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  • Apollo Tyres lands quality award

    May 17, 2013

    GURGAON, Indian—Apollo Tyres Ltd.’s, plant in Chennai, India has won the first-place prize in the large-size category of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s annual quality systems awards.The $384 million plant, which sits on 128 acres, has the capacity...

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  • Yokohama becomes technical partner for racing video game

    May 17, 2013

    TOKYO—Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has become a technical partner for Gran Turismo6, the latest version of the racing video game series.

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  • Hankook chairman makes Forbes list

    May 16, 2013

    NEW YORK—Cho Yang-Rai, Hankook Tire Co. Inc. chairman, has joined the ranks of the world's billionaires club, according to Forbes Magazine's annual ranking of the world's richest individuals.

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  • Bridgestone Americas to break ground on guayule research center

    May 15, 2013

    MESA, Ariz.—Bridgestone Americas Inc. will hold a groundbreaking ceremony May 16 at the site of its Biorubber Process Research Center in Mesa, the company announced.

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  • Apollo promotes two marketing executives

    May 14, 2013

    ENSCHEDE, Netherlands—Apollo Vredestein B.V. has named Michiel Kramer, area export manager for East Europe since 2009, manager of marketing communications and product development, succeeding Bandi Vaczi, who was promoted to head of global marketing communications for parent Apollo Tyres...

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  • NHTSA grants Pirelli petition over mislabeled tires

    May 14, 2013

    WASHINGTON—The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has granted the petition of Pirelli Tire L.L.C. for inconsequential noncompliance over 30,881 Pirelli tires that lacked complete or partial tire identification numbers on their inner sidewalls.

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  • Pirelli reports shortfall in first quarter

    May 13, 2013

    MILAN, Italy—Pirelli & C. S.p.A. suffered drops in operating and net income for the first quarter as the company blamed negative currency exchange rate effects and increased finance charges.

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  • Operating, net income fall for Yokohama

    May 13, 2013

    TOKYO—Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. suffered double-digit drops in operating and net income in the quarter that ended March 31 on weakening tire sales, both domestically and in the firm's key overseas markets.

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  • Pirelli Mexico names Gravalos CEO

    May 13, 2013

    ROME, Ga.—Tom Gravalos has been appointed CEO of Pirelli Mexico and will report directly to Paolo Ferrari, chairman and CEO of Pirelli Tire North America.

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