Trelleborg launches Gina Gasket line in China

DIAMOND BAR, Calif.—Nexen Tire America Inc. partnered with Manchester City Football Club in England for a second consecutive year to help promote its global community initiative, Cityzens Giving.

TOKYO—Porsche has selected versions of Yokohama's Avid GT and Advan Sport 105 performance tires as OE fitments on the 2020 Cayenne premium SUV.

CYPRESS, Calif.—Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. has promoted Chad Stanley, a strategic account business development manager since 2017, to director of sales, northern division, and re-assigned two other regional sales directors to new territories.

When large acquisitions take place in our industry, sometimes the numbers can be staggering. And typically it's assumed that the proceeds are going to shareholders in the case of public companies, or the ownership group in the case of private firms. But, apparently, Thomas Lord had something else in mind.

LAHORE, Pakistan—Pakistan's Service Industries Ltd. and China's Chaoyang Long March Tyre Co. Ltd. have agreed to set up a joint venture in Pakistan to oversee the construction of radial truck/bus tire plant.

MANCHESTER, England—Hexpol TPE has developed new materials for cable sheathing applications in response to increasing demands from the power and telecommunications infrastructure industry.

All those dockless scooters and e-bikes that have popped up on U.S. streets in the last couple years are doing more than providing last-mile transportation options. They also are generating a lot of data on trip patterns—just the kind of data some public agencies would love to get their hands on.

GREENVILLE, S.C.—Michelin North America has named Tony Menard its director of motorsports, succeeding Chris Baker, who is scheduled to retire in March 2020 after a 38-year career with the tire maker.

FINDLAY, Ohio—Cooper Tire has some safety advice for younger drivers this winter: "Tread Wisely" on the roads.

WESTLAND, Mich.—U.S. Farathane, a supplier of injection molded parts for the automotive industry, is making progress on a 100,000-sq.-ft. expansion of its facility in Westland.