Saul Ludwig, a managing director at Northcoast Research Holdings LLC, believes the 25% Chinese tariff on consumer tires imported from China will end this year. And one of the big winners will be Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

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"For sure, the retail consumer tire business was rather lackluster in 2011 as the combination of high gasoline prices (that led to a decline in miles driven), high unemployment and low consumer confidence led to tire buying deferral," says tire industry analyst Saul Ludwig in the latest installment of the "Ludwig Report" in Modern Tire Dealer magazine.

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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and United Steelworkers (USW) Local 207L were unable to reach an agreement, leading to a lockout at the company's Findlay, Ohio, plant. How will that affect Cooper's financials, and, perhaps, the state of its stock price?

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What do scheduled price hikes from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Michelin North America Inc. and Continental Tire the Americas LLC have in common? They all should have the effect of strengthening Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s prices in the fourth quarter of this year.

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"Besides my regular channel checks with tire dealers and manufacturers, I speak often with suppliers of raw materials including producers of synthetic rubber, carbon black, steel cord and polyester,” says Saul Ludwig in the latest installment of the "Ludwig Report" in Modern Tire Dealer magazine. "Their message is that they cannot keep up with demand from tire manufacturers."

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If a stock is rated "Buy," and after first-quarter results are released it remains a "Buy," the company must be doing something right.

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