In their monthly dealer survey for the Your Marketplace column in the latest edition of Modern Tire Dealer magazine, they say dealers noted that unit volumes fell 1.1% in June compared to June of 2012, which marks a slowdown from May when ...
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The TouringAce A/S (AG03) rounds out Aelous's current product line with the addition of a touring segment product offering. Aeolus Tyre Co. Ltd. has released the TouringAce A/S (AG03), a competitively priced all-season tire currently ...
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Challenge is introducing a new cyclocross tire model in tubular and open tubular formats. The new Chicane tread pattern is optimized for fast course conditions and was developed with top British racer Helen Wyman. Wyman won the European ...
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Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC (BATO) and the United Steel Workers (USW) reached a settlement regarding the labor contracts at BATO's tire and tube plants represented by the USW in Akron, Ohio, Des Moines, Iowa, LaVergne, Tenn., ...
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. announced it will participate in InterAuto 2013, Russia's ninth international exhibition of automotive industry, to be held in Moscow August 28-31. The company plans to exhibit three core tire brands: the ...
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Hankook Tire America Corp.'s 2013 'Great Hit' mail-in rebate promotion launches on Sept. 1 and runs through Nov. 30, 2013, and offers consumers a rebate of up to $80 when purchasing a set of four select Hankook ultra-high performance ...
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The Michelin Earthmover division of Michelin Americas Truck Tires announced that since its inception in February 2013, the company has certified 11 Michelin Professional Earthmover Dealers into the Michelin Earthmover Performance Repairs ...
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All Tire Discounters Inc. stores are now stocking Falken brand tires. The company says its 86 Tire Discounters locations in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana are carrying the high-performance tires from Falken Tire Corp. "Quality customer ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has named Lex Brodie, Robert "Bob" Dunlap and Richard "Dick" Johnson to the TIA Hall of Fame. They will be recognized at TIA's Tire Industry Honors event on Nov. 4, 2013, one day prior to the Global ...
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The results are in from Consumer Reports' annual tire testing report, and right now there should be a lot of happy people at Michelin North America Inc. Tire engineers should also be grinning at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Nokian Tyres ...
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MNA provides tires to Yellowstone National Park to help save national resources. Photo by Tom Murphy. Michelin North America Inc. (MNA) reports it will continue providing tires to Yellowstone National Park by renewing its commitment to ...
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World champion Barbara Klaus and her New Holland tractor mounted with Mitas tires. Mitas a.s., the Czech Republic-based parent company of Mitas Tires North America Inc., announced that Barbara Klaus, an Austrian driving a New Holland ...
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Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. posted net income of 9 billion yen on net sales of 173 billion yen for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. (The company shifted to calendar-year fiscal accounting as of 2013 from its previous April-to-March ...
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Yokohama Tire Corp. will display its new Advan ultra high performance tires at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance along the Pebble Beach Golf Links in central California. Yokohoma says it is the "official tire" of the car show held on ...
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Beijing Capital Tyre Co. is recalling certain Autoguard LT245/75R16 tires manufactured from June 25, 2012, through Nov. 11, 2012. The potential number of units affected is 2,711. The tires being recalled failed the endurance test ...