• 'Upcyling' at its best: How to make a tire planter

    By: Jennifer Karpus, Tire Business staff  •   Jun 18, 2013

    AKRON — Since I started at Tire Business, I have had to go to my local tire/automotive aftermarket repair shop twice. The first time I walked in, I had the print edition of Tire Business in hand because I had to leave my car overnight, so I had gathered up what I needed to take home.

  • June 17 Tire Business NewsPoint

    Jun 17, 2013

    Tire Business editor Dave Zielasko recently spoke with Jody DeVere, CEO of AskPatty.com, a company that hosts an online resource for automotive advice and research, as well as sponsors a "certified female friendly" program that trains auto dealers and repair shops on ways to attract and sell to women.

  • U.S. AutoForce still lightly treading the course

    By: Miles Moore, Senior Washington Reporter  •   Jun 14, 2013

    COMBINED LOCKS, Wis. — The tire and auto parts market in 2013 is doing just about what Randy Groh, vice president of product marketing for U.S. AutoForce, expected it to do. However, Combined Locks-based U.S. AutoForce — auto parts wholesaler and owner of the Tire One marketing group — is outpacing the market, according to Mr. Groh. “We're definitely up this year,” he said. “Even without considering our acquisitions, we're seeing gains in sales.”

  • Falken looks for positive in an uncertain market

    By: William Schertz, Tire Business staff   •   Jun 13, 2013

    AKRON — “Cautious optimism.” The phrase has been a stand-by of tire industry professionals as the go-to economic outlook response in an uncertain, post-recession marketplace. The “cautious” portion of the phrase certainly rings true — evident by the Rubber Manufacturers Association's recently revising downward its already meager growth forecast for U.S. tire shipments to about 1 million units this year. However, Andrew Hoit, vice president of marketing for Falken Tire Corp., said the grim reality is more likely “cautious pessimism.”

  • Apollo Tyres buying Cooper Tire for $2.5B

    By: Tire Business staff  •   Jun 12, 2013

    GURGAON, India — India's Apollo Tyres Ltd. is buying Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. in an all-cash deal valued at $2.5 billion, or about a 40-percent premium over the 30-day volume-weighted average price of Cooper's stock. The combination of the Nos. 16 and 11 tire makers worldwide will create an entity with roughly $6.6 billion in annual sales — good for a No. 7 world ranking — and manufacturing at 14 plants in eight countries — China, England, India, Mexico, Netherlands, Serbia, South Africa and the U.S. Together the companies are calling this a “strategic combination” of two companies with “highly complementary brands, geographic presence, and technological expertise…”

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  • Mobile website can help dealers boost sales

    By: John Taylor May 27, 2013

    More people on the planet own a mobile phone (5.1 billion) than own a toothbrush (4.2 billion). I'm not sure how Mobile Marketing Asia knows how many people own a toothbrush, but in addition to providing that truly gross factoid, they are pointing out the undeniable ubiquity of mobile phones. ...

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  • Suit claims defects in Ford's 3.5-liter V-6 EcoBoost engine

    By: Vince Bond Jr. May 27, 2013

    DETROIT—Ford Motor Co. is being sued by three vehicle owners in Ohio because of alleged defects in the auto maker's six-cylinder EcoBoost engine. According to the lawsuit, the 3.5-liter V-6 EcoBoost engine “contained serious latent design, manufacturing or assembly defects” that cause vehicles ...

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