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ETRMA says 2014 tire sales “positive”

ETRMA says 2014 tire sales “positive”

Added: 15 Jan 2015

Brussels – The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association [ETRMA] has published its member…

Change in Falken leadership

Change in Falken leadership

Added: 15 Jan 2015

Fontana, California – Falken Tire Corp has announced that it has added four members to its senior m…

Cooper Standard appoints VP for global supply chain

Added: 15 Jan 2015

Novi, Michigan — Cooper Standard Holdings Inc, parent company of Cooper Standard Automotive Inc, ha…

ERJ Archives: Frank Reddaway 1891

ERJ Archives: Frank Reddaway 1891

Added: 15 Jan 2015

A few years after the publication of this advert in 1891, Frank Reddaway Ltd was involved in a cour…

Goodyear names new HR officer

Added: 14 Jan 2015

Akron, Ohio - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced on 12 Jan that the company has appointed…

Michelin to up agro tire portfolio in Europe

Michelin to up agro tire portfolio in Europe

Added: 14 Jan 2015

Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin’s agriculture division has announced plans to increase its Exelagri E…

Yokohama Chinese plant receives environmental certificate

Added: 14 Jan 2015

Tokyo ‒ Yokohama Rubber Co. has announced that its Chinese subsidiary Hangzhou Yokohama Tire Co Ltd…

James Walker studies effects of environmental lubricants

Added: 14 Jan 2015

London – With the growing enforcement of legislation promoting the use of environmentally safe lubr…

Yokohama Russia plant starts OE passenger car production

Added: 14 Jan 2015

Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd. has announced that its Russian passenger car tire production an…

Apollo chief says company focusing more on R&D

Apollo chief says company focusing more on R&D

Added: 13 Jan 2015

London – Apollo Tyres Ltd is investing in research and development as a “key pillar” for growth ove…

Defective brake hose promts GM Korea recall

Defective brake hose promts GM Korea recall

Added: 13 Jan 2015

Seoul - GM Korea Co., part of the US automaker General Motors Co., is to recall about 100,000 vehic…

Toyoda Gosei moves Shanghai HQ, enhances technical support

Toyoda Gosei moves Shanghai HQ, enhances technical support

Added: 13 Jan 2015

Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei has relocated the regional headquarters for its automotive parts busin…

Marangoni adds partner in Scandinavia

Marangoni adds partner in Scandinavia

Added: 13 Jan 2015

Rovereto, Italy - Marangoni Retreading Systems Deutschland GmbH has enhanced its presence in the Sc…

Bridgestone develops treadwear monitoring technology

Bridgestone develops treadwear monitoring technology

Added: 13 Jan 2015

Tokyo — Bridgestone Corp. has developed technology for estimating tire wear and tread depth, using …

Hedge fund slams DuPont management, nominates new directors

Hedge fund slams DuPont management, nominates new directors

Added: 13 Jan 2015

London – Hedge fund Trian Fund Management has raised the stakes in its campaign against DuPont’s ma…

CURC, TechnoBiz join for rubber expo in Thailand

CURC, TechnoBiz join for rubber expo in Thailand

Added: 12 Jan 2015

Shanghai, China - China United Rubber Corp. (CURC) and TechnoBiz Communications Co. Ltd are to join…

Conti targets 5% sales growth after robust 2014

Conti targets 5% sales growth after robust 2014

Added: 12 Jan 2015

Hanover, Germany -  Continental AG achieved higher sales and a margin exceeding 11 percent for its …

Michelin starts share buyback programme

Michelin starts share buyback programme

Added: 12 Jan 2015

Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin has announced that it has engaged an investment services provid…

Centre on new elastomer research for O&G

Added: 12 Jan 2015

Centre on new elastomer research for O&G

Glyn Morgan, the oil and gas sector manager of research cen…

JLR crossover to create 1,300 UK jobs

JLR crossover to create 1,300 UK jobs

Added: 12 Jan 2015

Detroit, US - Jaguar Land Rover has announced its plans to create 1,300 new jobs in its Solihull, U…