Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:49:32 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/images/lilogo.gif http://www.tirebusiness.com 160 18 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268250464 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (March 10, 2010) — Online and mail order tire marketer Tire Rack announced a new enhancement to its Web site it said is designed to make the tire buying experience faster, easier and more efficient. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:47:44 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268248253 WASHINGTON (March 10, 2010) — A senior U.S. lawmaker is calling on Chrysler Group L.L.C. to follow General Motors Co.'s lead and reinstate rejected dealerships. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:10:53 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268247735 MILAN, Italy (March 10, 2010) — Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. should achieve 6- to 8-percent sales growth this year based on continuing growth in the firm's emerging markets and recovering demand in North America. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:02:15 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268247691 LOS ANGELES (March 10, 2010) — Toyota Motor Co. has named former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater to head a new panel that will advise the company's North American operations on quality and safety issues. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:01:31 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268242019 MILAN, Italy (March 10, 2010) — Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. doubled its pre-tax operating earnings last year thanks to the firm's restructuring efforts and the positive impact of lower raw material costs, the company's board of directors reported today. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:26:59 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268237685 ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands—Hankook Tire America Corp. and its South Korean parent Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. bucked the industry sales trend in 2009 in a good way. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:14:45 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268235101 WASHINGTON (March 10, 2010) — Del-Nat Tire Corp. and American Car Care Centers Inc. (ACCC) are the latest private brand purchasers of tires made by Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. to announce recalls of Cooper-made SUV tires, size 245/70R17. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:31:41 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268228229 TOKYO (March 10, 2010) — Mazda Motor Corp. will install brake override systems in new models after Toyota Motor Corp. recalled more than 8 million vehicles amid complaints of unwanted acceleration. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:37:09 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268228129 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (March 10, 2010) — Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. is offering its new high-mileage premium all-season eco Solus HM as the first in a series of eco-friendly tires it claims will have less impact on the environment while delivering exceptional performance. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:35:29 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268226585 DETROIT (March 10, 2010) — Last year's federal cash-for-clunkers program increased sales without damaging the number of future automobile purchases, as previously feared by critics, according to a study by Maritz Automotive Research Group. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:09:45 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268226513 LOS ANGELES (March 10, 2010) — KB Home is now offering the option of wiring new homes to accommodate charging stations for electric vehicles. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:08:33 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268226361 KUALA LUMPUR (March 10, 2010) — Natural rubber (NR) supplies increased markedly in January over the drought-ridden January 2009, and could mark a return to normal production levels, according to the February 2010 info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:06:01 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268168748 WASHINGTON (March 9, 2010) — Tax legislation that would further extend COBRA health insurance premium subsidies moved closer to passage when the Senate voted 66-34 today to stop debate on the measure. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:05:48 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268156842 CONROE, Texas (March 9, 2010) — Tiremax Corp., a privately held tire and wheel retailer with 15 outlets in Texas, has begun franchising its retail concept after more than decade of development and more than three years after it first announced it was developing a franchise program. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:47:22 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268156182 DULUTH, Ga. (March 9, 2010) — Trelleborg Wheel Systems S.p.A. and farm vehicle producer AGCO Corp. are strengthening their decade-old relationship, agreeing to cooperate on developing tires for AGCO's range of Challenger-, Fendt-, Massey-Ferguson- and Valtra-brand vehicles. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:36:22 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268154543 WASHINGTON (March 9, 2010) — The job openings rate reached 2.1 percent at the end of January, the highest since February 2009, according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:09:03 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268154298 BATON ROUGE, La. (March 9, 2010) — The Louisiana Independent Tire Dealers Association (LITDA) is holding its annual convention and trade show March 11-13 in Biloxi, Miss. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:04:58 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268154126 DETROIT (March 9, 2010) — Bob Lutz, Detroit's No. 1 car guy, called it quits last week. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:02:06 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268151308 LEWISTON, Maine (March 9, 2010) — VIP Parts, Tires & Service has begun offering CashStar digital gift cards that can be sent by e-mail and redeemed for any products or services at the Lewiston-based dealership's 56 stores. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:15:08 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268149314 EAST GRANBY, Conn. (March 9, 2010) — Environmental Systems Products (ESP), a vehicle emissions testing equipment provider, is expanding its garage equipment service by adding specialized technicians who will offer technical support and service for the company's newly expanded lines of garage lifts, tire changers, wheel balancers and other equipment. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:41:54 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268146174 RAMAT-HASHERON, Israel (March 9, 2010) — Alliance Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has sold equipment for passenger and truck radial production at its Hadera, Israel, plant to complete the phase-out of these production lines, according to Pelmar Engineering Ltd., which bought the equipment. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:49:34 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268145797 MIAMI (March 9, 2010) — Tire Group International Inc. (TGI) is adding a Cosmo-brand premium radial truck tire line to its exclusive Cosmo private label. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:43:17 -0500 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1268141084 LOS ANGELES (March 9, 2010) — Toyota maintains that the fixes being made to correct unintended acceleration in millions of recalled vehicles are sufficient. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:24:44 -0500