Bridgestone Americas Inc. has named Steve Hoeft president of its commercial truck group, effectively immediately. He replaces Chris Ripani, who has led the company's commercial business since 2020.

Yokohama Tire Corp.'s new BlueEarth-Van All Season RY61 is designed for commercial van applications and is available in three sizes that cover most van fitments in today's market.

Michelin North America Inc. has announced a 9% price increase across its brands on select passenger and light truck tires, plus on-road and mining commercial products and service offerings.

Giti Tire (USA) Ltd. is doubling down on its commitment to the United States market. “Our presence in America over the last decade has been redefined," says Wai Yeen-Phang, the company's CEO.

BendPak Inc. has introduced its AP Series of two-post lifts with patent-pending features designed to make lifting internal combustion and electric cars, trucks and vans safer.  

The Michelin Pilot Sport EV tire is a 2022 Popular Science magazine "Best of What's New" award recipient in the program's automotive category.

Monro Inc. has promoted Cindy Donovan to the position of senior vice president and chief information officer. She'll develop and implement Monro's information technology strategy and also lead the company's long-term strategic goals. 

As the world continues to recover from the pandemic and we continue to watch markets closely, consumers seem to be more and more focused on a return to normal. But what will that “normal” look like?

Commercial truck tire market veteran Brian Sheehey is the new senior vice president of Ralson Tires North America.

Maxam Tire North America has rounded out the size lineup for its Agrixtra H, a tire that has been designed for harvester and floater applications. The tire is now available in four sizes.

Balkrishna Industries Ltd.'s new Ridemax FL 615 has been designed for trailer, tanker and spreader applications. The tire is available in size 800/65R32.

Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. has announced the appointment of Michael Connor as director of sales for its United States operations.  

BendPak Inc. has introduced its AP Series, the next generation of two-post lifts that makes lifting internal combustion and electric cars, trucks and vans safer and more efficient.

Pirelli & Cie SpA posted a 26.5% increase in year-over-year revenue and an adjusted EBIT increase of 25.8% during the first nine months of 2022.

Tyres International Inc. has released two Ascenso brand tires available for container shipping - the MPB 400 series and the CDR 700 ag tire.  

The owners of second-hand electric vehicles (EV) typically have less money and are not as savvy about EV technology as new EV owners. It’s up to you to help them. And that requires some hand-holding.  

In this MTD exclusive, Rob Williams, senior vice president, North America sales, Hankook Tire North America, discusses Hankook's recently announced $1.6 billion investment in its United States plant, the company's original equipment and electric vehicle tire strategies, growth opportunities in 2023 and more.

CEAT Specialty Tires increased its production capacity of ag radial tires by 50% this year to meet growing demand in North America and plans to increase its production capacity for radial ag tires to 160 tons per day in two years' time.   

In developing the new Continental ExtremeContact Sport ⁰², “what we’ve tried to do is have a go-to product for dealers who can say, ‘I can rely on its performance. I will have that tire for 98% of everyone out there who wants it. And it’s packaged (in a way) I can be confident selling it,'" says Bjorn Glaser, project manager, performance tires, PLT, for Continental Tire the Americas LLC. 

Continental AG posted a sales increase of 29.3% and an adjusted EBIT gain of 46.7% during the third quarter of 2022. The company's Tires group achieved a 21.8% increase in sales during the quarter.