Latin America Newsletter - English
Latin America presents a series of specific challenges for the automotive original equipment manufacturers willing to operate in the region, among which is a deeply rooted and institutionalized unofficial aftermarket, where cheaper generic, counterfeited (generally of Asian origin) or even stolen replacement parts are commercialized, sometimes as authentic.
With Americans turning their backs on hybrids, Toyota Motor Co. Ltd. is marketing its Prius hybrid as a tech-forward alternative in Latin American countries where gas-electric vehicles have been rare.
MIAMI — Tire Group International L.L.C. has upgraded its Cosmo-brand tire range as it prepares to offer the brand in Europe for the first time.
AKRON — Goodyear has enhanced its e-commerce program, giving tire dealers the opportunity to help their bottom line.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bridgestone Americas Inc. has named Stefano Mezzabotta its chief information officer (CIO).
FRANKFURT, Germany — Group Michelin and Maxion Wheels have developed a car wheel that incorporates flexible rubber flanges they claim can absorb impacts from...
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials in negotiations over the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are making proposals on battleground issues that Canada and Mexico would never agree to, intensifying doubts of reaching...
MEXICO CITY — A 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck central Mexico Sept. 19 and claimed several hundred lives appears to have spared the country's tire retailing and manufacturing industry, according to the country's national dealers association.
WASHINGTON — The Mexican Ministry of Economy recently initiated an investigation of alleged dumping of emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber (ESBR) in the Mexican market by producers from South Korea, Poland, Japan and the U.S.