Pirelli Plans to Buy 49% Stake in Chinese Tire Plant
Pirelli & Cie SpA is entering into a joint venture with the Hixih Group for ownership of a consumer tire manufacturing plant in China.
TireHub Gets the Green Light From Regulators
TireHub LLC is a go. The joint venture for passenger and light truck tire distribution between Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Bridgestone Americas Inc. will begin serving customers the first week of July.
U.S. AutoForce Has Bought Tire's Warehouse
The landscape for U.S. tire distribution continues to change, as two more companies are combining forces. U.S. AutoForce (USAF) has acquired Tire's Warehouse Inc. (TWI) as of June 1, 2018.
‘We Need Wholesalers to Continue to Work With Us and Support Our Brands’
There are lots of lingering questions of what happens next after the creation of TireHub LLC by Bridgestone Americas Inc. and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. A conversation with Bridgestone’s TJ Higgins provided a few more answers.
How ATD Is Planning to ‘Offset the Potential Impact of Goodyear’s Actions’
American Tire Distributors Inc. (ATD) is reassuring customers it will be able to fill their needs for replacement tires following the news it will lose the Goodyear brand. ATD CEO Stuart Schuette outlined the company’s plans in a letter sent to stakeholders on April 24.
Goodyear Says It Will Be Better Off Following Its Divorce From ATD
The divorce between American Tire Distributors Inc. (ATD) and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is now out in the open. First, ATD sent out emails to its customers informing them of the split, which occurred after Goodyear and Bridgestone Americas Inc. announced it was forming an independent wholesale distribution network, TireHub.
Schuette Says Goodyear Is Dropping ATD as a Distributor
The Goodyear, Dunlop and Kelly brands will no longer be distributed by American Tire Distributors Inc. (ATD). Stuart Schuette, CEO and president of ATD, has informed the company's retail customers that Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has dropped the largest tire wholesaler in the U.S. as a distributor.
Wholesaling Tires: the Bridgestone and Goodyear Collaboration by the Numbers
By now, you have probably heard that Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Bridgestone Americas Inc. are joining forces to create what they say is "one of the largest tire distribution joint ventures in the United States."
Goodyear and Bridgestone Form Tire Distribution Network: TireHub
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Bridgestone Americas Inc. are joining forces. The two tire manufacturers have formed TireHub LLC, one of the largest tire distribution joint ventures in the United States.
More Details on NTW Joint Venture From Scott Clark and Erik Olsen
The wholesale landscape will look a lot different when TBC Corp. becomes a joint venture company owned by Michelin North America Inc. and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA).
A Jumbo Joint Venture: Michelin and Sumitomo's TBC
Michelin North America Inc. and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) have agreed to combine their respective North American replacement tire distribution and related service operations in a 50-50 joint venture.
Michelin Ends Warrior Tire Joint Venture in China
Michelin Group is has ended its joint venture agreement in China with Double Coin Holdings Ltd. and Shanghai Huayi Group to produce and market Warrior brand passenger car and light truck tires.
Former Bridgestone Executive John Boynton Is Tredroc Tire's New CEO
John Boynton has been named chief executive officer of Tredroc Tire Services Inc. The former Bridgestone executive's appointment is effective Sept. 1, 2016.
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