The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, wants to put labels on passenger and light truck tires on behalf of consumers. Specifically, the new tire label would contain information on a tire’s fuel efficiency, tread wear and wet traction characteristics.

General Motors Corp. is cutting 2,600 dealerships from its ranks. Chrysler LLC is “only” breaking ties with 800 or so.

I write this on Memorial Day, perhaps the ultimate day of respect. In the 230-plus years the United States has been in existence, millions of soldiers have lost their lives to keep it a safe haven for the rest of us.

If home is where the heart is, Andreas Gerstenberger is going to have to grow another heart.

What happens in California doesn't always stay in California. Two legislative efforts in the Golden State could greatly affect tire dealers across the nation.

The United Steelworkers believe that Chinese imports are out of countrol. That is why the USW (which technically stands for the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union) filed a petition with the United States International Trade Commission asking for relief.

On April 22, officials from Del-Nat Tire Corp. and Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will sit down to discuss how the two companies will go forward -- together.

The $5 billion program aimed at helping the parts suppliers to General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC is not a bailout program.

Did the original movie, "The Fast and the Furious," start the euro tuner craze back in 2001? No, but it certainly exploited the trend. Along the way, it helped promote the Toyo brand, which was featured (but not credited) in the movie and its less-than-successful sequels.

Bob Ulrich talks about the current state of car dealerships as it relates to the tire industry