Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. will sponsor the Ohio State Buckeyes football program during the upcoming 2010 college football season.

Tags: Armand Allaire, Sports marketing, Web advertising

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will raise its consumer tire prices up to 6% on Oct. 1.

Tags: Consumer tires, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Price increases

A Washington man recently drove from Canada to Mexico on a single tank of gas and Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max tires, according to Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Tags: Consumer tires, Going green, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Pirelli Tire North America has won two high-profile original equipment fitments on the 2012 Mustang Boss 302 and Boss 302 Laguna Seca.

Tags: OE tires, Pirelli Tire North America, UHP tires

Continental AG will issue a further benchmark bond as part of its refinancing strategy. The issue will exceed 750 million euros.

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Greenball Corp. has evolved a great deal since being formed by Chris Tsai and his wife, Jenny, in Long Beach, Calif., in 1976. The specialty tire distributor began operations in a 2,300-square-foot combination office and warehouse. Since then, it has outgrown its headquarters six times.

Tags: Greenball, Specialty tires

Long known for its specialty tire expertise, Alliance Tire U.S.A. has never enjoyed a medium truck tire product of its own in North America — until recently.

Tags: Aeolus, Alliance, Commercial Tire Dealer, truck tires

What’s learned in Vegas won’t stay in Vegas. The Tire Industry Association (TIA) is offering educational sessions packed with take-home, practical advice at the first-ever Global Tire Expo - Powered by TIA. The expo will be held Nov. 2-5 in Las Vegas, Nev., as part of the 2010 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show.

Tags: Global Tire Expo, SEMA Show, TIA, Tire Industry Association

China is a communist country, with one ruling party. At the same time, it seems to be embracing capitalism to the best of its manufacturing ability.

Tags: bob ulrich, China, Editorial

Fill rates are not overrated. That seemed to be the overriding attitude of not only executives from Double Coin Holdings Ltd., but also tire dealers in Shanghai, China, recently.

Tags: China, Double Coin