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Breaking News   Wednesday August 27, 2008
Toyo breaks ground on Ga. plant expansion
WHITE, Ga. (Aug. 27, 2008) — Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. has broken ground on a $270 million expansion of its White, Ga., tire plant, designed to double the 2-year-old plant’s capacity by 2011.©

Former Goodyear exec Gingo gets Veyance board seat
FAIRLAWN, Ohio (Aug. 27, 2008) — Former Goodyear executive Joseph Gingo, who now serves as chairman and CEO of A. Schulman Inc., has joined the board of directors overseeing Veyance Technologies Inc., the exclusive manufacturer and marketer of Goodyear-branded engineered products.©

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Auto-Lab to add three Michigan locations
PLYMOUTH, Mich. (Aug. 27, 2008) — Auto-Lab Franchise Management Corp. has entered into a development agreement with NuMac Automotive Group to open three Auto-Lab Complete Car Care Centers in Oakland County, Mich.©

Nissan to develop commercial van for North America
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (Aug. 27, 2008) — Nissan North America Inc. is about to take on Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. in another of their strongholds: full-sized commercial vans.©

GPX selling Serbian plant to Czech tire maker Mitas
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (Aug. 27, 2008) — GPX International Tire Corp. has agreed to sell its Rumaguma A.D. agricultural/industrial tire plant in Ruma, Serbia, and rights to the Galaxy brand in Central and Eastern Europe to CGS Group of Czech Republic, which will operate it under its Mitas A.S. business unit.©

Alldata enters national account pact with Honest-1
ELK GROVE, Calif. (Aug. 26, 2008) — Alldata L.L.C. has entered into a national account deal with Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Honest-1 Auto Care L.L.C.©

BFS facility celebrates 10-year anniversary
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 26, 2008) — Bridgestone/Firestone’s tire manufacturing plant in Aiken County, S.C., is celebrating its 10th anniversary.©

Bridgestone starts aircraft radial production at Tokyo plant
TOKYO (Aug. 26, 2008) — Bridgestone Corp. inaugurated production of radial aircraft tires at its Tokyo plant earlier this month, giving the company two manufacturing sites for the product line.©

Bandag to raise prices up to 6%
MUSCATINE, Iowa (Aug. 25, 2008) — Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS) has raised prices in North America of up to 6 percent on Bandag-brand tread rubber products, effective Aug. 25.©

Dave’s Tires hosts Safe Auto tire check
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (Aug. 25, 2008) — Dave’s Tires Wheels & Auto Service hosted a free tire check event Aug. 23 at its Reynoldsburg location near Columbus, Ohio, sponsored by Safe Auto Insurance Co.©

Conti picks Neumann as new chairman
HANOVER, Germany (Aug. 25, 2008) — Continental A.G.’s supervisory board has appointed Karl-Thomas Neumann chairman of the firm’s executive board, succeeding Manfred Wennemer, who’s resigning that post in the wake of the board’s decision to accept Schaeffler Group’s takeover offer.

Hankook unveils long-haul steer tire
WAYNE, N.J. (Aug. 25, 2008) — Hankook Tire America Corp. has debuted the AL07+ long-haul steer tire.©

Pirelli buys out minority shareholders in Turkey
MILAN, Italy (Aug. 25, 2008) — Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. has bought minority shareholdings in its two Turkish subsidiaries, gaining full control of its steel cord unit there and increasing the stake in its tire company there to 95.4 percent.©

Bridgestone recalls 4,202 motorcycle tires
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 22, 2008) — Bridgestone/Firestone is conducting a voluntary recall in the U.S. on behalf of parent Bridgestone Corp. of 4,202 specialty motorcycle tires.©

BFS recalling 2,100 Dueler tires
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 22, 2008) — Bridgestone/Firestone will recall 2,100 Bridgestone Dueler H/T 684 II tires that were not properly marked on the outlined white letter side of the tire.©

Goodyear’s VEBA gets court approval
AKRON (Aug. 22, 2008) — Goodyear’s Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association (VEBA) trust has been approved by a federal court, the Akron-based tire maker said.©

S&P downgrades Cooper outlook
NEW YORK (Aug. 22, 2008) — Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has downgraded its outlook on Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s financial risk profile to negative from stable because of reduced tire demand in North America and volatile raw material prices, the securities company said.©

White House names NHTSA acting administrator
WASHINGTON (Aug. 22, 2008) — David Kelly will serve as acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the White House announced late Aug. 21.©

Toyo steps up sponsor role for Speed racing series
TOPEKA, Kan. (Aug. 21, 2008) — Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. is taking a more visible sponsorship role with the Sport Car Club of America’s (SCCA) Speed World Challenge Championships, agreeing to be the “presenting sponsor” of series races at Mosport International Raceway and Road Atlanta.©

BFS to build playground at Detroit park
NOVI, Mich. (Aug. 21, 2008)— Bridgestone/Firestone’s (BFS) Novi-based Consumer OE Tire division will build a 2,700-sq.-ft. playground at Belle Isle Park, a 1,000-acre island park near Detroit.©

Lead wheel weights out of California by year-end 2009
OAKLAND, Calif. (Aug. 21, 2008) — Chrysler L.L.C. and the three major North American wheel weight manufacturers will stop selling lead wheel weights in California by the end of 2009 under a legal agreement with the Oakland-based Center for Environmental Health (CEH).©

STL can test rubber snap-in tire valves
MASSILLON, Ohio (Aug. 21, 2008) — Standards Testing Laboratories (STL) said it is able to test the performance and quality of rubber snap-in tubeless tire valves in accordance with Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J1205 and J1206 specifications.©

Conti hiking prices on truck tires
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Aug. 21, 2008) — Continental Tire North America Inc. (CTNA) said it will increase prices in the U.S. up to 10 percent in all sales channels on Continental, General, Semperit and private brand radial truck tires, effective Oct. 1.©


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