Expansion
The International Finance Corp. has approved funding for tire factory projects proposed by JK Tyre & Industries in India and by an affiliate of Zafco Group Holdings in Pakistan.
TireHub plans to open a Regional Distribution Center in California, its third such opening in as many years.
Ralson Tire North America has added two warehouses in the U.S., both to be operated by Harbor Freight Transportation Co.
Stranik Automotive Group has opened a remodeled Midas franchise shop in St. Cloud, Minn.
Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers Inc. has opened a retail tire store at the Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.
Michelin North America is considering a $159 million expansion project at its plant in Lexington, S.C.
Love's Travel Stops added Speedco truck maintenance facilities at three Travel Stops recently and rebuilt and expanded a fourth.
Discount Tire/America's Tire opens stores in Florida, California, Colorado, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
Yokohama Rubber has broken ground on a $483 million passenger tire plant in Hangzhou, China, that's intended to replace an older factory in the same district.
Qingdao Sentury Tire has started pre-commercial-scale production at its tire plant in Tangier, in northwest Morocco, 16 months after breaking ground on the $490 million facility.