Pirelli & Cie SpA acknowledged nine of its suppliers with awards to reward the companies that have distinguished themselves in making Pirelli’s supply chain even more sustainable, innovative and of the highest possible quality.

Michelin North America Inc. will raise prices on select Michelin, BFGoodrich and Uniroyal brand passenger and light truck replacement tires up to 12% on Jan. 1.

Apollo Tyres Ltd. is expanding its product range in the United States and Canada with the launch of a new light truck tire, the Vredestein Pinza AT. 

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Michelin North America Inc. has added the X Tweel TURF zero-turn radius tire to its airless Tweel portfolio. 

Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. has received "Best Exporter of Rubber Products" honors as part of the Sri Lanka Presidential Export Awards program.

Michelin North America Inc.'s Lexington, S.C., passenger tire manufacturing plant is celebrating 40 years of operation. The facility has produced more than 240 million tires since it opened.

Hankook & Co., parent company of Hankook Tire America Corp., experienced a 3% year-over-year sales decline during the third quarter. However, Hankook's sales and volume grew year-over-year in North America.

“We will expand our current portfolio to provide new patterns and sizes for key segments like quarry, underground and construction,” says Rob Seibert, president of OTR for Bridgestone Americas Inc.

The Tire Industry Association has opened online registration for its 67th Annual Off-the-Road (OTR) Tire Conference, which will take place Feb. 23-26, 2022, at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa in Miramar, Fla.

Sumitomo Rubber North America Inc. will raise Falken brand medium truck tire prices in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico on Dec. 1.

“Our industry continues to face some challenges, but there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic about the future,” says Riccardo Cichi, president and chief sales officer, Bridgestone Americas Inc.

Anyline Inc.’s technology made a splash earlier in the year when Discount Tire revealed it was bringing Anyline’s optical character recognition (OCR) capabilities into its 1,000-plus stores. Karen Savage says Discount Tire's use spurred other large automotive retailers to accelerate their own plans.

Pirelli Tire North America Inc. has developed a P Zero tire as an original equipment fitment for Hyundai's Kona N, the automaker's first SUV in its "sporting N" division.

Dealers can expect new tires and more consistent supply from Bridgestone Americas Inc. in 2022, Bridgestone officials announced during the company's recent, all-digital consumer and commercial tire meeting. "Our shipments are up 15% versus last year" in consumer replacement, says Scott Damon, Bridgestone's chief operating officer.

Zhongce Rubber Group Co. Ltd. (ZC Rubber) unveiled two new Arisun brand medium truck tires during the recent Specialty Equipment Market Association Show.

American Tire Distributors Inc.’s Tire Pros franchise program has 440 “owner-operators” who represent 609 locations, according to Tire Pros President Greg Bell. He says the group wants 2,000 locations within the next five years. “But I don’t want to stop there.”