LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Former Icahn Automotive CEO Daniel Ninivaggi is trying to exert pressure as an activist shareholder of Tenneco Inc. to force the auto parts firm to make changes that could include sale of the company.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — With the planned separation of Tenneco Inc. into two separate publicly traded companies on hold, the automotive supplier eliminated its co-CEO leadership structure.

FARGO, N.D. — North Shore Holdings L.L.C. — owner of Branick Industries Inc. — has acquired the trademarks and intellectual property of the Safety Seal tire repair products business.

CLEVELAND — Dealer Tire L.L.C. is buying Dent Wizard International, a national provider of automotive reconditioning services and vehicle protection products, to augment the range of aftersales services it offers.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Monro Inc. has completed a pair of previously disclosed acquisitions in California comprising nine retail tire and auto repair stores that it's converting to the Tire Choice brand, expanding its network of stores in the Golden State to 49.

AKRON — Goodyear has acquired Raben Tire Co. of Evansville, Ind., a long-time Goodyear dealership that's ranked among the 50 largest commercial and retail dealerships and retreaders in the U.S.

BRISBANE, Australia — Global Rubber Industries Ltd. has acquired industrial tire specialist AXIS Industrial Tyres, a distributor focused on the forklift segment with four branches throughout Australia.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bridgestone Americas Inc.'s GCR Tires & Service commercial tire and service business has acquired Tires Inc., a commercial tire dealer with stores in Chehalis and Tumwater, Wash.

TUCSON, Ariz. — Two years ago, GB Auto Service was a non-entity in the U.S. tire scene. Today it's the 10th largest retail tire and auto service dealership in the U.S.