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Goodyear CEO and President Mark Stewart told Tire Business that the venerable Dunlop brand — which dates back to the late 1880s — has increased its market share in Europe despite what he called a "flat to overall declining" market there.
Goodyear has agreed to sell assets related to the manufacturing and sale of certain motorsport tires under the names "Avon Motorsport" and "Avon Racing" to Nova Motorsport.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. Europe is engaged in "advanced discussions" to potentially sell some of its Avon brand-related assets in the United Kingdom.
British rubber compounder SPC Rubber Group is branching into the tire business with the launch of Nova Motorsport, a global motorsport brand targeting the premium competition and specialist tire sectors.
Les Schwab Tire Centers and Discount Tire/America's Tire cracked the Top 10 in the 2024 Best Brands for Customer Service List.
Goodyear has struck a long-term tire supply agreement with Masters Historic Racing, a promoter of historic motorsports around the world, building on MHR's relationships with the Dunlop and Avon brands.
Goodyear scored a pair of runner-up awards for new products at the 2023 SEMA Show —the Cooper Cobra Instinct and Mickey Thompson Baja Boss XS — but the top new Tire & Related Product is the Fanttik X9 Pro Portable Tire Inflator.
Discount Tire/America's Tire has awarded over $1.3 million in prize money to the winners of the 2023 USF Pro 2000, USF2000 and USF Junior open-wheel racing series.
Tire dealers enjoyed a fun day on the water during the ninth annual Mastercraft-Century program fishing trip, hosted Oct. 7-8 by Freedom Tire Distributing.
Goodyear has introduced another tire to its Cooper Discoverer portfolio, the Cooper Discoverer Road+Trail AT, with the Three Peak Mountain Snowflake (3PMS) designation.