Government & Law
A federal judge has delayed a fraud trial against the former president of tire importer/distributor Winland International Inc. and seven other individuals until Feb. 13, 2023.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into the death of an employee Sept. 24 at Goodyear's truck and OTR tire plant in Topeka, Kan.
A federal judge asked litigants for information on two outstanding issues — their interpretation of the updated law's language and any steps taken by automakers to implement the law's requirements.
A U.S. District Court has found that Goodyear "willfully and maliciously" used confidential and proprietary technology developed by Czech Republic-based Coda Development.
U.S. Rep. Earl Carter has sent a letter to colleagues in the House and Senate, inviting them to join the caucus and address policy issues related to access to and control of data generated by vehicles.
Bridgestone Corp. has agreed to work with Teledyne Brown Engineering-led project on developing a form of "elastic wheel" for the crewed lunar terrain vehicle being designed for NASA
The Falken Pro G5 CSV is distributed exclusively through Discount Tire/America's Tire.
The White House has proclaimed Sept. 18-22 "Minority Enterprise Development Week," an effort to "acknowledge and celebrate the achievements and contributions of minority business owners and enterprises and commit to promote systemic economic equality."
China's Shandong New Continent Tire Co. and Indonesia's P.T. Elangperdana Tyre Industry are recalling light truck tires sold in the U.S. over the past six to eight years because of manufacturing defects that could lead to premature tire failure.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has agreed to review elevated import duties imposed on passenger and light truck tires from South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand in June 2021, but the affected parties might not get a ruling until July 2023.