Michelin North America Inc. will increase prices on select Michelin, BFGoodrich and Uniroyal passenger and light truck tires up to 8% on April 1 in both the United States and Canada.

The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association projects that 315.7 million total tires will ship in the United States this year versus 303.2 million units during 2020 and 332.7 million units shipped during the previous year.

Michelin North America Inc. says its new BFGoodrich Advantage Control tire delivers all-season traction and handling for passenger cars, crossover vehicles and minivans. The tire will be available in Canada on March 1. It will launch in the United States and Mexico on April 1.

TireHub LLC has opened a new distribution center in West Palm Beach, Fla. It's a new market for the wholesaler, which previously served the region from its Fort Lauderdale and Miami locations.

Michelin North America Inc. is bringing its first tire specifically designed for electric vehicles to the North American market. The Michelin Pilot Sport EV, which is already sold in China, will be available in the United States and Canada during the third quarter of 2021.

Christopher Helsel has been named senior vice president of global operations and chief technology officer at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. He succeeds Jonathan Bellissimo, who is retiring after a Goodyear career spanning four decades.

The Tire Industry Association recently joined other trade associations in signing a letter in support of the Death Tax Repeal Act, which was reintroduced in 2019.

The all-new Maxam MS910R multi-purpose radial tire is designed to operate in several applications, including agriculture, construction and industrial.

Atturo Tire Corp. is opening its second tire distribution center in two months. A facility opened in January in Danville, Va., and deliveries from another in Coppell, Texas, were to begin in the final days of February.

Pirelli & Cia SpA's Cyber Tire system will be OE on the McLaren Artura, a first for the system, which consists of a sensor in each tire that gathers and transmits data to software that has been integrated into a vehicle's computer.

MTD recently caught up with several independent tire dealers to gauge their reaction to the recent announcement that Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plans to acquire Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 

Commenting on Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s pending acquisition of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., Brad Hughes, Cooper's president and CEO, said that “when you look at the whole of it, in most cases, it’s going to offer more opportunities than risk." What’s the Goodyear brand’s current representation among the largest independent tire dealerships in the U.S.? And how many U.S.-based dealerships carry Cooper brand tires?

“The USW has been in contact with management at both companies and will ensure that union members' voices will be heard throughout the process,” a spokesperson from the United Steelworkers union told MTD in reference to Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s pending acquisition of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s acquisition of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will expand the Akron, Ohio-based tiremaker’s United States-based manufacturing footprint to seven plants and will add an extra 97,000 units of passenger and light truck tire manufacturing capacity to what Goodyear already enjoys.