The consensus coming from speakers at the Tire Industry Association’s 64th Annual Off-The-Road Conference is that the economy is strong and prospects for growth in 2019 are expected. All of this spells moderate to strong demand for tires in the OTR industry.
The tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) in the 2004 to 2018 Nissan Titan may also be referred to as the low tire pressure warning system. The instrument cluster may also be referred to as combination meter.
Every year, the Tire Industry Association (TIA) hosts a tire manufacturers’ panel discussion at the TIA OTR Tire Conference. In preparation for this year’s upcoming event in Tampa, Fla., Modern Tire Dealer asked the participants on last year’s annual panel discussion one question: How do you think the U.S. replacement OTR tire market will fare in 2019 and why?
Here’s a little history lesson for the young people. Bridgestone Corp. was not always the largest tire company in the world. The acquisition of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. in 1988 helped make it the largest.
The 64th Annual Off-the-Road Conference, sponsored by the Tire Industry Association, was held Feb. 20-23 at the Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa, Fla. With his trusty camera, Modern Tire Dealer Publisher Greg Smith was on hand to capture the event in pictures.
It’s easy writing articles about what’s wrong with the tire and service industry. It comes naturally to most folks — picking out what others are doing wrong. We are all guilty of it. You walk out into the shop and what are you looking for? Rags or parts boxes on the floor, the car that isn’t pulled in yet, the tech without his safety glasses.
Consumer preference for ever-larger, even more stylized wheels continues to trigger changes that are redefining how profits are realized in a tire store’s service bays.
Net sales for Bridgestone Corp. in fiscal 2018 were 3,650.1 billion yen, the same as the previous year; operating income was 402.7 billion yen, a decrease of 4%. Income was 381.1 billion yen, a decrease of 5%; and profits were 291.6 billion yen, an increase of 1%.
The four-year labor agreement between the United Steelworkers (USW) and Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s Clarksdale, Miss., bladder and mixing facility is tentative no more.
Point S Tire & Auto Service retailers in the U.S. have access to new tools to help them serve consumers online, manage customer feedback and pursue and track declined services. Leaders expect the tools will help Point S dealers beat the 10% increase in sales they recorded in 2018.
China Manufacturers Alliance LLC (CMA) has made three organizational changes to streamline operations and improve CMA’s overall customer experience.
When it comes to diagnosing brake, ride control and tire wear issues, a new approach to the tried-and-true steps for inspecting vehicles can help boost service sales and reduce comebacks. For details, Modern Tire Dealer turned to Joe Bacarella from Tenneco Inc., manufacturer of Monroe shocks and other aftermarket products, and Dann Ingebritson from Brake Parts Inc LLC (BPI), maker of Raybestos brand brakes.
The new Roadmaster RM351 HD from Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. comes in two sizes: 11R22.5 and 11R24.5, in load range H.
Titan International Inc. has more than tripled the size of its Goodyear R14T line.
Guess what the most popular original equipment and replacement truck tire sizes in the U.S. were in 2018? Here's a hint: The were the same as in 2017. And 2016. And 2015.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s Tire Optix commercial tire management program was introduced in Nashville at the 2018 Goodyear Customer Conference. Nearly 1 million commercial truck tires have been inspected using the program since then.
Icahn Automotive Group LLC and its more than 2,000 company-owned and franchise locations are preparing for increased demand for automotive service technicians.
Sales revenues dropped slightly as Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.’s operating income fell 11.3% to 7.0 billion won in 2018 compared to 7.9 billion won in 2017.
"We have 21 locations and we could probably use 21 more technicians.” Tire dealers all over the country can feel Matt Jensen’s pain.
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