AKRON — Goodyear is moving ahead with plans to scale back production at its Gadsden, Ala., tire factory after accepting buy-out applications from 740 employees at the 90-year-old plant located about 60 miles northeast of Birmingham, Ala.

AUBURN, Maine — VIP Tires & Service donated $20,720 to five school districts in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts recently as part of the dealership's "Oil Changes for Education" initiative.

AKRON — Goodyear has elected Cisco Systems Inc. executive Hera Kitwan Siu to its board of directors to fill a seat vacated by Michael Morell in late May.

INDIANAPOLIS — Forgeline Motorsports L.L.C. is broadening its market coverage with the launch of two lines of mono-block aluminum wheels for the drag-racing community, including a line with bead-locking feature.

ST. LOUIS – Hunter Engineering Co. was awarded its 300th U.S. patent recently, capping off a particularly active year for the St. Louis-based supplier of undercar service equipment.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Monro Inc. employees and customers exceeded their goal of collecting food and funds in November to support Foodlink, a Feeding America food bank serving the Rochester area, where Monro is headquartered.

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Michelin North America Inc. has named Tony Ménard its director of motorsports, succeeding Chris Baker, who is scheduled to retire in March 2020 after a 38-year career with the tire maker.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Carlstar Group L.L.C. has launched the 10-ply ITP Tenacity XSR Xtreme Steel Radial and Tenacity XNR Xtreme Nylon Radial tires for Super Sport SxS enthusiasts.

WOODRIDGE, Ill. — The Automotive Maintenance & Repair Association will discuss A/C equipment, service readiness and parts failure rates and trends during its 2020 Winter MAP Technical Conference, Jan. 14-15, in Orlando, Fla.

BETHESDA, Md. — Ron Rossi will be retiring from his role as director of market intelligence for the Auto Care Association at year-end after nearly five decades in the automotive industry.

HANOVER, Germany — Continental A.G. is extending warranty coverage for radial agricultural tires in the Europe/Middle East/Asia region that previously had been available only on tires sold in North America.

ATLANTA — The College Football Hall of Fame will open an exhibit Dec. 13 showcasing the Goodyear Blimp's nearly 65-year history in college football.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The 10 teams competing in the global Formula 1 racing championship have voted unanimously to continue using 2019-specification Pirelli racing tires in 2020.

NEW YORK — Icahn Enterprises L.P. is increasing its previously announced private placement of senior notes by $250 million, to $750 million, due 2027 and priced at 5.25%.

CYPRESS, Calif. — Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. has promoted Chad Stanley, a strategic account business development manager since 2017, to director of sales, northern division, and re-assigned two other regional sales directors to new territories.