"The Coopers are ready to rock," declares Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., which is partnering with rocker Alice Cooper on Driven to Perform, a nationwide garage band contest.
Tire industry analyst and MTD columnist John Healy tracks Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. very closely. In this MTD exclusive, Healy offers more thoughts about what Cooper’s brands bring to Goodyear, what will happen to Cooper after Goodyear completes its acquisition and more.
A new feature for certain models of the Chevrolet Silverado & GMC Sierra (2019-2021 1500 & 2020-2021 HD) is an option to monitor the tire pressure of the trailer wheels on the truck's dashboard. Alligator-brand Sens.it RS universal TPMS sensors can be used on those trailer wheel positions.
Titan International Inc. is offering on-site COVID-19 vaccinations for employees at its Des Moines, Iowa, plant as part of a larger initiative to vaccinate all U.S.-based Titan associates.
Hankook Tire America Corp.'s new Vantra Trailer tire and its high-load variant, the Vantra Trailer TH31, target fifth-wheel trailers, campers, boat trailers, horse trailers, flatbed trailers and similar applications.
“There is a natural connection between priorities of the tire manufacturing industry and revitalizing infrastructure," says Anne Forristall Luke, president and CEO of the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association.
Pirelli & Cie SpA's recently published 2021-2022/25 Industrial Plan intends to "fully seize the opportunities offered by the market rebound in the next 24 months," according to company officials.
It will be "business as usual" at Tyrexpo Asia 2021, says the event's organizer, Tarsus Group. The show will take place Nov. 17-19, 2021, in Singapore.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is offering $1 billion in 10- and 12-year senior notes with the goal of fully redeeming its outstanding 5.125% senior notes that are due in 2023.
Hankook Tire America Corp. will continue its multi-year partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB.) The deal gives Hankook marketing rights during both MLB All-Star Week and the MLB postseason, through the culmination of the World Series.
Nexen Tire Corp., parent company of Nexen Tire America Inc., says that since 2000 it has manufactured more than 500 million tires without a single recall.
Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. recently brought natural rubber farmers and farmers who use the company's tires together as part of its GreenX Circle initiative.
Il Taik Jung is the new CEO and president of Kumho Tire, the parent company of Kumho Tire USA Inc. Jung has held previous leadership positions at Kumho, including vice president of the tire manufacturer's research and development division.
Production capacity at Kumho Tire USA Inc.'s consumer tire manufacturing plant in Macon, Ga., will increase by an additional 500,000 units per year as part of an expansion initiative that is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2022.
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