Following what appears to be a record year, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. held its 2012 Dealer Conference in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 29-31. Modern Tire Dealer Editor Bob Ulrich was on hand for all the new product announcements, plus some fleet HQ announcements.

Tags: B.O.B., Goodyear Dealer Conference

Michelin North America Inc. reports BFGoodrich Tires has introduced the g-Force Sport COMP-2, the newest tire in the BFGoodrich ultra-high performance tire lineup.

Tags: BFG, BFGoodrich, Michelin, tire introduction, UHP tires

Yokohama Tire Corp. announced today it will increase prices by up to 8% on all of its consumer tires sold in the U.S., which include passenger, performance and light truck tires. The increase will go into effect March 1, with some in-line adjustments announced at a later date.

Tags: price increases, tire prices, Yokohama

The Tire Industry Association's Off-The-Road (OTR) Tire Conference has added break-out sessions to its upcoming 2012 event Feb 15-18, 2012, at the Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa, Rancho Mirage, Calif.

Tags: Botond Szalma, Morry Taylor, Stefano Staico, TIA OTR Conference, Tom Klinge

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations has formed an integrated mining tire business unit and reorganized its Bridgestone Commercial Group.

Tags: Bridgestone, commercial tires, mining tires

Coming off a record year financially, Yokohama Tire Corp. shook things up a little in 2011. First it promoted Dan King to senior vice president of sales and marketing.

Tags: Dan King, Going green, Light truck tires, orange oil technology, Passenger Tires, Salem, Va., Yasushi Tanaka, Yokohama, Yokohama Tire Corp.

Double Coin Holdings Ltd. and the China Manufacturers Alliance LLC (CMA) introduced their FT125 Super Wide low rolling resistant trailer position tire at the 2011 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas, Nev.

Tags: Double Coin Super Wide, EPA SmartWay, SmartWay

The numbers don’t lie. The 2011 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show was a huge success. A record 132,000 people attended the event, according to the Tire Industry Association (TIA), which sponsored the show’s Global Tire Expo section. There also were 61,000 buyers, also a record and close to 19% higher than last year.

Tags: ASA, CIMS, Cooper, Falken, Hercules, Landsail, Nexen, Nitto, Pirelli, R.L. Polk & Co., Schrader, SEMA Show, SEMA Show 2011, TIA, Vee Rubber

Sports marketing is a numbers game. Hits on a webpage ad are more important than hits during a baseball or football game. Impressions and views count for more than outcome.

Tags: Bridgestone, Continental, Cooper, Goodyear, Hankook, Kumho, Maxxis, Sports marketing, Toyo, Yokohama

Any NASCAR fan knows. What’s the official tire of NASCAR? Goodyear. And it will remain that way at least for the next five years. In October 2011, Goodyear and NASCAR signed an extended agreement for Goodyear to continue as the exclusive tire used in NASCAR’s top three racing series for the next five years.

Tags: Goodyear, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., NASCAR, Racing