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Hankook grows North American salesBy Dave Zielasko
Ratcheting up repair: Bosch´s consumer Web site a guide to ´quality´ repairBy Miles Moore
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> Pirelli Tyre eyes 6-8% growth in 2010
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> Pirelli Tyre improves profit margin
> Del-Nat, ACCC recall Cooper-made tires
> Kumho’s new eco-friendly premium tire offers 100,000-mile warranty
> Alliance phases out car, truck tire capacity in Israel
> Tiremax to start franchising its retail concept
> Louisiana dealer group’s convention this week
> AGCO, Trelleborg strengthen OE ties
> Wheel importer settles in Montana product liability case
> March 22 deadline for Michelin/TIA scholarship applications
> ASA Tire Systems gets new prez
> SEMA: 3 in 4 enthusiasts primarily use Internet for buying decisions
> Texting trumps talking in U.S.—just not as ad platform
> TireWare’s MyTireMonkey.com service to sell tires online is gaining ground
> Are you ‘tweeting’ yet? Some dealers finding success with Twitter
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.
Like GM, Chrysler should reinstate rejected dealers, lawmaker says
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.
Pirelli Tyre eyes 6-8% growth in 2010
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.
Toyota names former U.S. Transportation chief Slater to head quality panel
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.
Pirelli Tyre improves profit margin
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.
Del-Nat, ACCC recall Cooper-made tires
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.
Mazda follows Toyota in installing brake override systems
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.
Kumho’s new eco-friendly premium tire offers 100,000-mile warranty
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.
Study: Clunkers program didn’t hurt future sales
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.
Company wires new homes for vehicle charging stations
LOS ANGELES (March 10, 2010) — KB Home is now offering the option of wiring new homes to accommodate charging stations for electric vehicles.
Rubber supplies increase significantly in January
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 Natural Rubber Trends & Statistics, a monthly publication of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC).
COBRA subsidy extension set for full Senate vote
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.
Tiremax to start franchising its retail concept
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.
AGCO, Trelleborg strengthen OE ties
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.
Job openings reach highest rate in a year, BLS says
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).
Louisiana dealer group’s convention this week
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.
GM’s high-revving Lutz exits the stage he loves
DETROIT (March 9, 2010) — Bob Lutz, Detroit’s No. 1 car guy, called it quits last week.
VIP Parts, Tires & Service offers digital gift cards
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.
ESP adds specialized techs to service equipment
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.
Alliance phases out car, truck tire capacity in Israel
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.
TGI adds Cosmo premium truck tire line
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.
Toyota: Fixes are working on recalled vehicles
LOS ANGELES (March 9, 2010) — Toyota maintains that the fixes being made to correct unintended acceleration in millions of recalled vehicles are sufficient.
Wheel importer settles in Montana product liability case
BUTTE, Montana (March 9, 2010) — Custom wheel and tire importer MKW Alloy Inc. has settled a product liability lawsuit with a Montana couple involving the death of their son in a 2006 traffic accident allegedly linked to a defective wheel MKW had imported from South Korea.