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Nokian launches Hakkapeliitta 7 for SUV
Added: 14 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyre has launched the SUV version of its well-regarde…

Michelin to stage Challenge Bibendum in Rio
Added: 14 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Detroit, Michigan -- Group Michelin will hold its 10th Challenge Bibendum-the …

VW fits ContiSeal tyres as standard on Passat CC R-line
Added: 14 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- The new 'R-Line' version of the Volkswagen Passat CC, desi…

IISRP plans program for meeting in Dubai
Added: 14 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Houston, Texas -- “Tradition, Innovation, Forward Vision†will be the th…

Rubber producers want prices to fall - report
Added: 12 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Reuters is quoting the secretary general of the ANRPC as sayin…

Transport Canada, tyre industry work on snow tyre standard
Added: 12 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Ottawa, Canada - Canadian tyre industry executives and officials of Transport …

Bridgestone, Michelin, Dunlop, score top in JD Power Japanese survey
Added: 12 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone came top in three tyre categories in Japan, according to …

WTO to investigate US tariffs on Chinese tyres
Added: 12 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Geneva, Switzerland -The World Trade Organisation's Dispute Settlement Body …

Conti share issue now fully subscribed
Added: 12 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- All the shares from Continental's new share issue have be…

News from elsewhere on the web (12 Jan 2010)
Added: 12 Jan 2010
(22 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Many near-accidents in UK due to ice, snow and summer tyres
Added: 12 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
West Drayton, UK -- One in three motorists admits they will drive this winter …

Michelin unveils 2011 global vehicle design contest theme
Added: 12 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Detroit, Michigan - Michelin North America Inc. has announced the 2011 theme f…

CEO Odell says Volvo more saleable than Saab
Added: 12 Jan 2010
Diana Kurylko (Automotive News)
Detroit, Michigan -- Volvo will be easier to sell than its Swedish …

Mercedes will switch C-class output to Alabama from Germany
Added: 12 Jan 2010
Diana Kurylko (Automotive News)
Detroit, Michigan -- Mercedes-Benz will expand its Tuscaloosa, Alab…

Execs say technology No. 1 auto issue in 2010
Added: 12 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Detroit, Michigan -- Forget all that talk about cost-cutting and quality imp…

JK Tyre to build new plant in Karnataka - reports
Added: 11 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Karnataka, India -- JK Tyre is reportedly to invest around Rs 8000 million (eu…

Automotive glazing studied
Added: 11 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Just Auto has published a short research study on automotive glazing…

News from elsewhere on the web (11 Jan 2010)
Added: 11 Jan 2010
(20 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Fredrik Arp moves from Volvo to Photonic company
Added: 11 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Fredrik Arp, former CEO of Trelleborg has moved to a new post with Fr…

Cabot's Brady leaves to lead Mascoma
Added: 8 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lebanon, New Hampshire -- Mascoma Corp. has recruited William J. Brady as the…