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Cooper taps former Ford executive as VP and CFO

Added: 6 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has named Brad Hughes, former global …

UK launches electric city car project

Added: 6 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- The UK government has matched £4.5 million (euro 10 million) in fund…

Conti picks tyres sales partner in Saudi

Added: 6 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia -- Continental AG has selected Almutlak Trade & Industrie…

Pirelli Tyre posts higher profits in third quarter

Added: 5 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Milan, Italy -- Revenues of Pirelli Tyre in the three months to 30 Sept. 2009 …

Bridgestone reports net loss on lower sales for first nine months

Added: 5 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp reported an operating profit, but a net loss for the…

DSM officially launches EPDM grade to replace gas-phase products

Added: 5 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Geleen, Netherlands -- Following the introduction of a developmental grade in …

Not by rubber alone...

Added: 5 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Nantes, France -- On 22 October Elastopole held its first meeting of the vario…

News from elsewhere on the web (05 November 2009)

Added: 5 Nov 2009

(19 items)

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

UK publishes protocol on materials derived from tyres

Added: 5 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- The UK has published a protocol for operators who convert post-consu…

Tomkins says some markets have stabilised

Added: 5 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- "Conditions in some of our end markets appear to have stabilised," s…

Triangle Group issues green challenge to suppliers, Customers

Added: 5 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Las Vegas, Nevada (SEMA) - Triangle Group Co. Ltd., one of China's largest tyr…

German Opel workers upset at GM; protests expected

Added: 5 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (AN)

Russelsheim Germany (Reuters) -- Bitterness, anger and disbelief mixed with be…

GM's plan for Opel will be similar to Magna's

Added: 5 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (AN)

Jamie Lareau, Automotive News.

Detroit, Michigan -- General Motors Co.'s restr…

API buys stake in Good Friend Tyre in China

Added: 5 Nov 2009

By Bruce Davis, ERJ staff (TB)

Las Vegas, Nevada (SEMA) - American Pacific Industries Inc. (API) has…

Triangle Group adding plant in Shandong Province

Added: 4 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Las Vegas, Nevada (SEMA Show) -- China's Triangle Group Co. Ltd. is building a…

Nokian ends Q3 in black, despite 32% fall in revenues

Added: 4 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Helsinki, Finland -- Nokian Tyres' net sales decreased by 32.3 percent to euro…

News from elsewhere on the web (04 Nov 2009)

Added: 4 Nov 2009

(20 items)

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

TPMS videos Audi tried to ban

Added: 4 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Cyberspace -- Audi has tried to ban a series of videos posted on YouTube. The …

Lanxess wins funding for SR quality system

Added: 4 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Sarnia, Ontario -- Lanxess and sensor manufacturer Nimtech, have won funding t…

TIA urges repeal of Chinese tyre tariffs

Added: 4 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Las Vegas, Nevada (SEMA Show) -- The Tire Industry Association passed resoluti…