Following what appears to be a record year, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. held its 2012 Dealer Conference in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 29-31. Modern Tire Dealer Editor Bob Ulrich was on hand for all the new product announcements, plus some fleet HQ announcements.
Tags: B.O.B., Goodyear Dealer Conference
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
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
The Tire Industry Association's Off-The-Road (OTR) Tire Conference has added break-out sessions to its upcoming 2012 event Feb 15-18, 2012, at the Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Tags: Botond Szalma, Morry Taylor, Stefano Staico, TIA OTR Conference, Tom Klinge
President Barack Obama has proposed to congress a $48 billion legislative package to aid small-business growth.
Tags: Automotive Service Association, President Barack Obama, Small Business
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations has formed an integrated mining tire business unit and reorganized its Bridgestone Commercial Group.
Tags: Bridgestone, commercial tires, mining tires
Wisconsin Assembly Bill 483, a non-lead wheel weight rule, was introduced on Jan. 24, 2012.
Tags: Gregory Parker, Non-Lead Wheel Weights, Wheel Balancing, Wisconsin Assembly Bill 483
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
International Marketing Inc. (IMI) has hired Patrick Carrell as its new regional sales manager for the northwestern United States. IMI develops and markets automotive and trucking maintenance products and equipment.
Tags: David Calzada, Dorothy Etter, International Marketing Inc., Patrick Carrell
Gabriel (Ride Control LLC) now has more than 140 Gabriel premium ReadyMount SKUs available.
Tags: Gabriel ReadyMount Struts, Lisa Bahash, Shocks and Struts, Undercar Service
Apollo Tyres Ltd. produced its millionth truck-bus radial (TBR) this week at its manufacturing facility in Chennai, India.
Tags: Apollo Tyres Chennai Plant, Indian Truck Tires, Satish Sharma, Truck-Bus Radials
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.
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