Saul Ludwig, a managing director at Northcoast Research Holdings LLC, believes the 25% Chinese tariff on consumer tires imported from China will end this year. And one of the big winners will be Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

Tags: Chinese imports, Cooper Financials, Northcoast Research, Saul Ludwig, Tariffs

China Manufacturers Alliance LLC (CMA) will raise prices on Double Coin radial truck and OTR tires effective April 1, 2012. The increases will be up to 5%, with some in-line changes.

Tags: Aaron Murphy, OTR tires, Price increase, Raw material costs, Truck 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

Effective Jan. 1, 2012, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. will increase prices on passenger, light truck and commercial truck tires to a weighted average of 6%.

Tags: John Hagan, Price increase, Toyo Financials

Yokohama tire Corp. will raise prices on its OTR tires up to 15% effective Jan. 1, 2012. The company cited "global supply pressures and elevated manufacturing and transportation costs" as the reasons for the increases.

Tags: Gary Nash, Raw material costs, Tire prices