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
In his 2012 State of the Union Address on Jan. 24, President Barack Obama talked tires. The United Steelworkers (USW) union was pleased with his comments.
Tags: B.O.B., Leo Girard, President Obama, Tire tariffs, USW
Don't believe everything you hear by candidates on the campaign trail. Case in point: what President Barack Obama said during his recent State of the Union Address.
Tags: B.O.B., President Obama, Tire tariffs, Wall Street Journal
Wow, ask a question about tire pricing and you sure get people talking! Or, in this case, writing.
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Larry Brandt took over as president of the Tire Industry Association (TIA) at the organization's annual meeting on Oct. 31. He took over from Mike Berra, who for the next year will be the immediate past president.
Tags: 2011 SEMA Show, Global Tire Expo, Larry Brandt, Mike Berra, President Obama, Tire Industry Association, Tom Formanek
President Barack Obama has signed into law a renewal of the United States Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), which was part of a trade pact originally agreed to between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea in 2007. And the Tire Industry Association couldn't be happier about the result.
Tags: President Obama, Roy Littlefield, South Korea, Tariffs, Tire Industry Association
On Labor Day, the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced it was upholding President Barack Obama’s 2009 decision to impose additional tariffs on consumer tires imported from China.
Tags: Consumer Tires, Leo Gerard, President Obama, Tire tariffs, USW
As expected, President Barack Obama signed H.R. 4 into law on Thursday, April 14, 2011. The president previously had indicated he supported the bipartisan bill.
Tags: Chris Kersting, Legislation, President Obama, Roy Littlefield, SEMA, Tire Industry Association
Will the United States government continue to levy a 35% tariff on Chinese consumer tire imports until Sept. 26, 2010? Probably, but it is possible that the tariff will be amended or eliminated.
Tags: B.O.B., Chinese imports, President Obama
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. was one of two domestic tire manufacturers to take sides on the issue of increasing tariffs on Chinese consumer tire imports. Both Cooper and Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. came out against imposing additional tariffs.
Tags: Chinese imports, President Obama, Tire tariffs
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC have released official statements on the new Chinese consumer tire import tariffs, which will go into effect Sept. 26, 2009.
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Why did President Barack Obama impose substantial tariffs on consumer tire imports from China? According to United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk, the White House was fulfilling a "trade enforcement pledge."
Tags: Chinese tire imports, International Trade Commission, President Obama, USW
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