David Jones, senior vice president of sales for Tireco Inc., died in California on May 21, 2011. He was 58.
Tags: Imports, Obituary, Private brand tires
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Japan's recent series of disasters -- an earthquake, a tsunami, radiation leakage from a damaged nuclear power plant -- has caused a drastic halt in consumer tire production. That will affect supply in the United States.
Tags: B.O.B., Consumer Tires, Earthquake, Imports, Plants
Bridgestone Corp. says Japan will need truck and bus tires in the aftermath of a 9.0-point earthquake that hit the country March 11.
Tags: Earthquake, Imports, Thailand, Truck tires
The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) released the preliminary edition of its "2011 Factbook" on Feb. 14. Compared to 2009, the numbers are up in every broad category.
Tags: Imports, OE tires, RMA, Winter tires
American Pacific Industries Inc. (API) has raised prices on seven imported tire brands. The increases -- up to 10% -- went into effect today, Oct. 27.
Tags: API financials, Barry Littrell, Commercial Tires, Consumer Tires, Imports
"In 2009, China reached a major milestone in its race toward modernization," writes MTD Senior Editor Mike Manges in the latest edition of his Tire Talk with Mike blog.
Tags: China, Imports, OTR tires
Certain passenger tires from Thailand will no longer enjoy duty-free status thanks to a recent ruling by the Obama Administration.
Tags: Bridgestone Americas, Consumer Tires, Falken Tire Corp., Imports, Thailand
The United Steelworkers union believes that President Barack Obama will provide "meaningful relief" for the domestic tire manufacturing industry later this month when he makes the final ruling on the Chines tire import tariff case.
Tags: Chinese tires, Consumer Tires, Del-Nat Tire Corp., Dunlap & Kyle, Imports, United Steelworkers
The United States International Trade Commission has made an affirmative determination in the Chinese tire import case.
Tags: Chinese imports, GITI Tire, Imports, International Trade Commission, Manufacturing, Private brand tires, United Steelworkers
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"I don't believe a favorable ruling (in the Chinese import tire case) will bring back one job in America," says Jim Mayfield, president of Del-Nat Tire Corp.
Tags: China, Del-Nat Tire Corp., distribution, Imports
The United States International Trade Commission will determine if imported tires from China are disrupting the U.S. market this Thursday, June 18.
Tags: China, Consumer Tires, Imports, International Trade Commission, Legislative issues
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
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