Harvey Brodsky, managing director of the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau, will be the featured speaker at Penushow Recaufair in San Paulo, Brazil, April 13-16.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has promoted Richard Kramer to CEO and president, effective April 13, replacing Bob Keegan, who will remain as executive chairman of Goodyear's board.
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Continental AG officials expect to see a slight recovery in the passenger and light truck tire markets this year, predicting 4% growth in North America and 2% growth in Europe.
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Continental AG achieved sales of 20 billion euros in 2009, a 17.1% decrease from 2008 levels. The company's income for 2009 totaled 1.1 billion euros, a 33.3% drop from previous-year levels.
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Continental Tire the Americas LLC recently took home three ContiTire Awards from parent company Continental AG.
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Groupe Michelin recorded net income of 104 million euros on net sales of 14.8 billion euros for its fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2009. That compares to revenue of 357 million euros on sales of 16.4 billion euros for fiscal 2008.
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Bridgestone Americas Inc. (BSAM) has announced that Mark Emkes, the company's chairman, CEO and president, will retire, effective Feb. 28, after more than 33 years of service.
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Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions has rolled out several new products, including a Firestone brand trailer tire that has been certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay program.
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. is projecting net income of seven billion yen for its full fiscal year, which ends on March 31. Last year, the Tokyo, Japan-based company lost 5.7 billion yen.
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. posted net income of nine billion yen for the first three quarters of its present fiscal year, the nine months ended Dec. 31. That compares to net income of 222 million yen during the same period last year.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will announce its fourth quarter 2009/full-year results on Tuesday, March 2, followed by a conference call.
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Hankook Tire Co. achieved sales of $3.9 billion during 2009, an 18% increase over 2008 levels. Also in 2009, the company posted an operating profit of $446 million, a five-fold increase from profits achieved the previous year.
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