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May 14, 2012

CIMS teams with RMA for Tire Safety Week

CIMS Inc. is supporting the Rubber Manufacturers Association’s annual effort to increase tire safety awareness during Tire Safety Week, June 3-9, 2012.

Tags: RMA, Susan Kruder, Tire registration, Tire Safety Week

April 20, 2012

Where’s Phillip the Tire?

The Rubber Manufacturers Association’s (RMA) mascot Phillip the Tire is on tour for National Tire Safety Week (NTSW) June 3-9, 2012.

Tags: Goodyear Blimp, National Tire Safety Week, Phillip the Tire, RMA

April 19, 2012

RMA awards tire makers for safety programs

Five tire manufacturers were recognized for improvements in worker health and safety at the annual meeting of the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA).

Tags: RMA. Rubber Manufacturers Association, Worker safety

March 14, 2012

Update: Tire aging bill is 'dead for the year'

The Rubber Manufacturers Association reports Maryland legislation HB 729, the tire aging bill, is 'dead for the year.'

Tags: RMA, Rubber Manufacturers Association, TIA, tire aging, Tire Industry Association

March 7, 2012

RMA: nearly 6 million more units in 2012

Tire shipments in 2012 are projected to increase by approximately 2% -- nearly 6 million units -- to 290 million units, according to the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA).

Tags: Earthquake, Fuel prices, OE tires, RMA, Tire shipments

<p>RMA mascot Phillip the Tire (a.k.a. RMA&rsquo;s Laura Polacheck), sits at the controls of Spirit of Goodyear blimp to promote National Tire Safety Week.</p>
February 27, 2012

RMA, Goodyear boost National Tire Safety Week

To promote National Tire Safety Week June 3-9, 2012, the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) is taking its mascot on the road.

Tags: Goodyear Blimp, National Tire Safety Week, RMA, Rubber Manufacturers Association

February 22, 2012

TIA, RMA: Maryland tire aging bill hurts dealers

Representatives of the Tire Industry Association (TIA) and the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) met with Maryland legislators yesterday to oppose the state’s proposed tire aging bill.

Tags: Maryland HB 729, RMA, Roy Littlefield, TIA, Tire Legislation, Tracey Norberg

February 13, 2012

RMA sets dates for National Tire Safety Week

The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) will conduct its 11th annual National Tire Safety Week June 3-9, 2012.

Tags: National Tire Safety Week, RMA, Rubber Manufacturers Association

February 10, 2012

RMA: At least last year, winter tires ruled

Which seasonal replacement tire segment grew the most in 2011 compared to 2010? According to the preliminary edition of the Rubber Manufacturers Association's "2012 Factbook," the colder, the better.

Tags: All-Season Tires, RMA, UHP tires, Winter tires

February 10, 2012

Passenger tire shipments fell 2.8%, says RMA

The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) released the preliminary edition of its "2012 Factbook" on Feb. 10. The publication is a report on tire shipment activity in the United States for 2011.

Tags: Consumer Tires, Plants, RMA, Tire imports, Truck tires

<p>The Ascend is the first mass-produced tire utilizing orange oil technology, says King. It also is the first tire with orange oil manufactured in the U.S. (at Yokohama's Salem, Va., plant).</p>
February 9, 2012

Yokohama's King addresses pricing, the economy, and a new tire: the Avid Ascend

Price increases, raw material shortages and supply problems were major issues that confronted retail tire dealers in 2011, according to Dan King, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Yokohama Tire Corp.

Tags: Dan King, Earthquake, Orange oil, Raw material costs, Tire labeling, Touring tires, Yokohama Avid

January 1, 2012

Passenger tire shipments: not quite 200 million

Consumer tire shipments in the United States were up nearly two million units in 2011 compared to 2010. So says data from the 2012 Modern Tire Dealer Facts Issue.

Tags: Facts Issue, RMA, Tire shipments

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