A major focus at next year’s Tyrexpo India exhibition in Chennai will be the development toward increased radialization of truck and bus radial tires (TBR) in India.

Tags: Radialization, TBR, Trade show, Tyrexpo India

Groupe Michelin posted net sales of 5.3 billion euros for the first quarter of its 2012 fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. That compares to sales of 5 billion euros for the same period last year.

Tags: Michelin financials, Price increases, Raw material costs

Five tire manufacturers were recognized for improvements in worker health and safety at the annual meeting of the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA).

Tags: RMA. Rubber Manufacturers Association, Worker safety

Michelin North America Inc.’s BFGoodrich Tires brand has chosen three trails for its 2012 Outstanding Trails program.

Tags: BFGoodrich Tires, Outstanding Trails, Renato Silva, Tread Lightly!, UFWDA

Groupe Michelin and its Tigar Tyres subsidiary signed a “memorandum of understanding” with Serbian authorities and the City of Pirot on April 2, 2012, to expand production capacity at the Tigar Tyres plant in Pirot, Serbia.

Tags: Entry-level tires, Plant capacity, Serbia

Erik Olsen's responsibilities at TBC continue to grow. The CEO and president of the TBC Wholesale Group will add chief operating officer of TBC Corp. to his list of titles on April 1, 2012.

Tags: Carroll Tire, Erik Olsen, Larry Day, Midas