Expansion
Hankook Tire & Technology Co. has opened a tire testing facility in Taean, South Korea, the size of 125 soccer fields.
The 50,000-sq. ft. building will accommodate the company's rapid growth, Autel said.
Jack Williams Tire recently held a grand opening for its 39th retail location, a tire and automotive service shop in Carlisle, Pa.
VIP Tire's newest store is a greenfield construction in Shelburne, Vt., a few miles south of Burlington.
Prometeon, the former commercial and industrial tire unit of Pirelli, invested $15 million in the new facility,
Point S Canada has expanded to Western Canada, adding a combined 16 locations in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia.
Trelleborg took over the Otrokovice plant as part of its 2016 acquisition of Czech-based CGS Holding and its Mitas tire operations.
Tire makers committed nearly $7 billion over the past year toward new factories and capacity expansions, including investments for three greenfield tire factories.
TireHub has opened a logistics center in Kennesaw, Ga.
Goodyear and Plus AI Inc. will explore how Plus's autonomous driving system can incorporate feedback from Goodyear's connected tires.