Two years ago, Nexen Tire Corp. broke ground on its Changnyeong, South Korea, factory. Less than two years later, the plant is up and running.
Tags: Green, Joo Ho Song, Plant capacity
Tim Lovell, Goodyear’s technical project manager for consumer tires, has a lot to say about the performance characteristics of the Eagle F1 Asymmetric All-Season.
Tags: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric, Performance Tires, Tim Lovell
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. posted net income of 8.8 billion yen on net sales of 135.3 billion yen for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
Tags: Earthquake, Great East Japan earthquake, OE tires, Yokohama financials
On the heels of what the company calls "improved" results, Pirelli & Cie SpA's Francesco Gori is leaving as managing director of Tyre & Parts. He also was general manager of the Pirelli Tyre business sector.
Tags: Francesco Gori, Marco Tronchetti Provera, Pirelli financials
It may not be available until July, but the new Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric is already being put to the test.
Tags: Goodyear Eagle, Johathan Lee, UHP tires
Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels has introduced 15 new 15-, 16-, 17-, 18- and 20-inch light truck and metric sizes to the Baja STZ radial tire line.
Tags: Light truck tires, LT Tires, Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels. Mickey
Federal-Mogul Corp. says it has set a new benchmark for ceramic friction technology with a broad new line of premium ceramic brake pads engineered specifically for today’s foreign nameplate and domestic passenger vehicles.
Tags: Federal-Mogul Corp., Peter Murnen, Wagner ThermoQuiet CeramicNXT Brake Pads
Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. recorded consolidated sales of 1.71 trillion won for its first quarter ended March 31, 2012. That compares to sales of more than 1.4 trillion won for the same period last year.
Tags: Hankook financials, Raw material costs, Seung Hwa Suh, Soo Il Lee
Do you look at the tires on a car when you are in a parking lot? Modern Tire Dealer Editor Bob Ulrich does.
Tags: B.O.B., Continental ExtremeContact, OE tires
Competent Motorsport LLC, in conjunction with Pirelli Tire North America and Porsche Motorsport North America (PMNA), have worked to create a new PMNA-sanctioned racing series called the Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA West. Although 2012 will be the inaugural season for the series, Competent Motorsport has been operating the Pirelli Drivers Cup USA racing series since 2006.
Tags: Miller Motorsport Park, MIRS, Motorsports, Rafael Navarro
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. posted a net loss of $11 million on record first-quarter net sales of more than $5.5 billion for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012. That compares to income of $103 million on sales of $5.4 billion for the same period last year.
Tags: Goodyear financials, Rich Kramer
Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. will supply tires to BMW AG for the new BMW 3-Series. The vehicle will come factory equipped with Hankook Ventus S1 evo² tires.
Tags: Hankook Ventus, Hyun Shick Cho, Low rolling resistance, OE tires
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