Year in Review: Tire dealers round out decade in good spirits

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Recycled carbon black processor Pyrolyx U.S.A. has obtained approval for up to $70 million in bonds to finance the building of a second rCB plant in Terre Haute.

DENVER—The Young Auto Care Network Group (YANG), a community of the Auto Care Association (ACA), is accepting early bird registrations for its fifth annual Leadership Conference, scheduled for May 15-16 in Denver.

TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp. is planning to install nearly 300 electric vehicle charging stations at 90 of its retail locations across Canada by year-end.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Leadership expert Sara Ross and author Stacey Hanke will be the keynote speakers at the 2020 Women in Auto Care conference in Charlotte Feb. 19-20.

NEU-ISENBURG, Germany — Hankook Tire & Technology Ltd. has promoted Sanghoon Lee to chief operation officer and president of Hankook Tire Europe, replacing Han-Jun Kim, who is taking on new responsibilities at the group's Seoul HQ.

GADSDEN, Ala. — Hourly employment at Goodyear's Gadsden passenger tire plant has shrunk to 637 workers following the departure in late December of 740 unionized workers who accepted a buyout package from the tire maker.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Meineke Car Care Centers has created a "profitability portal" to help its franchisees track key financial and operational metrics in real time.

MONROVIA, Calif. — China Manufacturers Alliance L.L.C. has added the Tianli brand of agricultural, forestry and construction tires to the portfolio of tires it distributes in North America.

AKRON — Goodyear's board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Hankook Tire America Corp. has added a pair of wide-base single radial truck/bus tires to its commercial tire portfolio for regional and long-haul applications.