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Ford reports record $1.7 billion Q3 profit

Added: 27 Oct 2010

Jamie LaReau, Automotive News, a Crain publication

26 Oct 2010

Ford Q3 press release

DETROIT -- Ford …

Continental in Chinese brake-systems joint venture

Added: 26 Oct 2010

Shanghai, China - Continental AG, the international automotive industry supplier, has established a…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 Oct 2010)

Added: 26 Oct 2010

Chinese electric car maker sees earnings plummet

BYD Co, a Chinese carmaker backed by US billionaire…

Hankook postpones tyre price hike

Added: 26 Oct 2010

Tire Business staff report, a Crain publication

Wayne, New Jersey -In a letter dated Oct. 19 to its …

Hankook Tire reports record sales in third quarter

Added: 26 Oct 2010

Seoul, Korea - Hankook Tire, claiming to be the seventh-largest and one of the fastest growing tyre…

Carlisle reports rise in sales for third quarter 2010

Added: 26 Oct 2010

Charlotte, North Carolina - Carlisle Companies Inc, a diversified global manufacturer with activite…

Customised tyre insurance for BMW and Mini owners

Added: 26 Oct 2010

Guildford, UK - The Allianz Retail arm of Allianz Insurance plc is to provide customised tyre insur…

EU truck registrations up in September

Added: 26 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels -- In September, registrations of new commercial vehicles rose by 13.…

Momentive builds LSR centre in Leverkusen

Added: 26 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (DR)

Albany, New York - Momentive Performance Materials has started building a liqu…

US orders large trucks to reduce emissions as much as 20% by 2018

Added: 26 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (AN)

Washington DC (Reuters) -- The Obama administration has proposed the first eve…

Rubberised asphalt advocates try to dispel US highway officials' fears

Added: 26 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (TB)

By Miles Moore, Rubber & Plastics News Staff

Cleveland, Ohio -- Rubberised asph…

Teknor adding compounding capacity in United Kingdom

Added: 26 Oct 2010

By Frank Esposito, ERJ staff (PN)

Pawtucket, Rhode Island - Teknor Apex Co. is installing a compound…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 Oct 2010)

Added: 26 Oct 2010

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Re…

Rapra moves membership unit

Added: 26 Oct 2010

Goodyear India announces results, management appointment

Added: 26 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Mumbai, India -- Goodyear India Ltd has appointed Mr. Yashwant Singh Yadav as …

Volvo to offer winter tyres in UK from Pirelli, Conti

Added: 26 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Volvo Car UK will launch a new Winter Tyre Programme this year. The …

Butadiene leak at ExxonMobil in Baton Rouge

Added: 26 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Houston, Texas -- The US National Response Center (NRC) has given details of a…

Dynasol launches elastomer for adhesives

Added: 26 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (DR)

Houston, Texas -- Dynasol Elastomers has developed a copolymer which it claims…

Tyrexpo bookings strong for Singapore in March

Added: 26 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Singapore -- Over one hundred exhibitors have signed up for Tyrexpo Asia 2011 …

ExxonMobil elastomer gains food contact approval in Japan

Added: 26 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (DR)

Houston, Texas - ExxonMobil Chemical's Vistamaxx propylene-based elastomer has…