1 trillion won in fiscal 2013, which was 20 billion won more than in fiscal 2012. Based on the average exchange rate for 2013, Hankook recorded sales of more than $6.4 billion. ...
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German automaker Audi has signed a strategic agreement with Technical University of Dresden (TUD) to work on new technologies for the automotive industry. As part of the agreement, both partners will conduct a joint research in areas ...
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American Tire Distributors Holdings Inc. (ATD) has purchased Hercules Tire Holdings LLC, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission 8-K filing on Jan. 24. 2014. Hercules Tire Holdings owns 100% of the stock of the Hercules Tire & ...
More consumer tires are sold through the independent tire dealer distribution channel than any other, by far. However, it is not the fastest growing channel. That "honor" belongs to -- drum roll, please -- auto dealerships. While ...
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Andreoli & Associates Inc. has integrated Merchant Partners payment processing in its cloud-based HITS BPOS software. The integration enables Andreoli customers to electronically process payments for virtually every type of credit card, ...
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