Michelin North America Inc.'s Lexington, S.C., passenger tire manufacturing plant is celebrating 40 years of operation. The facility has produced more than 240 million tires since it opened.

Hankook & Co., parent company of Hankook Tire America Corp., experienced a 3% year-over-year sales decline during the third quarter. However, Hankook's sales and volume grew year-over-year in North America.

“We will expand our current portfolio to provide new patterns and sizes for key segments like quarry, underground and construction,” says Rob Seibert, president of OTR for Bridgestone Americas Inc.

The Tire Industry Association has opened online registration for its 67th Annual Off-the-Road (OTR) Tire Conference, which will take place Feb. 23-26, 2022, at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa in Miramar, Fla.

Sumitomo Rubber North America Inc. will raise Falken brand medium truck tire prices in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico on Dec. 1.

“Our industry continues to face some challenges, but there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic about the future,” says Riccardo Cichi, president and chief sales officer, Bridgestone Americas Inc.

Anyline Inc.’s technology made a splash earlier in the year when Discount Tire revealed it was bringing Anyline’s optical character recognition (OCR) capabilities into its 1,000-plus stores. Karen Savage says Discount Tire's use spurred other large automotive retailers to accelerate their own plans.

Pirelli Tire North America Inc. has developed a P Zero tire as an original equipment fitment for Hyundai's Kona N, the automaker's first SUV in its "sporting N" division.