Among the 30 education sessions scheduled for the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX)’s Learning Forum this year, 13 will focus on timely issues impacting all channels of the aftermarket. Topics include the import parts explosion, social media, emerging business models, selling process techniques, trends affecting the aftermarket environment and brand protection.
Tags: AAPEX, Government regulations, Sales and marketing, SEMA Show, Social media
The educational sessions for the 2011 Global Tire Expo -- Powered by TIA in Las Vegas, Nev., have been set. They will begin on Tuesday, Nov. 1, and end on Friday, Nov. 4.
Tags: Global Tire Expo, Government regulations, Green, Roy Littlefield, SEMA Show, Tire Industry Association, TPMS, Trade Shows
Is the Cash for Clunkers program working? It appears so, according to Modern Tire Dealer Editor Bob Ulrich.
Tags: AAIA, Cash for Clunkers, Government regulations
Tractor-trailers traveling at 60 miles per hour will be required to come to a complete stop in 250 feet, a 30% improvement over the current government requirement, thanks to new braking standards from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Tags: Government regulations, Medium truck tires, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Retreads
Tire manufacturers will be required to rate the fuel efficiency of their tires if a newly published proposal by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration becomes a rule.
Tags: Going green, Government regulations, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Rolling resistance, Tire labeling, Tire testing
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A spokesperson for the U.S. International Trade Commission says the commission's investigation into whether Chinese tire imports are causing a disruption in the U.S. market is classified as a "safeguard investigation," not a product dumping investigation.
Tags: China, Chinese imports, Government regulations, Imports, International Trade Commission, Private brands
Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate to establish a one-year national vehicle scrappage program includes a provision to prevent cars that are 25 years or older from being crushed.
Tags: Cash for Clunkers bill, Government regulations, Legislative issues, OE tires
The Rubber Manufacturers Association calls a California State Assembly bill that would require tire dealers to disclose the date of a tire's manufacture "a lawsuit magnet."
Tags: California, Government regulations, Legislative issues, Light truck tires, Passenger tires, Retail, RMA, tire aging
The United States International Trade Commission has scheduled a hearing on Tuesday, June 2, to discuss the United Steelworkers' petition to apply a quota on the number of tire imports from China.
Tags: Chinese imports, Government regulations, Tire imports
A recently published National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report has concluded that tire pressure monitoring systems are "highly effective" in preventing "significant underinflation."
Tags: Government regulations, NHTSA, Surveys, TPMS
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