Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. says it will establish an overseas subsidiary in Germany on May 1, 2014.It will be called Toyo Tire Deutschland GmbH (TTD). Previously, all tire sales for the German and Austrian markets were handled by the ...
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Rodney Furoyama (far left), is manager of East Bay Tire's Oliver Retread plant in Hawaii, called EBT Eco. He is pictured with employees. East Bay Tire Co. (EBT), a wholesale and commercial tire dealer, has opened a retread plant called ...
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Dunn Tire LLC has named David Simons executive vice president and chief financial officer. He will report directly to Chairman and President Randy Clark. Simons (pictured) joined Dunn Tire as corporate controller in 1993 and has served as ...
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Titan International Inc. posted net income of $2.1 million on net sales of $539 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. That compares to income of more than $19.4 million on sales of $578.4 million for the same period in fiscal ...
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Carroll Tire Co. has hired John Kairys as executive vice president and general manager. He joins the TBC Corp. subsidiary after 15 years with Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. At Cooper, Kairys oversaw the development of key accounts and the ...
Bob Sumerel Tire Co. Inc., a predominantly commercial tire distribution and service company based in Erlanger, Ky., has acquired five Northeast Ohio locations from Kauffman Tire Inc. The transaction is expected to close on May 2, 2014. ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) and the Western Canada Tire Dealers Association (WCTDA) will present a three-day commercial tire service (CTS) 400 level instructor training and certification class in Edmonton, Alberta, May 6-8, 2014. ...
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How does the industry define touring tires? We attempted to find out by asking tire manufacturers what they thought. The results are in, and can be found in Modern Tire Dealer's recently published 2014 Performance Handbook. For example, ...
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The Tire Choice is supporting children with autism as the official tire and automotive service partner of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers soccer team. As part of the partnership, the Strikers will host over 12 soccer clinics for the ...
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There are still plenty of copies of the "2014 Tire & Rim Association Yearbook" available for purchase. "This is our 111th yearbook," says Rudy Consolacion, executive vice president of the Tire & Rim Association (TRA). "It contains every ...
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Alpio Barbara services a lot of UHP tire and wheel assemblies at his? California dealership. He shares his advice with you and MTD in the 2014 Performance Handbook. Tire service equipment seems to last forever. How many of you have a ...
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DENSO Products and Services Americas Inc. has received the branded manufacturer of the year award from the Automotive Parts Associates (APA). The company was recognized for being first-to-market with new model-year parts and for quick ...
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Gaither Tool says the patented tilting action of the Winntec Smart Tire Cart relieves stress for the user. Gaither Tool Co. Inc. says the Winntec Smart Tire Cart (P/N G471147HD) holds 15-inch and higher rim diameter passenger tires up to ...
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has narrowed the choices of names for its new airship to 10 out of nearly 15,000 unique submissions to its national "Name the Blimp" contest. The finalists are: Adventurer, Ambassador, Commitment, Excursion, ...
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Pirelli says the its new Cinturato P1 Plus is the first premium UHP summer tire backed by a mileage warranty. Pirelli Tire LLC launched the latest generation Cinturato P1 Plus at the 2014 New York International Auto Show. The ultra-high ...
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