Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC (BATO) has begun construction on a $19.5 million expansion project at its Bloomington, Ill. OTR plant.
Tags: Bridgestone Bloomington Plant, Ken Weaver, Monty Greutman, OTR tires
Continental Tire Canada is announcing a price increase on all Continental, General and Ameri*Steel Brand truck tires of up to 9%. This increase is effective April 1, 2012, and affects all replacement sales channels.
The United States Congress has passed a bill giving the government broader powers when imposing duties on imports from non-market countries, like China.
Tags: Consumer Tires, Legislation, OTR tires, President Obama, Tariffs
Due to escalating raw material costs Toyo Tire Canada Inc. will increase prices on the Toyo winter passenger and winter light truck tires up to 3.5% effective April 1st, 2012.
Tags: Canadian Tires, Price increase, Raw Material Prices, Toyo Financials, Winter tires
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will raise prices on all its consumer and commercial tire brands effective April 1, 2012.
Tags: Commercial Tires, Consumer Tires, Goodyear financials, Price increase, Raw material costs
Yokohama Tire Corp. will implement a price increase of up to 8% on all of its commercial truck tires in the U.S., effective Feb. 1, 2012. There will be in-line adjustments, as well, which will be announced at a later date.
Tags: Commercial Tires, Price increase, Rick Phillips, Yokohama financials
Tire Group International LLC (TGI) enters 2012 with a number of new hires for both its international and domestic teams.
Tags: Orlando Delgado, TGI
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
Beginning Jan. 1, 2012, Falken and Ohtsu brand passenger and light truck tires will cost dealers up to 5% more.
Tags: Andrew Hoit, Falken financials, Price increase
Kumho Tire USA Inc. will be raising prices by up to 8% on passenger, light truck and commercial tires in the US. The amount of the increase will vary by product and size.
Tags: Commercial Tires, Kumho Financials, Light truck tires, Passenger tires
Pirelli Tire Inc. will raise prices by up to 7% on all of its consumer tires in Canada effective Dec. 1, 2011.
Tags: Consumer Tires, Pirelli financials, Price increase
Yokohama Tire Corp. will increase prices by up to 8% on all of its consumer tires sold in the United States effective Nov. 1, 2011. There will be in-line adjustments as well, which will be announced at a later date.
Tags: Price increase, Raw material costs, Shawn Denlein, Yokohama financials
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