OXFORD, N.C. — Bridgestone Americas Inc.'s Bandag tread rubber plant in Oxford marked 50 years of production recently in the company of past and current employees, Bridgestone corporate executives and invited guests.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores opened travel stops in in Edon, Ohio, and St. Clair, Mich., in recent weeks, expanding its network of stores to 500 in 41 states.

PARIS — Group Michelin has notified workers at its La Roche-sur-Yon, France, truck tire plant it intends to close the 47-year-old factory by year-end 2020

FINDLAY, Ohio — American Tire Distributor's Hercules Tires brand is adding a regional drive tire, the HDO, to the Strong Guard premium truck tire family.

SAN DIEGO — Michelin North America Inc. earned a SmartWay Excellence Award recently from the Environmental Protection Agency for outstanding environmental performance and leadership.

ROME, Ga. — Prometeon Tyre Group Commercial Solutions L.L.C. is rolling out a Tier 2 truck tire brand, "Nextroad," dedicated to regional market applications.

MILAN, Italy — Prometeon Tyre Group S.r.l. and GreenRoad Technologies Inc., a provider of fleet drivers' safety and performance solutions, have agreed to work together to help Prometeon enrich its PRO-Services fleet services portfolio.

WUXI, China — Chinese tire maker Jiangsu General Science Technology Co. Ltd. plans to initiate trial production at its car and truck/bus tire plant in Thailand in December, just 12 months after breaking ground on the $300 million project.

NEU-ISENBURG, Germany — Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd. has postponed plans to establish a $318 million truck and bus tire plant at its existing car tire factory in Rácalmás, Hungary.