ATLANTA—Continental Tire the Americas will launch a pair of 19.5-inch regional on-/off-road truck tires at the upcoming Technology & Maintenance Council Meeting in Atlanta.

TOKYO—Yokohama reported a lower business profit for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, dragged down by double-digit decline in earnings by the tire division.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Bridgestone Americas Inc. has added the M713 Ecopia, a SmartWay-verified and California Air Resources Board (CARB)-compliant drive tire, to its portfolio of radial truck/bus tires.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association has accepted Nokian Tyres as its 13th member. Nokian opened its first U.S. factory, in Dayton, Tenn., last year.

GREENVILLE, S.C.—Michelin North America will raising prices on selected Michelin-, BFGoodrich- and Uniroyal-brand passenger and light truck tires.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Hankook Tire America plans to introduce new OE fitments and commercial truck tire products this year as its parent company continues to ramp up capacity.

MONROVIA, Calif.—China Manufacturers Alliance is adding warehouse space to boost capacity for the above-average demand it is forecasting for Double Coin-branded truck/bus and OTR tires this year.

BRIDGEWATER, Nova Scotia—Michelin North America (Canada) has promoted Andrew Mutch to president of its Canadian operations, succeeding Jeff MacLean, who left Michelin in September.

MILAN—A newly installed driving simulator at Pirelli's research and development center in Milan is helping the tire maker reduce development time and support sustainability efforts.

NEW YORK—Pirelli has hired automotive industry veteran Pietro Berardi to become CEO of its North American activities.

AKRON—Goodyear's "Wingfoot" is taking on a new role as the central character in a new advertising and promotional campaign.

SEOUL, South Korea—Hankook Tire & Technology reported a drop in operating income for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31 on 1.5 percent higher sales.

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France—Looking to foster "open, constructive and responsible" dialogue with its employees globally, Michelin has started the process to create a Global Works Council, which it describes as a "social dialog body."

MONTREAL—Continental's new IceContact XTRM winter tire was designed exclusively for distribution through Canadian wholesaler Groupe Touchette.

ATLANTA—Audi has chosen a Kumho tire as the optional OE fitment on the car maker's 2020-model Q5 luxury compact SUV.