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<p>"The economy will come back," said Kramer. "It will get better."</p>
January 31, 2012

7 megatrends from Goodyear's Rich Kramer

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

Tags: Dealer meeting, Green, Rich Kramer, Tire labeling

<p>Stephane Beaudoin, training and development manager for Michelin North America (Canada) Inc., points out the differences between the X-Ice Xi3 and its main competitors during a ride and drive event in Quebec, Canada.</p>
January 27, 2012

Michelin dealers get a grip on X-Ice in Quebec

As part of its official launch of the new X-Ice Xi3 winter tire, Michelin North America Inc. brought 350 of its Canadian and U.S. dealers to Quebec, Canada this week to test it in tough winter conditions.

Tags: Dealers, Michelin X-Ice Xi3, Ron Margadonna, Stephane Beaudoin, Winter tires

January 11, 2012

BADA adds to Tape-A-Weight line

Hennessy Industries’ BADA division has launched two new styles of Tape-A-Weight products which offer low-profile alternatives for adhesive weight-balancing jobs where brake caliper clearance is of concern.

Tags: Going green, Hennessy, Wheel weights

January 9, 2012

Michelin debuts long-life Defender passenger tire

Michelin North America Inc. has introduced a new all-season standard passenger car tire, the Defender, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), Jan. 9-27, 2012, at Cobo Hall, Detroit, Mich. Michelin has been the official tire of NAIAS for 24 years.

Tags: Green Tires, Michelin Defender, Passenger tires, Pete Selleck

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<p>Yokohama&rsquo;s Orange Oil Tire Technology is now on display at the Museum of Science, Boston.</p>
October 5, 2011

Yokohama’s green tire exhibit opens in Boston

Yokohama Tire Corp.’s eco-tire technology is now officially on display at the Museum of Science, Boston. The two-year exhibit showcases Yokohama’s BluEarth-1, the company’s latest orange oil-infused passenger car tire, as well as the ultra-thin AIRTEX Advanced Liner, which helps consumers cut fuel costs by keeping their tires properly inflated.

Tags: Green Tires, Museum of Science Boston, Yasushi Tanaka, Yokohama BluEarth-1

<p>The ST778SE steer also has a long-wearing tread compound.</p>
June 24, 2011

Sumitomo drive tire joins SmartWay list

Three more Sumitomo brand truck tires have received SmartWay certification. That brings the total of Sumitomo low-rolling resistant truck tires on the SmartWay Transport Partnership list to five.

Tags: Richard Purol, SmartWay, TBC Wholesale, Truck tires

May 18, 2011

Virtually attend Michelin’s Challenge Bibendum

Information and announcements from the Michelin Challenge Bibendum are now available from Michelin North America Inc. at http://live.michelinmedia.com/.

Tags: Fuel Efficient Vehicles, Green Vehicles, Michelin Challenge Bibendum

"We’re still struggling with... the escalating costs of raw materials and fill-rate problems."
March 3, 2011

Yokohama's Oishi addresses fill-rate issues, etc.

The economic downturn in 2008-2009 caused severe repercussions within the tire industry, including a major slowdown in production. That, in turn, led to a problematic fill rate situation in the year that followed.

Tags: Green, Raw material costs, SmartWay, Takao Oishi, Yokohama Advan

Dr. Miyawaki, Yasuo Tominaga, chairman emeritus, The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (left), and Takao Oishi, president and CEO, Yokohama Tire Corp., helped plant the seedlings.
December 13, 2010

Yokohama holds tree-planting ceremony

Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) recently held a tree-planting ceremony in Fullerton, Calif., as part of its “Yokohama Forever Forest” project.

Tags: Going green, Yokohama

December 9, 2010

Alliance Tire Group is certifiable in India

Alliance Tire Group's tire production facility in India recently was awarded ISO 14001:2004 certification by TUV Rheinland, a third party certification agency for product safety and quality.

Tags: Ag tires, India, OTR tires, Plant capacity, Tire manufacturing

November 24, 2010

Michelin will build new plant in China

Groupe Michelin has started construction on a new passenger tire factory in China under its Michelin Shayang Tire Co. Ltd. subsidiary.

Tags: Chinese tires, Groupe Michelin, Passenger tires

November 23, 2010

Yokohama is an award-winning green machine

Two of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.'s "3R" (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) efforts recently received awards from the Clean Japan Center.

Tags: Awards, Grand Design 100, Green, Tire manufacturing

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