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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
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
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
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
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
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
Added: 13 Jan 2015
Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei has relocated the regional headquarters for its automotive parts busin…

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
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
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
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
Added: 12 Jan 2015
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG achieved higher sales and a margin exceeding 11 percent for its …

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
Added: 12 Jan 2015
Detroit, US - Jaguar Land Rover has announced its plans to create 1,300 new jobs in its Solihull, U…