Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:58:33 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/images/lilogo.gif http://www.tirebusiness.com 160 18 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219859638 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.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:53:58 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219857258 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.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:14:18 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219857028 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.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:10:28 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219843529 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.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:25:29 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219843170 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.© info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:19:30 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219777204 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.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:00:04 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219771679 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 26, 2008) — Bridgestone/Firestone's tire manufacturing plant in Aiken County, S.C., is celebrating its 10th anniversary.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:27:59 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219764708 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.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:31:48 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219692844 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.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:34:04 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219689074 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.© info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:31:14 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219685657 NORCROSS, Ga.—In the past five years, Mighty Distributing System of America Inc. has doubled the number of tire dealerships in its franchise program, and the firm has no intention of stopping there. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:34:17 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219685093 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. info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:24:53 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219685024 WAYNE, N.J. (Aug. 25, 2008) — Hankook Tire America Corp. has debuted the AL07+ long-haul steer tire.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:23:44 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219668146 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.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:42:26 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219437758 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.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:42:38 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219427948 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.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:59:08 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219425110 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.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:11:50 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219414425 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.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:13:45 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219410819 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.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:13:39 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219345227 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.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:00:27 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219344072 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.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:41:12 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219342400 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).&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:13:20 -0400 http://www.tirebusiness.com/subscriber/headlines2.phtml?cat=1&id=1219331217 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.&copy info@tirebusiness.com (Tire Business) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:06:57 -0400