The Falken brand from Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. will again sponsor the Ultimate Street Car Association series in 2021, best known as “Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car.”
Sumitomo Rubber North America's Falken brand is preparing for an exciting 2021 off-road racing season with what it calls "an aggressive complement of teams."
The World Off Road Championship Series (WORCS) is partnering with Michelin North America Inc.'s BFGoodrich brand, and racers who compete using the BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 UTV tire will have access to onsite support and tire sales through Rocky Mountain ATV/MC.
Tire Group International's Cosmo brand is partnering with the Palm Beach International Raceway (PBIR) in Jupiter, Fla., as the official sponsor of the Cosmo Tires Autocross Track.
Yokohama Tire Corp. will be the title sponsor and exclusive tire provider of the Yokohama Tire Jeepspeed Race Series, which is a class within the Best in the Desert racing series.
Yokohama Tire Corp. will be the title sponsor and exclusive tire provider for the Yokohama Drivers Cup USA, an eight-race series featuring Ferraris and Porsches.
Pirelli & Cie SpA says the new McLaren 765LT supercar will run on its P Zero Trofeo R tire, which the tiremaker calls its "best-performing track day tire that's also entirely road legal."
Three of Yokohama Tire Corp.'s top drivers — Travis Pastrana, Andrew Carlson and Levi Shirley — will compete in the Championship Off-Road series event Sept. 4-5 at Crandon International Raceway in Wisconsin.
Continental AG expects to post consolidated sales of 9.8 billion euros for the first quarter of 2020 versus sales of 11 billion euros recorded during the same period in 2019.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has started the "limited ramp-up" of its truck tire plants in the United States, Goodyear Chairman, CEO and President Rich Kramer told investors today.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. suffered a net loss of $619 million during the first quarter of 2020 versus a net loss of $61 million during the same period last year.
Like many businesses, Bridgestone Corp. and its Bridgestone Americas Inc. subsidiary have been “under pressure” due to the economic fall-out from COVID-19, says T.J. Higgins, global chief business strategic officer, Bridgestone Corp. “But we’re starting to see glimmers of hope.”
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will report its first quarter 2020 financial results on Thursday, April 30, to be followed by an investor conference call at 8:15 a.m. EDT.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s sales during the first quarter of 2020 totaled $3 billion, down from $3.6 billion recorded one year ago, according to “preliminary results” shared by the Akron, Ohio-based tiremaker today.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has outlined "operational response" and "financial response" actions it is taking in response to first quarter declines, including a $700 million ceiling on capital expenditures this year.
With the start of its racing season delayed due to COVID-19, the Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires has gone virtual with a new five-race e-series, according to Cooper officials.
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