During a press conference following the release of its first quarter financial report, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s CEO Roy Armes agreed that "head winds in the U.S., tail winds internationally" sums up the influences on the company's results.
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In his 2012 State of the Union Address on Jan. 24, President Barack Obama talked tires. The United Steelworkers (USW) union was pleased with his comments.
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On Labor Day, the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced it was upholding President Barack Obama’s 2009 decision to impose additional tariffs on consumer tires imported from China.
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Approximately 45.3 million consumer tires were shipped to the United States from China in 2009, down 1.5% from 2008 levels but still significant, according to Modern Tire Dealer's 2010 Facts Issue.
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Chinese consumer tire imports are the hottest topic in the tire industry, and President Barack Obama finds himself in the hot seat.
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Two weeks from now, by Sept. 17, we will know what President Barack Obama thinks of Chinese consumer tire imports.
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Tire Group International Inc., a tire exporter based in Miami, Fla., has its own perspective on the United States International Trade Commission's proposal to impose heavy tariffs on Chinese consumer tire imports.
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The issue of whether to implement the United States International Trade Commission's proposal of tariffs on consumer tire imports from China is being reviewed by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
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While the United Steelworkers union is happy with the recent remedies for Chinese tire imports proposed by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), GITI Tire (USA) Ltd. is not.
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Even though they aren't getting the quota they demanded, the United Steelworkers say the remedy proposals for Chinese tire imports that the U.S. International Trade Commission recently announced are "a great victory."
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How many independent tire dealers could be directly affected by the United States International Trade Commission's decision to put a limit on the number of Chinese-built consumer tires entering the U.S.? Modern Tire Dealer has the answer.
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) says it opposes the United Steelworkers' petition to place a quota on Chinese tire imports. "The association feels strongly that this measure -- despite being well-intentioned -- would not help in the preservation of manufacturing jobs and would be harmful to consumers, as these tires are often an affordable solution to those drivers with limited budgets," say TIA officials.
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