Michelin North America Inc. will raise its passenger and light truck tire prices between 5% and 12% and its on- and off-road commercial tire prices up to 12%, effective June 1.

Sailun Tire Group says its new mixing technology, EcoPoint^3, allows rubber compounding materials to be mixed "fully uniformly, under continuous liquid phase conditions," for performance optimization.

OK Tire Stores Inc., one of Canada's largest tire store networks with more than 325 locations, has named Jim Bethune its new president and CEO.

Sentury Tire USA has rebranded its GroundSpeed line with a new website, groundspeedtires.com, that features an intuitive interface designed for both desktop and mobile use.

Recent conversations with tire dealers leave us with the view that retail sell-out trends are climbing on a year-over-year basis versus the same period last year.

Bridgestone Americas Inc. will supply custom-engineered, ultra-low rolling resistance tires for Audi's first, full-electric SUV, the Q4 e-tron.

“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.

Dealers can expect new tires and more consistent supply from Bridgestone Americas Inc. in 2022, Bridgestone officials announced during the company's recent, all-digital consumer and commercial tire meeting. "Our shipments are up 15% versus last year" in consumer replacement, says Scott Damon, Bridgestone's chief operating officer.

A new, "tailor-made" Pirelli Scorpion ATR has been designed exclusively for the Ford Bronco Sport and Ford Maverick. "Ford's targets for this tire were particularly challenging," according to Pirelli officials.