CEAT Specialty Tires Ltd. is sponsoring rodeo events across America to promote CEAT brand tires to farmers.  

In the tire and auto service industry, profit margins are relatively small and business is still highly driven by on-demand services. That means one day can be busy and the next day can be slow. 

Vipal Rubber Corp. has introduced the VM310, a tread designed for use on drive and trailer axles in urban areas. The VM310 will be available in North America during the second half of this year.

Apollo Tyres Ltd.'s Vredestein brand will be the official tire partner of the 1000 Miglia and will be showcased on four participating cars during the event.

Today, your salespeople and technicians must be trained to educate the customer and build trust quickly. Why? Because most of the time, difficult customers are created by you and/or your people. And you may not even realize it. 

Pomp’s Tire Service Inc. is supporting the mission of Truckers Against Trafficking. The tire dealership has added the nonprofit’s logo and safety message onto its first truck, and the company is training its employees to be on the lookout for victims of human trafficking.

R. Conrad Heinson, the founder of Allied Oil & Supply Inc. and later Allied Tire Co., recently died at the age of 96.

COVID-19 lockdowns in China "are hitting a global container distribution system that is already severely stressed and facing reduced capacity," according to a report from global shipping consultancy Drewry. 

Measuring the health of your inventory is an indicator of how well your product assortment meets the needs of your market.

Supply chain constraints are hurting the North American trucking industry's ability to align vehicle production levels with demand, according to ACT Research.

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. posted a 28.4% year-over-year sales increase during the first three months of 2022, an all-time first quarter high for the company.

There will be 3.6 million high school graduates in the United States this year. We don’t need them all. But we do need thousands of them as automotive technicians. The questions are where do we need them, how do we recruit them and how do we train them?  

Hankook & Co. posted a 10.8% increase in year-over-year sales during the first quarter of 2022 thanks to "effective pricing and distribution strategies in major regions," according to company officials.

Bridgestone Corp. achieved a 22.5% year-over-year sales increase and a 5.1% year-over-year operating profit gain during the first three months of 2022. 

"If you look at the electric vehicle tire space, there aren't too many choices right now," says Mark Pereira, director of marketing for Sailun Tire Americas.

Tiremakers say dealers need to have a thorough understanding of electric vehicle (EV) design dynamics, EV tire construction and how installation of the correct replacement tire can preserve - and even enhance - vehicle performance.