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MUMBAI, India — An Indian start-up tire company with a familiar name, Mahansaria Tyres Pvt. Ltd., is buying into a Dutch distribution company to help it establish itself in Europe.

LAKEVILLE, Ind. — Hoosier Racing Tire Corp. President John DeSalle is retiring from the Continental Tire the Americas subsidiary and plans to take on a new challenge as an executive engineer with the University of Notre Dame's iNDustry Labs.

LAS VEGAS — Bolt On Technology is partnering with the subscription audio entertainment company Sirius XM Radio so that vehicle repair shops using Bolt On’s software can offer customers a free trial subscription of the radio service.

LAS VEGAS — Private and import brand distributor Tireco Inc. has added a dozen sizes — including a 40-inch outside-diameter flotation version — to its Patagonia X/T extreme all-terrain tire line.

ROVERETO, Italy — Tire-production machinery company Marangoni Meccanica S.p.A. — which was spun off from Marangoni Group in June — has adopted a new corporate brand identity, Marangoni Machinery.

LAS VEGAS — Maxxis International-USA is expanding its light truck tire portfolio with the Razr AT, a premium all-terrain LT tire targeted at owners of light trucks, SUVs and crossovers.

LAS VEGAS — For the second year in a row a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro took home top honors in the SEMA Battle of the Builders competition, beating out a pair of vintage Chevy pickups and a rare Iso Rivolta sport compact.

PELHAM, Ala. — Alabama entrepreneur William King has opened a Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center in Pelham, his first and just the second Tuffy outlet in Alabama.

SURREY, British Columbia — Don Blythe's legacy as a champion for the tire recycling industry was enhanced recently with the dedication in his honor of a soft-surface playground composed of more than 1,000 recycled tires not far from Mr. Blythe's home in Surrey.

LAS VEGAS — ASA Automotive Systems is expanding the range of digital products available to its customers to include online customer-engagement tools developed by automotive repair services software provider Openbay Inc.