The Tire Industry Association (TIA), has sent comments to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Docket Office regarding a notice of proposed rulemaking for tire identification and recordkeeping. NHTSA is seeking to ...
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced the appointment of Richard Kellam as senior vice president, global sales and marketing, effective Sept. 22, 2014. He will report to Goodyear CEO and Chairman Richard Kramer, and will be based at the ...
Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. reports the fair market value for its Chinese plant to be US $440 million at the current exchange rate. The valuation of Cooper Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Company Ltd. (CCT) was completed by an independent firm ...
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Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. has announced a new addition to its 1-inch impact wrench lineup for truck and heavy duty vehicle maintenance, the CP7776 1” High Torque Pistol Impact Wrench. Also available with an extended 6-inch anvil, ...
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The Falken Ziex ZE914 Ecorun will be supplied in size 215/60R17 to Chrysler's assembly plant in Belvidere, Ill. Sumitomo Rubber Industries Inc. announced that subsidiary Falken Tire Corp. has been awarded a contract from Chrysler Group ...
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Private equity firm Graham Partners has acquired Desser Tire & Rubber Co. LLC and its affiliated companies, Aero Wheel & Brake Service Corp. and Cee Bailey’s Aircraft Plastics. Desser is primarily a supplier of aircraft tires and ...
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Recently Qingdao Shuangxing Company signed agreement with German HF Group which is listed the first in rubber machinery industry in the world and the agreement is about hydraumatic truck tire vulcanizing machine. Qingdao Shuangxing Company ...
American Tire Distributors Holdings Inc. posted a net loss of $49.5 million on net sales of more than $1.2 billion for its second quarter ended July 5, 2014. That compares to a loss of $5.8 million on sales of nearly $1 billion for the same ...
It’s not often that anyone speaks highly of carbon, given the part that element plays in climate change. But a growing number of companies are eagerly promoting carbon in one specific form: It’s called grapheneGraphene is an ...
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Through its LINK program, Countrywide can drive shipments straight to the customer's door when needed, says Anne Housh. Countrywide Tire & Rubber Inc. is offering a new "umbrella" program that will allow dealers to customize shipments by ...
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Longtime Firestone marketing executive Michael Connor of Akron, Ohio, and Vero Beach, Fla., passed away on July 12, 2014, after a short illness. He was born on April 11, 1933, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He earned a journalism degree from ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. announced it has launched an enhanced online tire business training program for its direct and indirect wholesale and retail dealers. This new program, eCooper University Training Rewards, offers Cooper-brand ...
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The Goodyear Assurance All-Season is available in 41 sizes: three 14-inch, 11 15-inch, 15 16-inch, 11 17-inch and one 18-inch. True to its word, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is officially introducing its Assurance All-Season tire to its ...
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Vipal will display its VL130 ECO tread design, the first in South America to receive U.S. SmartWay approval, at the Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo. Vipal Rubber Corp. will display its DV line, VL130 ECO tread and other retreading ...
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