• Tire Intelligence: A one-stop shop for tire pricing, competitive analysis

    By: Jennifer Karpus, Tire Business staff   •   May 17, 2013

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Despite its name, it's not a secret spy agency or a clandestine CIA operation. Charlotte-based Tire Intelligence L.L.C. uses the tagline, “Your Trusted Source for Tire Information” to go to market — and that's exactly what the firm has been working to become since its founding in November 2011. The company compiles an online database of information on 300,000 tires and 90 brands...

  • Conti updates logo, enhances message

    By: Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff   •   May 16, 2013

    HANNOVER, Germany — Continental A.G. has changed the look of its logo, making its prancing horse more stylized, and strengthened the use of the new corporate tagline "The Future in Motion." Continental Chairman Elmar Degenhart disclosed the changes to shareholders at the firm's annual meeting in Hannover May 15, saying the "more contemporary, fresh design" reflects the firm's new core message.

  • Post-tariffs surge in Chinese tires, brands

    By: Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff  •   May 15, 2013

    AKRON — The expiration last September of the three-year run of elevated tariffs on Chinese passenger and light truck tires triggered an immediate resurgence in shipments of consumer tires to the U.S. from China and has spawned a bevy of new brands and companies marketing them. That's the upshot of Tire Business' annual analysis of the tire branding scene in North America in 2013. The end of the elevated U.S. tariffs last year resulted in a resurgence of shipments in the fourth quarter, pushing imports of passenger tires from China...

  • Jewelry designer makes rings for tire enthusiasts

    By: William Schertz, Tire Business staff   •   May 14, 2013

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. — One is purely decorative in nature and the other is purely functional, but Brian Bergeron would argue that jewelry and tires share a lot of commonalities, especially when the two are combined. While Joe Public mostly views tires as underwhelming travel necessities, Mr. Bergeron, a jewelry designer and owner of Brian Bergeron Designs, always saw them a little differently. His fascination with tread designs led him to develop the Tire Rings line—rings for men and women featuring car, motorcycle, mountain bike and dirt bike tire tread patterns.

  • Thinking outside the box on social media

    By: Jennifer Karpus, Tire Business staff  •   May 13, 2013

    AKRON — One of the biggest parts of social media some businesses tend to fumble over is the social aspect. Too often businesses get caught up in self-promotion or a “just-the-facts” approach while the personal, humanistic aspects of social media go by the wayside. And for the tire industry — one seemingly dominated by “necessary” purchases rather than “wanted” ones — it may feel intimidating...

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  • Post-tariffs surge in Chinese tires

    By: Bruce Davis May 13, 2013

    AKRON — The expiration last September of the three-year run of elevated tariffs on Chinese passenger and light truck tires triggered an immediate resurgence in shipments of consumer tires to the U.S. from China and has spawned a bevy of new brands ...

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  • Dysfunctional legislators: TIA exec says they're hurting industry

    By: Miles Moore May 13, 2013

    HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.—It's quite the tarnished scorecard, if you can believe the statistics. Thirty-six have been accused of spousal abuse. Nineteen have been accused of writing bad checks. Three have been imprisoned for assault, seven arrested for fraud, 14 for drugs, eight for...

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