Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. says it is assessing its options after an arbitrator blocked the sale of two of its plants to Apollo Tyres Ltd. The arbitrator upheld two grievances filed by the United Steel Workers (USW) in a ruling issued on ...
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Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi (YTMM), the new manufacturing subsidiary of Yokohama Tire Corporation, officially broke ground on its new commercial truck tire manufacturing plant in West Point, Mississippi, on Sept. 23. The new ...
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Pirelli & Cie SpA announced it is the only tire company in a new stock index launched by the UN Global Compact in partnership with research firm Sustainalytics. Pirelli says the index, called the "Global Compact 100," includes 100 ...
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Vitran announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell its U.S. LTL business to a company owned by Matthew Moroun, son of Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel 'Matty Moroun. "For the last several years, Vitran has invested ...
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A car planned to be “most elegant and sophisticated” convertible in the world, the Bentley Mulsanne convertible, will not be produced. In an interview with Car and Driver at last week’s Frankfurt motor show, Bentley CEO ...
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Lewis Motors has been presented with an Idealease Idealgold award for the 10th time. The award program from Idealease measures dealer performance across 12 key areas, including: professional leadership; customer service; marketing; ...
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Yokohama today broke ground at its new commercial truck tire manufacturing plant in Mississippi. The new plant will begin operations in October 2015, the company announced. The event was attended by local dignitaries and Yokohama ...
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Volvo's New River Valley truck plant has achieved zero landfill status, meaning all waste produced at the facility is now recycled, composed or converted to electricity. The 1.6 million sq.-ft. truck plant produces all Volvo trucks sold ...
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. held an investor meeting today when CEO and President Rich Kramer discussed strategies and goals for the next three years, plus the company's capital allocation plan. "We haven't lost sight of where our ...
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An annual survey of Atlas Van Lines drivers has revealed they are more environmentally conscious and staying more connected through technology than ever before. The King of the Road survey, now in its ninth year, surveyed drivers on a ...
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High execution motors normally require unique segments that are not accessible from auto dealerships. Huge numbers of these parts are made of manufactured steel, which are thrown in foundries abroad. This stances novel challenges for the ...
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Crosspoint Kinetics, a subsidiary of Cummins Crosspoint, has developed a second-generation parallel-electric hybrid system that can be used in package delivery applications. The Crosspoint Kinetics S3000 hybrid offers improved durability ...
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Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announced that Randy Gaetz will join the company as vice president of Sales on Oct. 7, 2013, when he will report directly to Roy Bromfield, chief operating officer of Toyo U.S.A. A 35-year veteran of the tire ...
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GITI tire (USA) Ltd. has announced that it has established two new technical centers in North America and Germany. The move marks a significant development in the research and development capabilities of the company, with both sites ...
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Canadian automobile manufacturer Ford Motor is set to invest C$700m ($681.7m) at its Oakville assembly plant to expand its manufacturing capability . This investment is a part of the company's effort to meet the demand in North America ...