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

Mitchell 1’s video on its forthcoming ProDemand information product is now available for viewing on YouTube.

Tags: Gary Hixson, Kristy LaPage, Mitchell 1 ProDemand, Repair Information, YouTube

Federal-Mogul Corp., which has trained more than 200,000 technicians in the last 10 years at its St. Louis, Mo., Technical Education Center, reports it will now take its technical training directly to technicians through a fleet of mobile training units.

Yokohama Tire Corp.’s AVID ENVigor now comes with the company’s runflat technology. The company says it set a new standard for premium all-season tires when it launched its AVID ENVigor.

Tags: Runflat Tires, Shawn Denlein, Yokohama AVID ENVigor ZPS

Rich Kramer left attendees at the 2012 Goodyear Dealer Conference something to think about. Seven things, to be exact.

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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.

On 2007-10 Volkswagen Eos vehicles, the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) utilizes air pressure sensors in the wheels. The sensors transmit radio data signals to the Central Locking and Antitheft System antennas.

Tags: Tire pressure monitoring systems, TPMS, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Eos

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.

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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

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.

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