TANA/ITRA will announce new name soon

June 6, 2002

The Tire Association of North America/International Tire & Rubber Association (TANA/ITRA) will announce its new name on Monday, June 17, in Akron, Ohio.

Later that week, the associations will hold their first ever joint board meeting in Pinehurst, N.C.

TANA and ITRA will officially merge on July 1.

"We've just approved the finances of both organizations," says Ross Kogel, TANA/ITRA's executive vice president.

TANA and ITRA first announced the merger last October.