In a little more than two weeks, the first Future of Tire Technology conference and exhibition will be held Oct. 28-30, 2013, at the Omni Hotel in Charlotte, N.C. The three-day event will be hosted by Smithers Rapra Inc. All the sessions ...
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Sullivan Tire's new store was completely renovated before opening on Oct. 7, 2013 Sullivan Tire Co. Inc. announced it has opened its newest location in Weymouth, Mass., this week, becoming the second Sullivan Tire store in Weymouth and ...
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"We produce (Falken and Ohtsu) in three factories located in Japan, Thailand and Indonesia," says Sumitomo's Ii Sumitomo Rubber Industries Inc. (SRI) has multiple brands. Although it sells a brand that bears its name, Sumitomo's ...
Tireco Inc.'s newly updated sales management team for the eastern United States will be led by Ken Thornton, who was promoted to eastern regional sales director. Thornton will oversee the northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Great Lakes and southeast ...
The Toyo Tires Treadpass is a new passageway connecting the Central and South Halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. says it will have a bigger presence than ever before when the 2013 Specialty Equipment ...
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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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Vehicles are often termed as wheels as they are one of the most important and prime parts of a Vehicle. Naturally, you need to take intense care of them. These wheels are the parts upon which your vehicle runs and are the ones which ...
Cooper Tire's Roy Armes says the lawsuit against Apollo "is a necessary step in the process to assure that the terms of the merger agreement are met as required and that we do everything possible to get the transaction closed promptly." ...
Michelin North America Inc. is in the process of reducing production of BFGoodrich consumer tires in the United States. The reason is a drop in demand. On Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, the company began implementing an "indefinite" layoff of ...
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A third Big O Tires LLC location in Grand Junction, Colo., has been opened by Kevin and Valerie Brooks. The Grand Junction store is the ninth Big O location the Brooks own and operate in the Western Slope of Colorado. “We truly ...
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Tire Pros held grand opening events for two new Tread Town playgrounds. Pictured in Massillon, Ohio, are (from left) Doug Nist, Parks and Rec Department; Kathy Carassaro-Perry, mayor; Russ Boughman, owner of Discount Tire Outlet Tire Pros; ...
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Titan International Inc. has closed the acquisition of a majority interest in Voltyre-Prom from Cordiant for $94 million. Titan will assume the company's debts as part of the deal. The acquisition of the Russian company, a leading ...
The R268 Ecopia is available in size 295/75R22.5 in the U.S. and Canada. Bridgestone Commercial Solutions has rolled out a new edition to its Ecopia product line, the R268 premium all-position radial for regional and pickup and delivery ...
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Celebrating their OE partnership are, from left to right: Doug Betts, Chrysler executive vice president of quality; Hyun Bong Lee, Nexen Tire CEO; Scott Garberding, Chrysler executive vice president of manufacturing; and Travis Kang, Nexen ...